Iran’s national weightlifting team will compete for the first time in Asian contests to be held in mid April in China, the head of the Iran Weightlifting Federation told the Islamic Republic News Agency
‘The competitions, to be held from April 18-28 in Ningbo, eastern China, are one of the stages of winning spots in 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo,’ said Ali Moradi.
He said that the 6-8 athletes are to be sent to the competitions.
Thanks to efforts by the Federation, the Iranian national team’s attire was accepted by the Asian weight lifting confederation, Moradi had earlier said in July, 2018.
‘We started weightlifting for Iranian women last year; and we hope to see their success in international competitions next year,’ said Moradi.
Source:Irna