TEHRAN – Iran’s Alireza Yousefi set a new world record in the clean and jerk with a 263kg lift, winning gold in the +110kg category at the World Weightlifting Championships in China and adding a silver medal in the total.
Iranian weightlifters Alireza Yousefi and Ali Davoudi won three silver and bronze medals in the super-heavyweight category at the World Weightlifting Championships in China, with Yousefi setting a new world record in the clean and jerk to secure gold.
Yousefi, who finished fourth in the snatch with a lift of 195kg, opened his clean and jerk campaign by successfully lifting 253kg.
After failing to lift 258kg in his second attempt, he returned to the platform for his final lift, targeting the world record with 263kg.
He successfully lifted the weight, breaking the previous world record by 2kg and securing the clean and jerk gold medal.
With a combined total of 458kg, Yousefi finished second overall to claim silver in the total standings.
Meanwhile, fellow Iranian lifter Ali Davoudi also secured a medal in the snatch, winning bronze with a lift of 206kg.
Davoudi began his clean and jerk campaign with a successful 246kg lift but failed to lift 261kg in both his second and third attempts, finishing fourth in the discipline.
His combined total of 452kg placed him fourth overall, outside the medal positions in the total standings.
The +110kg competition, which brought the World Championships in China to a close, featured lifters from Armenia, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Colombia, Russia, Norway and the United States.