Interview by Masoud Hossein

Exclusive: IWF acting president Papandrea lauds Iranians

TEHRAN – International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) acting president Ursula Papandrea says the Iranian women lifters have risen faster than even expected and she is very happy for them.

Ex-Iran weightlifter Daniel Gevargiz dies

TEHRAN – Former Iran national team weightlifter Daniel Gevargiznejad passed away on Friday.

Sohrab Moradi snatches gold at West Asian C’ship

TEHRAN – Sohrab Moradi seized a gold medal at the 96kg at the West Asian Weightlifting Championship in Dubai, the UAE.

Moradi only Iranian weightlifter in West Asian Championship

TEHRAN – Sohrab Moradi will represent Iran in the West Asian Weightlifting Championship in Dubai, the UAE.

Iran crowned Fajr Weightlifting Cup champions

TEHRAN – Iran won the title of the fifth International Fajr Weightlifting Cup (Namjou Cup) on Tuesday.

Iranian woman weightlifter Hosseini makes history

TEHRAN – Elham Hosseini became the first Iranian woman to win a medal in an international weightlifting tournament.

Woman weightlifter Hosseini eyes Olympics berth

TEHRAN – Iranian woman weightlifter Elham Hosseini is targeting the Tokyo Olympics.

Ali Moradi remains Iran weightlifting president

TEHRAN – Ali Moradi has been re-elected as president of Iran Weightlifting Federation on Sunday.

Iran win 2019 IWF Junior World Championships

TEHRAN – Iran claimed the title of the 2019 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships.

Ali Davoudi claims gold at Asian Weightlifting Championships

TEHRAN - Ali Davoudi took a gold medal in super heavyweight of the 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo, China on Sunday.

Iran’s Beiralvand takes gold at Asian Weightlifting Championships

TEHRAN - Reza Beiralvand of Iran won gold medal at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo, China on Friday.

Mousavi wins Iran’s second silver at Asian Weightlifting Championships

TEHRAN - Ayoub Mousavi claimed Iran’s second silver at the Asian Weightlifting Championships underway in Ningbo in China.

Poupak Basami the first woman to represent Iran at Asian Weightlifting Championships

TEHRAN - Poupak Basami wrote her name into the history book as the first Iranian woman who participated in the Asian Weightlifting Championships.

Hossein Tavakkoli named Iran’s Para Powerlifting coach

TEHRAN – Olympic gold medalist Hossein Tavakkoli has been named as new coach of Iran’s Para Powerlifting team.

Iran’s women’s weightlifting team named for Asian championships

TEHRAN – Iranian women’s weightlifters will take part at the 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships in China.

Sohrab Moradi to undergo surgery in Germany

TEHRAN – Iran's Olympic gold medalist Sohrab Moradi will undergo spinal surgery in Germany, Gholamreza Norouzi, Iran's Sports Medicine Federation, said on Sunday.

Iran crowned champions at Fajr Weightlifting Cup

TEHRAN – Iran claimed the title of the fourth International Fajr Weightlifting Cup held in Tehran, Iran.

Kianoush Rostami wins gold at Fajr Weightlifting Cup

TEHRAN – Kianoush Rostami from Iran claimed a gold medal at the 2019 Fajr Weightlifting Cup on Monday.

20 countries to participate at Fajr Weightlifting Cup

TEHRAN - The fourth edition of the Fajr Weightlifting Cup will be held in Tehran, capital of Iran from March 1 to 5.

Iranian weightlifter Barari suffers ruptured eardrum after being slapped by coach

TEHRAN – Iranian weightlifter Mohammadreza Barari suffered a ruptured eardrum after being slapped by his coach in the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships.

Saeid Mohammadpour awarded 2012 Olympic gold

TEHRAN - An awarding ceremony was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan during the 2018 IWF World Weightlifting Championships to accolade three lifters with Olympics medals from 2012 London and 2016 Rio.

Saeid Alihosseini misses 2018 IWF World Championships

TEHRAN – Iranian super heavyweight weightlifter Saeid Alihosseini will be missing the 2018 IWF World Championships due to injury.

Behdad Salimi happy to bid farewell to weightlifting with gold

TEHRAN – Iranian super heavyweight weightlifter Behdad Salimi is so happy to announce his retirement from the sport with a gold medal.

Behdad Salimi wins Iran's 16th gold medal at Asiad

TEHRAN – Iranian super heavyweight weightlifter Behdad Salimi claimed a gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games on Monday.

Sohrab Moradi breaks weightlifting's oldest world record at Asian Games

TEHRAN - Sohrab Moradi of Iran broke weightlifting's longest standing world record on his way to gold in the men's 94kg class at the Asian Games on Saturday.