Sportsman from Turkmenistan to perform at Asian Powerlifting Championships in Dubai
September 13, 2018 | 17:17 |486
Turkmen athlete Akmurad Saparov will participate in the Asian Powerlifting Championship in the bench press exercise, which will be held from September 18 to 24 in Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. A pupil of the master of sports in powerlifting Ahmed Pirovov will demonstrate his abilities in two divisions - the classic bench press and equipped bench press. This is the debut of a Turkmen athlete in competitions of this magnitude. The asset box of Akmurad, performing in the weight category up to 120 kg, hs silver medal of the Championship of Turkmenistan on powerlifting in 2015, where he lifted up a total of 700 kg in the sum of three exercises - squat, deadlift and bench press. The heavyweight sportsman is also a prize-winner of the national championship according to the classic bench press of 2016.Aina BERDYEVA
