In weight-lifting, Ali Davoudi has further boosted Iran�s stance in the Tokyo games, by claiming a silver medal in the men�s +109 kg category.



While defending champion, Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia, set�3 world records to retain his title in the heaviest men�s weight-lifting category, Davoudi, came up 2nd, by a vast margin of 47 kilos in total.

He lifted 200 kilograms in the snatch, and 234 in the clean and jerk for a total of 434. Davoudi�s silver enhanced Iran�s ranking in the medals table, as they sit 27th, with 2 golds, one silver, and one bronze.