TEHRAN - Iran’s weightlifting team have been crowned champions at the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Jinju, South Korea.
Iran’s national weightlifting team won the tournament on Saturday with 635 points.
Uzbekistan and China trailed Iran in the ranking with 631 and 608 points, respectively.
Iran’s national team scooped 2 gold, 3 silver, and 5 bronze medals in the competition.
Hossein Soltani won 2 golds and a silver in the 81 kg weight category, while Ayat Sharifi and Alireza Yousefi gained a silver medal each in the super-heavyweight category.
Mostafa Javadi won two bronze medal in 89 kg and Mehdi Karami gained a bronze in 109 kg.
Fatemeh Keshavarz snatched 2 bronzes in the 64 kg weight category.
Some 10 male and 5 female weightlifters represented Iran at the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Jinju, South Korea from May 5 to May 13.