TEHRAN – A total of 10 men lifters will represent Iran at the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships.

The Asian Weightlifting Championships will take place in Jinju, Republic of Korea from May 5 to 13.

Hossein Soltani (81kg), Kianoush Rostami and Mostafa Javadi (89kg), Ayoub Mousavi (96kg), Sohrab Moradi and Reza Dehdar (102kg), Mehdi Karami and Amir Azizi (109kg) and Ayat Sharifi and Alireza Yousefi (+109kg) will represent Iran in the competition.

The continental championship will be the second qualifying event for the Paris Olympic Games after the World Weightlifting Championships 2022.