Asian Weightlifting Championships: Iran’s Mousavi Wins Silver
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Ayoub Mousavi from Iran claimed a silver medal in the 2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships on Thursday.
In the 85kh weight category, Mousavi lifted 156kg in snatch and 198kg in clean & jerk for a total of 356kg.
Denis Ulanov from Kazakhstan won the gold medal with a total of 373kg and bronze medal went to Su Ying from China with 355kg.
The tournament, which will run until April 30, has brought a total of 161 lifters from 30 countries together and serves as a qualification event for the Olympics.
