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Iranian weightlifter hopes to win gold in Rio Olympics

Xinhua, April 26, 2016 Adjust font size:

Iranian weightlifter Behdad Salimi said on Tuesday that he is much hopeful to win a gold medal in the 2016 Olympic Games.

Salimi won gold by hoisting 455 kg in total in the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Following the London competition, the +105kg lifter tore his left ACL during an attempted 262 kilo clean and jerk in training. The injury ruled him out of the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships in Houston.

"I have started my training and hopefully I will be in my best form until the upcoming Olympic games," Salimi was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency on Tuesday.

"I have not yet decided on my future but if I win a gold medal in the Olympics I will likely quit," he added. Endit