TEHRAN – Amir Jafari won Iran’s third gold medal at the 12th Dubai 2022 Para Powerlifting World Cup on Friday.

The 2020 Paralympics silver medalist seized the gold with a lift of 198kg in the Up to 65kg weight category.

Powerlifters from Algeria and Chile won silver and bronze medal with 197kg and 191kg, respectively.

Rouhollah Rostami in the Up to 80kg and Mohsen Bakhtiar in the Up to 59kg classes have previously won two gold medals for Iran in the competition underway in the UAE.

Around 200 lifters from 36 nations are in action at the Dubai Club for People of Determination at the Fazza 12th Dubai 2022 Para Powerlifting World Cup.