Weightlifting IWF World Championships 2018

[thepharoah 2,413]

but looks like Moradi isn't 100 % fit  today , i though he was capable of much more than this 

[heywoodu 16,459]

1 minute ago, thepharoah said:

but looks like Moradi isn't 100 % fit  today , i though he was capable of much more than this 

He got within 1kg of his 94kg total WR and you expected 'much more'?  

[thepharoah 2,413]

very disappointing performance by the Egyptian Qatari Fares el bakh , he could have easily won bronze in total today 

[thepharoah 2,413]

Just now, heywoodu said:

He got within 1kg of his 94kg total WR and you expected 'much more'?  

 

he made 130 at the end and i expected 140 from him today , remember these guys went 2 kilos higher , so it should make some affect 

[MHSN 3,813]

I didn't expect Tian Tao to really challenge Moradi but he did. I think Moradi wasn't totally focused today. he should made that 237kg but 3 gold medals and 3 WRs. this is a great result. but this guy Tian will be tougher next time, Sohrab better more prepared.

[Function CR Lee 469]

25 minutes ago, MHSN said:

I didn't expect Tian Tao to really challenge Moradi but he did. I think Moradi wasn't totally focused today. he should made that 237kg but 3 gold medals and 3 WRs. this is a great result. but this guy Tian will be tougher next time, Sohrab better more prepared.

Tian Tao did very well today，he only change his weight for four months.

[MHSN 3,813]

1 minute ago, Function CR Lee said:

Tian Tao did very well today，he only change his weight for four months.

 

of course I know that's why I said he will be tougher next time.

 

btw what's his chance to get selected for the Olympics ? I know  China can send only 4 but I assume he is a strong candidate to fill one of those 4 slots. or maybe China decides to send 4 weightlifters in 4 lightest weights , that's what I hope for

[Function CR Lee 469]

2 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Probably, but I want to know if Tian is a 'nice' guy  I prefer cheering for nice people instead of for the flag next to their name, which means much less   (case in point: Dutch athlete Dafne Schippers, who is/was world class but comes across as such a huge negative personality there's no way I want to cheer for her)

I don't know about his personal life，but Tian Tao is very handsome so he has many fans in China.

[thepharoah 2,413]

2 minutes ago, MHSN said:

 

of course I know that's why I said he will be tougher next time.

 

btw what's his chance to get selected for the Olympics ? I know  China can send only 4 but I assume he is a strong candidate to fill one of those 4 slots. or maybe China decides to send 4 weightlifters in 4 lightest weights , that's what I hope for

if i was them i wouldn't challenge Moradi , i'd go for lighter weights , even i wish that Tian could kick someone from -81 kg  but ofc it's almost impossible 

[Function CR Lee 469]

3 minutes ago, MHSN said:

 

of course I know that's why I said he will be tougher next time.

 

btw what's his chance to get selected for the Olympics ? I know  China can send only 4 but I assume he is a strong candidate to fill one of those 4 slots. or maybe China decides to send 4 weightlifters in 4 lightest weights , that's what I hope for

Now Tian Tao’s biggest opponent in China is 61kg.