2026 IWF Junior World Championships: final day results

On May 8, the seventh and final day of the 2026 Junior World Weightlifting Championships for athletes under 20 took place in Ismailia, Egypt. Medals were awarded in three weight categories: men’s 110 kg and +110 kg, as well as women’s +86 kg.

At the end of the day, Iranian athletes won two big gold medals, while China claimed one more gold.

China confidently won the overall medal standings with 7 gold and 5 silver medals. Iran finished second with 2 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal.

Team Armenia finished fourth, winning 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal.

Results of the seventh day of the U20 World Weightlifting Championships

Men

110 kg

Snatch

1. Abolfazl Zareh (Iran) — 180 kg
2. Farhad Golizadeh (Iran) — 179 kg
3. Simone Abati (Italy) — 173 kg

Clean and jerk

1. Abolfazl Zareh (Iran) — 220 kg
2. Farhad Golizadeh (Iran) — 208 kg
3. Wang Guizhou (China) — 207 kg

Total

1. Abolfazl Zareh (Iran) — 400 kg
2. Farhad Golizadeh (Iran) — 387 kg
3. Simone Abati (Italy) — 373 kg

+110 kg

Snatch

1. Hamidreza Mohammadi (Iran) — 180 kg
2. Taha Nemati (Iran) — 172 kg
3. Selahattin Altin (Turkey) — 170 kg

Clean and jerk

1. Hamidreza Mohammadi (Iran) — 221 kg
2. Taha Nemati (Iran) — 220 kg
3. Omadillo Olimov (Uzbekistan) — 219 kg

Total

1. Hamidreza Mohammadi (Iran) — 401 kg
2. Taha Nemati (Iran) — 392 kg
3. Omadillo Olimov (Uzbekistan) — 388 kg

Women

+86 kg

Snatch

1. Zhang Yuxin (China) — 126 kg
2. Hu Wenxun (China) — 125 kg
3. Barbara Mendoza (Venezuela) — 110 kg

Clean and jerk

1. Zhang Yuxin (China) — 164 kg
2. Hu Wenxun (China) — 163 kg
3. Tuana Suren (Turkey) — 138 kg

Total

1. Zhang Yuxin (China) — 290 kg
2. Hu Wenxun (China) — 288 kg
3. Tuana Suren (Turkey) — 247 kg

Final medal standings of the U20 World Weightlifting Championships

China — 7 gold, 5 silver

Iran — 2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze

Venezuela — 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze

Armenia — 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze

Philippines and Thailand — 1 gold and 1 silver each

Egypt and Turkmenistan — 1 gold and 1 bronze each

Kazakhstan — 1 silver and 1 bronze

Finland, Georgia, India and Mexico — 1 silver each