Iran’s Aminzadeh Seizes Gold at 2021 Tbilisi
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ahmad Aminzadeh won the third gold medal of Iran at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia on Sunday.
Aminzadeh finished in first place in the men’s over 107kg with 255kg.
Mehdi Sayadi also from Iran won the silver with 247kg.
Russian powerlifter Konstantin Matsnev seized the bronze with a lift of 243kg.
Iran wrapped up the competition with three golds, three silvers and one bronze medal.
Iran’s Hamed Solhipour in the 97kg and Aliakbar Gharibshi in the 107kg had previously won two gold medals in the competition.
Amir Jafari Arangeh in the men’s up to 65kg and Rouhollah Rostami in the men’s up to 80kg won two silver medals.
Saman Razi also took a bronze medal in men’s up to 107kg.
The tournament was one of the compulsory tournaments to qualify for the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France.
