Press TV - Iranian weightlifterSohrab Moradi has broken an 18-year world record and upset Georgian-Greekathlete Kakhi Kakhiashvili, after he lifted a total of 413 kilograms and set a new world record in the 94-kilogram weight classof the 5th edition of Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games in Turkmenistan.
Kakhiashvili had created the previous record of 412 kilograms during the1999World Weightlifting Championships atPeace and Friendship StadiuminPiraeus,Greece.
Moradi earlier raised 176 kilogram above his head in his first snatch attempt as he and Uzbek opponent Farkhodbek Sobirov went toe-to-toe in a fierce battle.
The 28-year-old Iranian sportsman, who won the gold medal in the 94-kilogram weight division at the2016 Rio Olympics, recorded scores of 185 kilograms in the snatch and 228 kilograms in the clean and jerk contests.
Moradi finished on an aggregate 26 kilograms ahead of bronze medalist Liu Hao of China.
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Iranian Alysh wrestler Zahra Yazdanicherati (C) poses for a photograph after finishing first in the womens classic minus 55-kilogram class of the 5th edition of Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on September 23, 2017.[/caption]Iranian Alysh wrestler Zahra Yazdanicherati overpowered her Uzbek rival Manzuraoy Muydinova 5-0 in the final bout of womens classic minus 55-kilogram class, and struck the gold medal.
In the womens minus 75-kilogram weight division, Elaheh Rezaeighaleh did not manage to prevail over 19-year-old Kyrgyz wrestler Altynai Mamarasul Kyzy and received the silver.
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Iranian Alysh wrestler Elaheh Rezaeighaleh (R)[/caption]Reyhaneh Sheikhian, Sahar Ghanizadehghara and Asiyeh Shojaei added three bronze medals to Irans medal tally in the womens minus 60-kilogram, minus 65-kilogram and over 70-kilogram sections.
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Iranian Alysh wrestler Sahar Ghanizadehghara[/caption]Mohammad Gholami, Mahmoud Parvaneh and Abdolvahed Mohammadi also claimed three bronzes in the mens free minus 70-kilogram, minus 100-kiloram and over 100-kilogram weight categories.
Alysh is an upright wrestling style. Competitors wear trousers, jackets and belts, and must hold on to their opponents belts at all times. Their objective is to throw their rivals onto the mat. Throws are given scores between 1 and 6, and the first player to win 6 points wins the match. The sport is regulated by International Federation of Wrestling of Belts Alysh (IFWBA).
Alysh has a centuries-old history in Iran, and is practiced in the countrys northern provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran, as well as southwestern Khuzestan Province and central-north Semnan Province.
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Iranian horse rider Ali Rahmati[/caption]Furthermore, Iranian horse jockey Ali Rahmati made a rather strong showing, andhad athird-place finish in the international tournament.
Iranian cyclist Mohammad Daneshvar Khorram competedagainst rivals from various countries in the mens Keirin heat, and picked up the silver medal. Pavel Vorzhev, a representative from Kazakhstan, stood on the top podium, and Thai contestant Pongthep Tapimay got the silver.
The2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, which is the 5thedition of the continental tournament, opened in the Turkmen capital city of Ashgabat on September 17, and will finish on September 27.
Turkmenistan is on the top of the medal count table with 193 medals (77 gold, 54 silvers and 62 bronzes).
The Islamic Republic of Iran has claimed the second spot with 77 medals (19 gold, 15 silvers, 43 bronzes), while Uzbekistan is on the third with a total of 89 medals (16 gold, 26 silvers and 47 bronzes).
Thailand, China, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Kyrgyzstan have earned the 4th to 10th places respectively.
