IRNA - Siamand Rahman, the Iranian powerlifter, has broken a new recorded in the third Asian Para Games and won gold medal at over 107kg category. The world and Paralympic record holder lifted 273kg in his first move and 293kg in the second attempt and then 295kg in the last move, thus breaking the Paralympic Games' record. In the meantime, Iranian ...

Press TV - Hamed Solhipour has managed to win another gold medal for team Iran in powerlifting at the 2018 Asian Para Games. Solhipour pocketed gold in the 97 kg category after bench-pressing 234 kilograms in his 3rd attempt, setting a new record for both the Asian Para Games and Asia. He attempted to set a new world record, but didn't quite ...

Press TV - Iranian powerlifter Mohammad Reiesi has set a new aggregate record in the 84-kilogram weight class of the World University Powerlifting Cup in the Czech Republic,improving the previous recordby nearly 20 kilograms. On Thursday, Reiesi cleared the bar at 277.5 kilograms in his squat attempt, and clinched the gold medal. His Russian ...

IFP - Irans heavyweight powerlifting champion Siamand Rahman has been awarded with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Allianz Best Male Athlete of the Year. The International Paralympic Committee named Rahman as the worlds Best Male Athlete of the Year during its 2017 Paralympic Sports Awards held in Abu Dhabis National Exhibition ...

MNA Powerlifting team of Iran Global Power Union (IGPU) won the title at European Championships GPF powerlifting in Kiev, Ukraine. The Iranian outfit in European Championship 2017 was coached by Saeed Fazeli and was headed by Samed Ghoreishi. The team members in powerlifting included Saeed Fazeli, Mahdi Khodayari, Mohammad Reza Ahmadi, Mohammad ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Irans Paralympic and Asian champion Majid Farzin added his name to the history books once again on Wednesday, breaking the mens up to 80kg world record at the IPC Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Farzins 236.5kg performance is his first world record, beating the previous best of Chinese world champion ...

The impressive success of Iranian athletic delegation in the 2012 London Paralympics Games has made Iran proud. Iranian athletes have gained remarkable success, winning 12 medals in 6 days. After a week of the London Paralympics Games, Iran stands in the 9th place with twelve medals -- seven golds, four silvers, and one bronze. On the second ...