Iranian physically-challenged weightlifters have reigned supreme at the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Powerlifting Asian Open Championships in Malaysia, and stood on top of the podium. On Thursday, Iranian athlete Mansour Pourmirzaie set a new world and Asian record of 273 kilograms in the mens +107-kg Asian and free competition sections,...

Disabled Iranian weightlifters have picked up one more gold medal at the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Powerlifting Asian Open Championships in Malaysia to add to their growing collections. On Wednesday, 34-year-old Iranian athlete Ali Sadeqzadeh clinched the gold medal at the Titiwangsa Stadium of the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur ...

Iranian physically-challenged weightlifters have claimed five medals, including one gold, at the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Powerlifting Asian Open Championships in Malaysia. On Monday, Iranian athlete Hamzeh Mohammadi snatched the gold medal at the Titiwangsa Stadium of the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur with an aggregate of 181 ...