We won our first gold medal in weightlifting (or powerlifting) .
Hamzeh Mohammadi won it for us in the mens 60kg.
He lifted 192.5 in his first attempt, 197.5 in his second attempt, 202.5 in 3rd. He set the new Paralympic Record.The next person was Russian and lifted 200 kg for silver.
Congratulations to him and all Iranians and we are all proud of Mohammadi's great achievements.
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Hamzeh Mohammadi won it for us in the mens 60kg.
He lifted 192.5 in his first attempt, 197.5 in his second attempt, 202.5 in 3rd. He set the new Paralympic Record.The next person was Russian and lifted 200 kg for silver.
In men's 60kg category, Hamzeh Mohammadi of Iran lifted 202.5kg to win the gold and broke the Paralympic record. The hercules tried 205.5kg in his fourth attempt to challenge the world record, which is 203kg made by himself, but failed.
"I am happy with the result," said the gold medalist. "I trained very hard in recent 10 months."
"I am happy with the result," said the gold medalist. "I trained very hard in recent 10 months."
Edit: Pics have been added. Scroll down to posts 4 and 5. Here are the main ones:
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