Iranian super heavyweight weightlifter Saeid Alihosseini says that it could be a great honor for his nation if he would win the Laureus World Comeback of the Year. Roger Federer was the big winner at the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards on Tuesday night, picking up the Sportsman of the Year and Comeback of the […]
Iranian super heavyweight weightlifter Saeid Alihosseini says that it could be a great honor for his nation if he would win the Laureus World Comeback of the Year.
Roger Federer was the big winner at the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards on Tuesday night, picking up the Sportsman of the Year and Comeback of the Year awards at the ceremony in Monaco.
The Swiss tennis icon, who reclaimed the world No 1 ranking after overcoming a serious knee injury and winning his 20th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open last month, fought off competition from Cristiano Ronaldo and Rafael Nadal to land the Sportsman of the Year award.
Now, the Iranian weightlifter says he deserved to win the prestigious award.
Alihosseini returned to action in December in the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships after eight years due to doping suspension and won a silver medal.
Reigning Olympic champion Lasha Talakhadze claimed the gold medal and the bronze medal went to Behdad salami.
“To win the Laureus award is a great honor and I liked to win the honor as an Iranian. I won a medal after eight years absence and I think it I did a good job,” Alihosseini said.
“From now on, I will not be an easy opponent for Talakhadze. I won a silver medal in Anaheim with just three months training,” he went on to say.
