Kianoush Rostami Snatches Gold at Asian Weightlifting C’ships


Kianoush Rostami Snatches Gold at Asian Weightlifting C’ships

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran’s Kianoush Rostami took a gold medal at the 2021 Asian Weightlifting Championships on Thursday.

Rostami lifted 167kg in snatch and 206kg in clean and jerk. He won a gold medal for a total of 373kg in the 89kg weight class.

The silver medal went to Kazakhstan’s Nurgissa Adiletuly with 372kg and Uzbekistan’s Sarvarbek Zafarjonov claimed a bronze medal with 368kg.

The rescheduled 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships (AWC) are taking place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from April 16-25, 2021.

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