Iran’s Dehdar Takes Bronze at IWF World Championships
Iran’s Dehdar Takes Bronze at IWF World Championships
Reza Dehdar from Iran won a bronze medal at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships on Wednesday.

In the men’s 102kg event, Dehdar won the bronze medal for a total of 394kg.

He managed a perfect six lifts out of six in finishing sixth in the snatch with 175kg and winning the clean and jerk with the last attempt of the competition at 219kg.

Belarus’ Yauheni Tsikhantsou claimed the overall gold medal with 398kg, finishing second in both the snatch and clean and jerk, with 180kg and 218kg, respectively.

The overall silver medalist was South Korea’s Jin Yunseong, winner of the snatch with 181kg before coming fourth in the clean and jerk with 216kg.

The 2019 IWF World Championships is underway in Pattaya, Thailand from 18-27 September.

The event has brought a total of 734 athletes from 105 nations together.