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Mongolia grabs 20 medals at Asian Classic Powerlifting Championship 2022
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Ulaanbaatar
/MONTSAME/. The athletes from Mongolia won 10 gold, 6 silver, and 4 bronze
medals at the Asian Classic Powerlifting Championship 2022, which took place in
Dubai, United Arab Emirates on December 2-8, 2022. Twelve athletes from
Mongolia competed in the championships and two of them became Asian Champions.
To
summarize the achievements of the athletes who participated in the competition:
Ts.
Bayarkhuu lifted a total of 590 kg and became Asian Champion by winning the 3
gold and 1 silver in the men`s +120 kg weight class of the masters-2 category.
B. Orkhon also ranked first at the Asian Classic Powerlifting Championship 2022 by winning 3 gold and 1 silver in the women`s -84 kg weight class of the sub-junior category.
Kh. Amarsanaa ranked second at the championship by grabbing the 2 gold and 3 silver in the men`s -74 kg weight class of the masters-2 category.
S. Minjnaatar ranked third at the championship by claiming silver and bronze medals in the men`s - 105 kg weight class of the open category.
B. Batkhishig won the gold medal by benching in the women`s 75 kg weight class of the junior category.
P. Enkhnasan won the gold medal by benching in the men`s – 105 kg weight class of the masters-1 category.
B. Amartsengel claimed two bronze medals by benching and deadlifting in the women`s -69 kg weight class of the open category.
A. Tserensodnom won a bronze medal by benching in the men`s – 74 kg weight class of the masters-1 category.
The
championship comprises three powerlifting categories, namely squat, bench
press, and dead-lifting. Over 600 athletes from 29 Asian countries competed in
the tournament.
