TEHRAN - Iran’s weightlifter Ali Alipour has secured the bronze medal in the snatch event in the 95kg category at the 2026 World Weightlifting Championships.
The 2026 World Weightlifting Championships — which serve as the first qualifying stage for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics—continued with the 95kg category in Ningbo, China on Wednesday . Ali Alipour delivered an exceptional performance in the snatch, challenging both world and Olympic champions.
Alipour competed with prominent athletes such as Bulgaria’s Karlos Nasar and Qatar’s Fares El-Bakh.
Alipour, who recently won the overall gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, claimed the bronze medal in the snatch by successfully lifting 181 kg.
To secure the broze medal, Alipour first lifted 176 kg. For his second attempt, the coaching staff selected 181 kg—a weight the young athlete from West Azerbaijan Province handled with ease. In his third attempt, Alipour attempted to lift 184 kg but was unsuccessful.
In the snatch event, Bulgaria’s Karlos Nasar won the gold medal and set a new world record by successfully lifting 185 kg. Nurgissa Adiletuly took the silver medal with a lift of 182 kg.