Iranian athlete breaks record at IPC Powerlifting World Cup

Paralympic and world champion Rahman won the gold medal, lifting 296kg to set a new world record in the men’s over 107kg.

It is the ninth time the Iranian sportsman has broken the world record which means he remains on course to reach his goal of 300kg.

Rahman is expected to attempt the feat at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

On his 2016 debut, he put in two good lifts of 275kg and 286kg before adding 1kg onto his previous best of 295kg, Paralympic.org wrote.

Iran’s Majid Farzin at the men’s up to 80kg and Hamed Solhipour in men’s up to 88kg had already claimed two gold medals for Iran.

According to Tasnim, Saman Razi in the men’s up to 97kg and Ali Sadeghzadeh in the men’s up to 107 snatched two medals and Hamzeh Mohammadi won a bronze medal in the men’s up to 65kg.

Egypt topped the medals table with ten golds, four silver and two bronze. Iran came second with three gold, two silver and one bronze, followed by Ukraine in third with two gold, four silver and three bronze.

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