Iran’s Female Weightlifter Shatters Nat’l Record in World Championships

Date: 17 December 2021 - 22:01

News ID: ۹۷۸۲۶

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan – The member of national Iranian weightlifting team Fatemeh Yousefi in the +87 kg broke the national record at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships underway in Uzbekistan.
Yousefi in the +87 kg broke Iran’s record at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships underway in Uzbekistan after lifting the 219 kg weight.
In the women’s +87 kg category, Mousavi lifted 85kg in her first attempt in the snatch and 89kg in the second attempt in the snatch and 93kg weight in her third attempt in the snatch.
In the first attempt in the clean and jerk, the Iranian girl lifted 115 kg weight, followed by lifting 121 kg weight in her second attempt, and finally in her third attempt she lifted 126 kg weight over her head.
With a total of 219 kg, she improved the national record of the super heavyweight category in the +87 kg in the women’s division for about 6 kg in the snatch, 5 kg in the clean and jerk and 11 kg in total.
Rasoul Motamedi Bags Gold

On Wednesday, Rasoul Motamedi of Iran won a gold medal at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships.
He lifted a total of 397kg in the men’s 102kg weight class and won a gold medal. He lifted a weight of 177 kg in snatch and 220kg in clean and jerk.
The silver medal went to South Korean Jin Yun-seong with 396kg.
Iran’s Amir Hoghoughi won the bronze medal by lifting a total of 388kg.
It was Iran’s third medal in the competition under way in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Mirmostafa Javadi earlier took a silver medal in the 81kg weight class.