Baghdad – IA
Today, Saturday, Iraq won two medals in the Asian Weightlifting Championship for the advanced category, which is currently being competed in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent.
The Vice President of the Iraqi Weightlifting Federation, Ismail Mawlud, said in a statement received by the (INA), that “Our national weightlifting team player, Ali Ammar Yusser, weighing +109 kg, won two bronze medals in the Asian Weightlifting Championship for the advanced category, the competitions of which were held.” Currently in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, where he won the first bronze medal in the snatch event after achieving 234 kg. He also won the second bronze medal in total after achieving 425 kg, in addition to achieving fourth place in the snatch event after achieving 191 kg.
Mouloud added, “The weightlifter, Ali Ammar Yusser, gave a great performance in the Asian competition, even though his group included champions on the continent, but he was able to compete with them and impose himself among the best in the list and win two bronze medals for Iraq, in addition to achieving a total of 425, which is an important total for Iraq.” “For qualifying points for the Paris Olympics, as well as his attempt to break a record.”
He expressed his “thanks and appreciation to those who contributed greatly to supporting the sport of weightlifting, starting with the Minister of Youth and Sports, Ahmed Al-Mubarqa, and the Iraqi Olympic Committee in the person of its president, Aqeel Muften, and his continued support through providing training camps, as well as supporting and assisting the companies sponsoring the players,” pointing out “the role “The great offer provided by the Iraqi Weightlifting Federation, which provided all means of success.”