Tokyo, August 04 (QNA) - Syrian weightlifter Maan Asaad won his country's first bronze medal in the weight of +109 kg of Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Maan Asaad, 27, lifted 190 kg and 234 nits (424 kg), to be third behind Georgian Lasha Talakhadze, who broke the world record with 488 kg, and Iranian Ali Daoudi (441 kg).
The Syrian weightlifter participated in the current games after getting rid of the shoulder pain that followed his participation in the Asian Championships in Uzbekistan last April, when he achieved three silvers with a local record of 433 kg (195 snatches and 238 nits).
Asaad's bronze is Syria's first since the 2004 Summer Olympics, and the fourth in its history.
During its previous participation in the Olympic Games, which began in 1948, Syria won 3 medals, a gold won by Ghada Shuaa in the heptathlon competition in Atlanta 1996, a silver in the freestyle wrestling won by Joseph Attia in the 100-kg weight in Los Angeles 1984, and a bronze for the boxer Nasser Al-Shami in the 91-kg weight. in Athens 2004. (QNA)