ANAHEIM, California – Iranian weightlifter Sohrab Moradi broke two world records to win the 94-kilogram class at the 2017 IWF World Championships in Anaheim, California, on Sunday.
Moradi, who won gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics, scored an easy victory over Lithuania’s Aurimas Didzbalis by 29 kilograms.
#Iran‘s #weightlifter Sohrab #Moradi
(Men’s 94kg category)
Set
NEW #WORLD #RECORDS
in the clean & jerk #233kg & total #417kg at 2017 International #Weightlifting Federation #IWF World Championships at the #Anaheim, #US.
He broke his own World Record in the Total by 4kg. pic.twitter.com/gz3YZS5C3s— IranNewsroom (@IranNewsroom) December 4, 2017
The 29-year-old Moradi jumped from 220 kilograms to 233 kilograms on his fifth lift to break the clean-and-jerk world record of 232 kilograms. His 417-kilogram total topped his own world record by four kilograms.
Iran’s Seyedayoob Mousavijahari finished in third place, three kilograms behind Didzbalis.
Meanwhile, Chile’s Arley Mendez defeated Olympic champion Kianoush Rostami of Iran in the 85-kilogram class.
Chile’s Arley Mendez is giving Kianoush Rostami a battle in the Snatch!#2017iwfwwc pic.twitter.com/rjvKCOtB2c
— IWF (@iwfnet) December 3, 2017
Rostami, who recently injured his left knee, missed all three clean-and-jerk attempts and failed to register a total.
