TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – Iranian female powerlifter Mahdieh Mohammadian snatched a bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Para Games on Wednesday.

Mahdieh Mohammadian won the bronze medal by lifting 105 kg weight.

This is the first medal in the history of women's powerlifting in the Para Asian Games.

A total of 128 male athletes represent Iran in 16 events and 82 female athletes compete in 11 events.

Iran finished in third place in the 2018 Asian Para Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Iran’s slogan in the 2022 Asian Para Games is “Faith, Iran, Honor” and the name of the delegation is “Children of Iran”.

Hangzhou 2022 takes place from Oct. 22 to 28. An estimated 3,000 athletes compete across 22 sports.

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