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World Strongest Man competition in the Olympics is today!
07-Aug-2012
Today is the competition for earning the title of the World Strongest Man!
A little while ago there was an article An Iranian Olympian carries the weight of a nation about the current World Champion, Behdad SalimiKordasiabi and his quest for his first Olympic medal. In 2011 he broke the World Record in Snatch and is the current WR holder at 214 KG. All other World Records for the super heavyweight division are held by Hossein RezaZadeh (an Ahmadinejad supporter no less ;-).
Here's an excerpt from the Christian Science Monitor:
Up close, the "world's strongest man" doesn't look as if he's been mislabeled. Behdad Salimi is built like a small warehouse. His neck and head seem to be the same appendage. His arms are bigger than most people's thighs. His thighs ... well, just use your imagination, then double it.
Yet when he shakes hands, he is uncommonly gentle. In fact, for a man who can lift the equivalent of three people over his head, he seems downright genial.
Until he grips a barbell, that is. Suddenly, his jaw tightens. His face contorts. Then he lets out a primal shriek – "ya Ali molaye man" (oh Ali, my leader) – and makes unfathomable amounts of tonnage defy gravity.
Just like the World Fastest Man competition, the World Strongest Man competition is another main event at the Olympics! I hope he not only wins the gold and get the title again but he shouts "ya Ali molaye man" several times just to annoy some people who get annoyed by these things!
You can watch the live scoreboard and results here.
Photo caption: 22 year old World Chamption and his wife.
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by yolanda on Fri Aug 10, 2012 09:10 AM PDTWhat a triumphant return! Beautiful garlands on their necks!
Pictures of the Iranian Weightlifting team returning home!
by Esfand Aashena on Fri Aug 10, 2012 06:46 AM PDTPictures of the Iranian Weightlifting team returning home!
Everything is sacred
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by yolanda on Wed Aug 08, 2012 08:55 AM PDTHi Mouse,
I can't believe that NBC did not give Iranian gold medalist any air time, but gave the loser so much coverage!
Salimi is only 22 years old, he can compete in 2 more Olympic games!
He got a pretty wife too!
Yeah that's him! Here's pics of the barbell on his neck, OUCH!
by Esfand Aashena on Wed Aug 08, 2012 08:21 AM PDTGerman weightlifter drops barbell on his neck (12 photos)
Everything is sacred
Yolanda the German weightlifter was the 2008 Gold medal winner!
by Esfand Aashena on Wed Aug 08, 2012 07:56 AM PDTThere was an article where Salimi counted the German guy as his main competition and though I didn't see anything on TV, the Gold Medal winner from Beijing Olympics did not finish and I assume it was due to an injury. He did good in Snatch but bailed out of the clean and jerk.
As for trying to tie these Olympians' accomplishments to the late Shah it is such a pitty, or should I say petty!
Everything is sacred
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by yolanda on Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:15 AM PDTI watched NBC Olympic coverage from 8:00 to 12:00, it did not show the Iranian won the gold for weightlifting, but it showed the barbell hit German weightlifter's neck! Unbelievable!
Doktor Faramarz(^.^)!
by IRANLOVESISRAEL on Tue Aug 07, 2012 03:36 PM PDTAll these champions and their success are partly due to the late Shah's effort for building sports facilities and providing conditions so that talents like these can thrive.
Shlomo loves the Shah!
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by yolanda on Tue Aug 07, 2012 02:23 PM PDTGlad to hear more potential medals are coming!
Thank you, Faramarz!
So Sprint to Jamaica is tantamount to wrestling to Iran!
Yolanda
by Faramarz on Tue Aug 07, 2012 02:13 PM PDTFree Style wrestling which is Iran's strongest sport starts on Thursday. Iran is the world champion and should be able to get some medals.
There are also 2 male and 1 female Taekwando participants.
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by yolanda on Tue Aug 07, 2012 02:08 PM PDTThank you, Faramarz, for the update!
Any more prospects for more medals or they are pretty much done?
Any potential Taikwondo medals?
Iran won a gold medal for Taikwondo in the Beijing Games!
I hope all the medalists are garanteed for free chickens for life plus other tangible rewards.
Kazakhstan gives their gold medalists $250,000 each!
Now Iran's medal count ranks #17 in the world and so does her population! Not bad!
//sports.yahoo.com/olympics/medals.html
//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population
2 Golds, 2 Silvers Today
by Faramarz on Tue Aug 07, 2012 01:20 PM PDTRezaei in 92 Kg Greco-Roman won the gold.
Haddadi in Discus Throw won the silver with a recored of 68.18 meters, just 9 centimeter short of the first place.
A great day for Iran and Iranian athletes.
I wonder how fast he'd run the 100M dash! Here's a nice stat ...
by Esfand Aashena on Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:57 PM PDTUsain Bolt vs. 116 years of Olympic sprinters
Everything is sacred
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by yolanda on Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:52 PM PDTGreat day and 2 more gold!
Iran ranks #22 on the medal chart now:
//sports.yahoo.com/olympics/medals.html
A victory picture of the two Champs!
by Esfand Aashena on Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:46 PM PDTA victory picture of the two Champs!
Everything is sacred
SalimiKordasiabi shatters the competition with Gold!
by Esfand Aashena on Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:28 PM PDTSalimiKordasiabi gets the gold with 2 lifts to spare!! so he went for a record to tie the world record at 472 kg but doesn't make it. Anoushiravani Silver! Russia Bronze! Iran dominated this event with gold and silver!
WOW! That was exciting following the live scores and the strategies that each athlete deployed to get the medals! South Korean guy is 4th.
Everything is sacred
The Russian guy can get Bronze at best! Iran ....
by Esfand Aashena on Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:17 PM PDTEverything is sacred
Clean & Jerk underway Group B were all girlie men & r out of it!
by Esfand Aashena on Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:52 AM PDTEverything is sacred
Salimi ties in his Snatch lift with 208 kg!
by Esfand Aashena on Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:38 AM PDTEach weightlifter gets 3 chances/lifts and take the best/heaviest lift.
Salimi is tied in his Snatch with 208 kg. Going conservative after his Russian competitor lifted 208 right before him.
Sajjad Anoushiravani Hamlabad the second Iranian weightlifter in this division lifted 204 kg the 3rd heaviest in the Snatch.
It was very close and very exciting to follow each of the 3 lifts by each athlete!
Now on to Clean and Jerk to determine the final medals!
Everything is sacred
Group A starts. Salimi goes last and planned lift the heaviest!
by Esfand Aashena on Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:05 AM PDTEverything is sacred
Men's +105kg Group B ended, the guy from Aruba a girlie man!
by Esfand Aashena on Tue Aug 07, 2012 09:38 AM PDTThe Weightlifter from Aruba lifted 282 kg which is 144 kg less than the top guy in Group B with 426 kg and Group A has not even started yet!
I could bench more than that!
Everything is sacred
Men's +105kg Group B has begun. Follow live results!
by Esfand Aashena on Tue Aug 07, 2012 07:28 AM PDTMen's +105kg Group B has begun. Follow live results!
Everything is sacred