Armenia’s Varazdat Lalayan totaled 457 kg in the men’s over-110 kg final. Iraq’s Ali Rubayawi won with 466 kg, while Iran’s Alireza Yousefi took silver with 458 kg and set a 263 kg clean-and-jerk world record, Armsport said.
Lalayan finished third in the November 8 final in Ningbo, China, after entering the competition as a two-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist. He won his world titles in 2024 and 2025 and his Olympic silver in 2024.
The overall result combines each lifter’s best snatch and clean and jerk. Separate medals are also awarded for each lift: Lalayan took snatch silver and clean-and-jerk bronze.
| Place | Lifter | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Ali Rubayawi | 211 kg | 255 kg | 466 kg |
| Silver | Alireza Yousefi | 195 kg | 263 kg | 458 kg |
| Bronze | Varazdat Lalayan | 210 kg | 247 kg | 457 kg |
Lalayan finished 1 kg behind Yousefi and 9 kg behind Rubayawi.
In the snatch, Lalayan succeeded on his first two attempts, starting at 205 kg, before missing 214 kg on his third. His best lift put him second to Rubayawi in that exercise.
Lalayan made his opening clean and jerk. On his second attempt, he held 252 kg overhead, but the judges did not count the lift. He then missed his final attempt at 257 kg.
Lalayan was Armenia’s only participant on the championships’ final competition day, so his completed final concluded the country’s participation.
China’s Liao Guifang won the women’s 86 kg title with a world-record 291 kg total and set a clean-and-jerk record of 163 kg. Armenia’s Emma Poghosyan finished eighth with 249 kg, a result that does not secure an Olympic quota place.
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Armenia’s Garik Karapetyan lifted 183 kg in the snatch but missed two clean-and-jerk attempts at 217 kg and withdrew from his third because of an injury.
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Yang won with a 265 kg total. Peng Cuiting set a reported 126 kg snatch world record as Armenia’s Alina Sukiasyan finished without a total after three failed attempts at 120 kg in the clean and jerk.
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