Turkmen powerlifter wins silver at Asian Championships in Dubai
September 29, 2018 | 14:04 |1868
Turkmen athlete Akmurad Saparov won the silver medal at the Asian Powerlifting Championship, held in Dubai. The pupil of the master of sports Ahmed Pirovov, performing in the weight category up to 120 kg, in the bench press exercise raised the barbell of 192.5 kg. Other representatives of this sport having good traditions in Turkmenistan - the head coach of the national team Dovletnazar Atanazarov (+120 kg) and Merited Master of Sports Merdan Nursahedov (83 kg) - will perform at the World Championships of the Athletic Amateur Union (AAU), which runs from September 28 to 30 in the American city of Laughlin, Nevada.Aina BERDYYEVA
