TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) Iran has stood in 7th place in 81st World Weightlifting Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan.China won the cup with 548 points and Kazakhstan and Russia followed with 453 and 440 points, respectively.
Irans much-vaunted national squads performance was rather mediocre, falling short of high expectations by the public and the sport authorities alike, coming 7th with 367 points after North Korea, Belarus, and even Egypt, which would not lay strong claims on medals in international tournaments.
In medal count, Iran stood in 5th place with two golds, 3 silvers and a single bronze medal behind North Korea, Kazakhstan, China and Russia.
In team ranking, Iran came 6th with 119 points, securing half of its place for Olympic competitions.
In a related story, Behdad Salimi, Irans super-heavyweight lifter criticized the authorities as expecting the athletes to create magic in the platform, wining colorful medals; however, showing only tepid reactions in terms of supporting and lending due respect and prestige to national medal winner champions.
By Mehr News Agency
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