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Iranian Visually Impaired Weight Lifters Gain 4 More Gold, Silver Medals

Istanbul, October 18, IRNA – Iranian visually impaired weight lifting team on Friday, 2nd day of Antalya World Weight Lifting Championship, gained another gold, two silver and one bronze medal. In 82.5 kilogram power lifting class, Ahad Javaheri and Hamid Pakbaz gained sliver and bronze medals respectively. In 90 kilogram power lifting, too, Mehrdad Baharzadeh stood on the second place stand. In chest press section Hassan Javaheri gained a silver medal. On the first day of the competitions, too, the Iranian weight lifting team has in power lifting gained two gold and one bronze medal, and in chest press section two gold and one silver medal. The 11th Visually Impaired Weight Lifting Championship is being held in Antalya, Turkey, from October 11 to 20. The Iranian visually impaired team has in 9 out of 11 Visually Impaired Weight Lifting Championships ranked world champions, and is expected to gain the same top position this year./end

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