Young Iranian weightlifters delivered a historic Asian age-group campaign in Tashkent, topping the youth medal table, winning 15 golds, setting 16 Asian and world youth records, and securing unprecedented team podium finishes across both divisions.

Iranian weightlifter Mahsa Beheshti completed a remarkable six-gold haul at the 2026 Asian Youth & Junior Championships in Tashkent.

Junior Iranian weightlifter Hamidreza Zarei won continental gold medals while also breaking a world record.

Iranian weightlifters Anahita Zarei and Nasim Ghasemi won six medals Thursday in the women’s 77-kilogram category at the Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Iranian teenager Mohammad Javad Beiranvand has dedicated his nine gold medals at the Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships to the country’s martyred soldiers, saying he hopes his future performances will bring joy to the Iranian people.

Iranian teenager Mohammad Javad Beiranvand claimed nine gold medals and broke three world youth records at the 2026 Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Iran's Alireza Yousefi capped the Asian Weightlifting Championships with a clean and jerk gold medal and a new world record in the super heavyweight category on Sunday.