Fourth Asian Club Weightlifting Championships - 2003-12-18

The first day of the fourth Asian Club Weightlifting Championships for adults, held in the city of 'Shenyang' China, saw the lightweight weightlifters from the Saipa club winning gold medals. According to the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), Sadegh Norouzi in the 56 kg category won a gold medal in the snatch by lifting 102.5 kg and secured his second gold in the clean and jerk with a lift of 140 kg, totaling 242.5 kg to take first place. In the 62 kg category, a weightlifter from the Azad University team won a silver medal, while a Chinese weightlifter became the champion. Additionally, in the 69 kg category, Abbas Malamir from the Saipa team, who had won a silver medal in the snatch by lifting 120 kg, succeeded in the clean and jerk with a lift of 157.5 kg, achieving a total of 277.5 kg to become the champion. Eight teams from four countries—Iran, Mongolia, Singapore, and China—are participating in the fourth Asian Club Weightlifting Championships for adults, and tomorrow (Friday) weightlifters in the 77 kg and 85 kg categories will compete. It is noteworthy that two Chinese lightweight weightlifters were previously expected to participate in the Azad University team, but this did not occur.