RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 13 (MNA) � Iranian weightlifter Kianoush Rostami won the gold medal in the men�s 85-kg category at the Rio 2016 Olympics Games on August 12, 2016.


Kianoush Rostami won Iran�s first medal of the�Rio 2016 Olympics Games in the men's�85-kilogram category and broke his own world record after lifting a total of 396 kilograms.

Rostami, 25, a bronze medalist in the same category in London four years ago, made 217kg with his final clean and jerk for a total of 396kg, beating his world record by one kilogram.

China�s�Tian�Tao claimed silver on�395kg�while Romanian Gabriel�Sincraian�took bronze with a lift of 390 kilograms.

By Mehr News Agency