After lifting 302.5 kg, Salehi broke the world students' record in the weight category of 83 kg.
The event was held with the attendance of 70 athletes in 12 teams, head of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province powerlifting committee said.
Salehi has the record of India (2009), Japan (2011) and the UAE (2014).
Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single lift of a barbell loaded with weight plates.
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Shahr-e Kord, Feb 26, IRNA – Iranian power lifter Sadeq Salehi broke the record of the world students powerlifting.
