ISG 2021: Iran Weightlifter Motamedi Snatches Gold


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian weightlifter Rasoul Motamedi claimed the gold medal in the Men’s 102kg of the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games on Monday.

Motamedi seized the gold with 177kg (snatch), 223 (clean and jerk) and 400kg (total).

Kazakhstan’s Ariyom Antropov bagged the silver medal with (164-222-386).

The bronze medal went to Kyrgyz weightlifter Bekdoolot Resulbekov (169-216-385).

The 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games are being held in Konya, Turkey, from August 9 to 18, 2022. It is a multinational, multi-sport event that is played between the athletes from the nations of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.