TDT | Manama The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com Bahrain continued to make sporting history yesterday at the Asian Weightlifting Championships 2022, which came to a close in the Kingdom. Bahraini weightlifter Gor Minasyan won two gold medals and one silver competing i
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Bahrain continued to make sporting history yesterday at the Asian Weightlifting Championships 2022, which came to a close in the Kingdom.
Bahraini weightlifter Gor Minasyan won two gold medals and one silver competing in the men’s +109kg category, and in doing so also set two new Asian records.
Minasyan broke the Asian record en route to clinching gold in the Snatch competition after lifting an impressive 210kg on his third attempt.
He had already broken the Asian record in his second attempt when he lifted 205kg, but then did one better just minutes later.
Minasyan was then also able to claim the Total gold medal with a 452kg overall count following his Clean and Jerk lift of 242kg, which earned him his silver. Minasyan’s Total was also a new Asian record.
Minasyan’s achievements came just a day after fellow-Bahraini Lesman Paredes captured the men’s 96kg Snatch and Overall gold medals, while also clinching the Clean and Jerk silver medal.
