TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans Amir Sajad Youssefizadeh and Rouhallah Rostami won gold and silver medal respectively on Monday in the IPC Powerlifting World Championship in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.In the 65-kg class, Amir Sajad Yousefizadeh won the junior gold medal by lifting 127 kg.
Russian Denis Maksimenko earned a silver medal with a lift of 119 kg. Bronze medal went to Libyan lifter Saad Taiyb, who lifted 96 kg overhead.
In -72kg class, London 2012 Paralympic silver medallist Rouhallah Rostami, won the gold medal with a lift of 209kg. Egyptian Mohamed Elelfat lifted 217kg and claimed the gold, while the bronze medal went to Russian Sergei Sychev with a lift of 206kg.
The 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships, which runs from April 5 to 11 in the UAE, has brought over 330 athletes from nearly 60 countries together.
By Tasnim News Agency
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