BUCHAREST, Romania - Iran finished in third place at the 35th Men World Junior Weightlifting Championship on late Sunday.

Iranian weightlifters seized three gold medals, one silver and four bronzes. Russia and China finished first and second respectively.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and current Iran’s coach, Hossein Rezazadeh said, “The competition level was very high and a total of 44 countries participated in the tournament. Some countries such as Russia, Kazakhstan, Poland, Ukraine and South Korea took part in the competition with their best lifters.”
The competition was held from June 12 to 21 in Bucharest, Romania