Qomnews
: The mayor of Qom has offered his congratulations to Rouhollah Rostami for winning Iran’s first gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games on Saturday.
Monday 30 August 2021 - 14:23
Story Code : 99462
Qom Mayor congratulates Rostami for winning Paralympic gold
By winning this medal, which is the result of years of effort and practice, Rostami showed that there are no limits to success, Saghaiannejad added.
Rostami lifted 234kg in his third attempt in the men’s -80kg and claimed the first gold medal for Iran in the Tokyo Paralympics. However, this was the second medal for the Iranian team so far after another powerlifter Amir Jafari won a silver medal at -65kg category on Friday.
Xiaofei Gu from China seized the silver medal, lifting 215kg and bronze medal went to Mohamed Elelfat from Egypt with 212kg.
It is noteworthy that Rostami holds the world record after lifting 241kg at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand earlier this year on May 7.
Tokyo Paralympic Games have started on Tuesday and Iranian squad, consisting of 62 athletes (6 women and 56 men), has attended the event.
Iranian athletes are competing in Judo, Rowing, wonderland, wheelchair basketball, cycling, sitting volleyball, athletics, shooting, archery, and weightlifting.
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