TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran�s Paralympic and Asian champion Majid Farzin added his name to the history books once again on Wednesday, breaking the men�s up to 80kg world record at the IPC Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.





Farzin�s 236.5kg performance is his first world record, beating the previous best of Chinese world champion Xiao Fei Gu by 0.5kg.

Colombia�s Americas champion Jainer Cantillo was also keen to muscle in on the record-breaking action, setting a new regional best of 200kg to take silver.

Turkey�s Izzettin Kanat (193kg) was third.

Iran�s Hamzeh Mohammadi won a bronze medal on Tuesday in the men�s up to 65kg.

More than 200 athletes from 40 countries compete at the IPC Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai, the UAE, from 15-19 February.

By Tasnim News Agency