Iran’s Alireza Nasirzadeh secured two silver medals with a total lift of 418kg in a hard-fought contest at the 2026 World Weightlifting Championships.
Iran
NOC; Tehran: Competing in the 110kg category, the young Iranian weightlifter
finished sixth in the snatch with a lift of 185kg before delivering a stellar
performance in the clean and jerk, hoisting 233kg to claim the silver medal in
that discipline and secure overall second place. This success follows teammate
Ali Aaliapour’s earlier achievement of three bronze medals for the Iranian
national weightlifting team in the 95kg division.