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Riyadh, Day 8: Sensational victory for Iran’s Mir Mostafa after China’s big names see red in 89kg
Mir Mostafa claimed a famous and totally unexpected victory for Iran when China’s big names in the men’s 89kg Olympic category, Li Dayin and Tian Tao, had eight no-lifts between them. Li and Tian Tao, both world record holders who stand first and third in the long list in the Paris 2024 rankings, were in […]
Riyadh, Day 8: Rare gold for Italy and another B Group world record for Erwin at World Championships
Rahmat Erwin has done it again – a gold medal and a world record from the B Group at the IWF World Championships. The young Indonesian did not win on total but he took clean and jerk gold in finishing second behind Oscar Reyes at 81kg, the first European winner here after 10 events. European […]
IWF EB Meeting in Riyadh: Another successful step forward!
Under the leadership of President Mohammed Jalood, the IWF Executive Board (EB) had a two-day meeting on September 11-12, on the occasion of a very successful 2023 edition of the IWF World Championships, taking place in Riyadh (KSA). Welcoming his EB colleagues, Mr Jalood underlined that this is a “very decisive moment in the history […]