Isfahan’s Sohrab Moradi Wins Olympic Gold

Isfahan Times/ Moradi, who previously served a two-year ban after testing positive for methadone, dominated the event with a combined total of 403kg. Just weeks before lifting started, the men’s 94kg class in Rio looked to be a battle between several accomplished lifters. By the time Saturday rolled around, the field looked much thinner than anticipated; after arriving in Brazil, brothers Tomasz and Adrian Zielinski were removed from competition due to positive doping tests taken earlier this summer, leaving the door wide open for Iran’s Sohrab Moradi to take gold. Moradi made just three lifts on the day, but he really only needed two to win. The Iranian — who was at one point early this year rumored to have retired, only to return in full force at the Fajr Cup and with impressive training videos on social media — opened his snatches after every other lifter had already gone. He failed his first attempt but nailed his second and third, finishing that portion with 182kg. Moradi’s first clean & jerk at 221kg ended up being the heaviest lift on the day. After other competitors failed at higher weights, Moradi took two attempts at establishing a new World Record of 234kg, but couldn’t secure the weight; it’s a number he hit earlier this summer in an Iranian national competition. He finished with a 403kg total, which would have earned him 5th place in the same weight class in London. The men’s 94kg podium is as follows: 1. Sohrab Moradi (Iran) 2. Vadzim Straltsou (Belarus) 3. Aurimas Didzbalis (Lithuania) Moradi finished eight kilos ahead of Straltsou, but the competition was even less close than the results would imply on paper, as the Iranian seemed in control for most of the session. Straltsou made only his ISFAHAN- Isfahan University of Technology and Anta Diop university of Senegal signed an agreement to cooperate in various areas like agriculture. According to Isfahan news agency, this written agreement achieved after the 2 countries scientific board members met for cooperation. On his part, Mahmood Modares, head of Isfahan University of Technology hinted the position of this university, hoped for mutual contributions. Anta Diop’s head also adore capabilities of Iran for boosting, refreshing structures which were in Senegal’s educational system order. “Makinng educational facilities and the opportunity for growth in majors like engineering and human sciences because of their effective role in development process, thay are of great value as well as sciences like agriculture,” Dr. Tiob Ibrahim said. He added that after considering Iran’s universities, this one is best to work with for the grace of agricultural knowledge richness here. Anta Diop’s board visited there, all pit emphasis for cooperation. Isfahan University of Technology, started its work from 1977, now has about 12000 students, 500 professores and is one of mother universities in Iran. On the other hand, Anta Diop known as Dhaka University is the largest one in Senegal and west of Africa with 100000 students. MNA – An Iranian cultural exhibition was opened in Rio de Janeiro on Mon. concurrent with the Olympic competitions currently underway in the Brazilian seaside city. The exhibition was opened on Monday in the presence of Iranian Ambassador to Brazil Mohammad Ali Ghanehzadeh, the two countries’ chamber of commerce officials, Iranian expatriates and those interested in Iranian arts and culture. Ghaenhzadeh described Iran as the land of scientists, poets and literary figures such as Avicenna, Ferdowsi, Hafez, Khayyam, and hundreds of others who had played a significant role in the formation and development of science and civilization in the world. “The Rio Olympics has given us the chance to display a small portion of Iranian arts and beauty to the public,” he said. According to him, the exhibition displays a diverse collection of handicrafts, Persian rugs, pictorial carpets, photographs and brochures containing information about Iran’s tourist attraction sites. The exhibition has been organized by Iranian Embassy in Brazil and will run through 31 August. openers in both lifts, but that was good enough for second place. Didzbalis missed his first two snatch attempts but came back to nail his final at 177 before making two clean & jerks to finish in third.Sarat Sumpradit of Thailand was the only lifter in the A session to make all six lifts, good for fourth place overall. Interestingly, Moradi’s countryman and 85kg Olympic Champion Kianoush Rostami — who totaled 396kg — would have finished in second place in the 94kg class.American lifter Kendrick Farris competed in the B session earlier in the day and finished with a 357 total, which put him in 11th overall. This was Farris’ third Olympics in a row, and he was the only American male in this year’s weightlifting competition. Sohrab Moradi, born on September 22nd, 1988 in Sedeh Lenjan County of Isfahan Province and he is Bakhtiari originally.