TEHRAN – Hossein Soltani of Iran claimed a gold medal in the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships on Tuesday.

He lifted 154kg in the snatch and 184kg in the clean and jerk and finished in first place with a total of 338kg in the men's 81kg class.

Chuang Sheng-Min from Chinese Taipei seized the silver with 154-180-334 and Korean Park Hyeongo won the bronze by lifting 143-181-324.

The 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships take place in Jinju, Republic of Korea from May 5 to 13.

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