Manama: The 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championship began in Manama, Bahrain on October 06.
Qatar’s 96-kilogram Olympic champion Fares Ibrahim will participate in the event after moving up to the 102s and will do battle with 2016 Olympic Champion Ruslan Nurudinov of Uzbekistan.
The event brings together 246 players from 33 countries including Qatar, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, India, Iran, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, KSA, Kuwait, South Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Mongolia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Tajikistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Turkmenistan, UAE, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen and Bahrain.
Source: Qatar Olympic Committee