TEHRAN Irans Hamed Solhipour won a bronze medal at the 2023 Para Powerlifting World Championships on Sunday.Solhipour seized the bronze by lifting 226kg in the -97kg weight class.
Chinese powerlifter Panpan Yan won the gold with 233kg and the silver medal went to Uzbekistans Farhod Umirzakov with 232kg.
Irans Ahmad Aminzadeh (+107kg) and Aliakbar Gharibshahi (-107kg) have won two gold medals so far.Mahdi Sayadi (+107kg) and Amir Jafari Arangeh (-65kg) have claimed two silver medals and Saman Razi (-107kg) and Hamed Solhipour (-97kg) have collected two bronzes as well.Around 500 elite powerlifters (including 56 juniors) from 80 countries vie for top honors at the Hilton Dubai Al Habtoor City.