Iranian Woman Keshavarz Claims Bronze at Asian Weightlifting Championships
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian woman weightlifter Fatemeh Keshavarz won a bronze medal on Monday in the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships underway in Jinju, South Korea.
The 18-year-old athlete lifted 194kg in total after lifting 85kg in the snatch and 109kg in the clean and jerk.
Ganzorigiin Anuujin of Mongolia snatched the gold medal with 211kg and Turkmenistan’s Medine Amanowa won a silver with 207kg.
The Asian Weightlifting Championships are being held in Jinju, Republic of Korea from May 5 to 13.
The continental championship is the second qualifying event for the Paris Olympic Games after the World Weightlifting Championships 2022.