Day 8 of the 2025 Weightlifting World Championships: Olympic Champions Nasar and Koanda Triumph

On October 9, in the Norwegian city of Førde, the eighth competition day of the 2025 World Weightlifting Championships took place. Medals were contested in two weight categories — men’s 94 kg and women’s 86 kg.

In both categories, the expected favorites — the Olympic champions of the 2024 Games — claimed victory: Bulgaria’s Karlos Nasar (94 kg) and Norway’s Solfrid Koanda (86 kg).

However, their success did not come easily. Supported by the home crowd, Koanda was visibly nervous and lost the snatch to Yudelina Mejia of the Dominican Republic by 2 kg. But in the clean and jerk, the Norwegian lifted with confidence and overturned the situation, winning the total by just 1 kg.

21-year-old Nasar also started with a setback — he placed only fourth in the snatch, trailing Iran’s Alireza Moeini by 9 kg, who set a world record. But in the clean and jerk, the Bulgarian outlifted his rival by 13 kg and surpassed him by 4 kg in the total. A major surprise came from Colombia’s Josker Albornoz, who claimed bronze despite competing in group B.

In the same weight class, 34-year-old Kianoush Rostami, the 2016 Olympic champion now representing Kosovo, finished in fifth place.

Results of the 8th day of the 2025 World Weightlifting Championships (October 9)

Men, up to 94 kg — Total (Top 10)

1. NASAR Karlos May (Bulgaria) — 173 + 222 = 395 (Gold)

2. MOEINI SEDEH Alireza (Iran) — 182 + 209 = 391 (Silver)

3. ALBORNOZ QUINTO Josker (Colombia) — 175 + 215 = 390 (Bronze)

4. ALIPOUR Ali (Iran) — 176 + 211 = 387

5. ROSTAMI Kianoush (Kosovo) — 172 + 205 = 377

6. BONILLA CASIERRA M. (Colombia) — 165 + 208 = 373

7. IMADOUCHENE Romain (France) — 160 + 211 = 371

8. DOMBROVSKYI Maksym (Ukraine) — 167 + 203 = 370

9. MORA ROMERO Ramiro (Refugee Team) — 167 + 201 = 368

10. ABOKAHLA Karim I. (Egypt) — 164 + 203 = 367

Snatch:

• MOEINI SEDEH Alireza (Iran) — 182 kg (world record)

• ALIPOUR Ali (Iran) — 176 kg

• ALBORNOZ QUINTO Josker (Colombia) — 175 kg

Clean & Jerk:

• NASAR Karlos May (Bulgaria) — 222 kg (world record)

• ALBORNOZ QUINTO Josker (Colombia) — 215 kg

• IMADOUCHENE Romain (France) — 211 kg

Women, up to 86 kg — Total (Top 10)

1. KOANDA Solfrid (Norway) — 120 + 152 = 272 (Gold)

2. MEJIA PEGUERO Yudelina (Dominican Republic) — 122 + 149 = 271 (Silver)

3. CIKAMATANA Eileen F. (Australia) — 112 + 140 = 252 (Bronze)

4. ELSAYED Rahma Akhmed (Egypt) — 115 + 135 = 250

5. NAGASHIMA Wakana (Japan) — 108 + 138 = 246

6. NGAKE Madias D. (Great Britain) — 111 + 134 = 245

7. LO Ying-Yuan (Chinese Taipei) — 110 + 135 = 245

8. YUN Ha Je (South Korea) — 106 + 136 = 242

9. NACAGILEVU Litia S. (New Zealand) — 109 + 131 = 240

10. NAKAJIMA Motoka (Japan) — 103 + 133 = 236

Snatch:

• MEJIA PEGUERO Yudelina (Dominican Republic) — 122 kg

• KOANDA Solfrid (Norway) — 120 kg

• ELSAYED Rahma Akhmed (Egypt) — 115 kg

Clean & Jerk:

• KOANDA Solfrid (Norway) — 152 kg

• MEJIA PEGUERO Yudelina (Dominican Republic) — 149 kg

• CIKAMATANA Eileen F. (Australia) — 140 kg

On October 10, only one final will take place — Men’s up to 110 kg.
Armenia’s team will be represented by Garik Karapetyan and Simon Martirosyan.

Medal Table after 8 competition days

(only “big” medals — for the total — are counted):

• DPRK — 5 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze

• Colombia — 1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze

• Thailand — 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze

• USA — 1 gold, 1 bronze

• China — 1 gold, 1 bronze

• Turkey — 1 gold

• Indonesia — 1 gold

• Norway — 1 gold

• Bulgaria — 1 gold

• Egypt — 2 silver, 1 bronze

• Dominican Republic — 1 silver

• India — 1 silver

• Canada — 1 silver

• Nigeria — 1 silver

• Japan — 1 silver

• Romania — 1 silver

• Chinese Taipei — 1 bronze

• Moldova — 1 bronze

• Bahrain — 1 bronze

• Australia — 1 bronze

• Iran — 1 bronze

Results of yesterday (October 8)