Iran wins bronze at junior IWF championships

Hossein Soltani in 81 km came third at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships in Suva, Fiji.

The event kicked off on June 1 and will run until June 8 in Suva, the capital of the South Pacific country.

The Iranian athlete won the bronze medal following an athlete from Latvia, who won the gold medal and another from Columbia who came second at the world championships.

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