On the final day of the 2023 World Powerlifting Championship in Malta, Mehdi Mafi Gholami, the only Iran's representative competed against his competitors in the 120+ kg category.
Mafi Gholami won a silver medal in the squat technique by recording 387.5 kg, while he also set a new record in the age category of masters 1 (40-49).
The only Iranian representative registered 205 kg in the bench press and 330 kg in the deadlift to end his work with a total record of 922.5 kg in the 10th place seed.
In this category, athletes from USA, Georgia and Turkey stood in the first to third places, respectively.
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