Meanwhile in Colombia …
Sohrab Moradi (94kg, Iran) snatched 185kg in the training hall at Pan Ams 🙂
He is in the same boat as Andrei Rybakou was at Asian Championships. Both needed a second qualification event for Rio 2016. So he was allowed to “compete” here (weighing in is enough). Remember Andrei was put into the B group and did a 120kg token snatch so as to not be on live TV and steal the show of any asian weightlifters.
Thanks to @Rouuzmorales for letting me repost this.
More: Watch Sohrab Snatch 200kg and Clean & Jerk 240kg!
I couldn’t find him at the results of the Pan Am. So he didn’t start after all?
He did start, just did some token lifts (144kg snatch, then scratch)
Ah like Rybakou you mentioned. Sure is a long way to travel for those token lifts. At least the 94kg seems up to grabs for him as most of the anticipated competitors are out of his way now.
I still can’t see his results.
Google translate, http://www.khabaronline.ir/detail/545243/sport/other-sports
144+180, qualified him for Rio Olympics.
IWF results of PAN AM games
http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=360