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Continuing her victorious run in the UK tour, Pakistan’s emerging female weightlifter Rabia Shahzad has added another medal to her tally by winning a Gold medal in Hampshire weight lifting championship.
A day after winning Welsh Open Championship in Cardiff, the 21-year old Shahzad travelled to Basingstoke to participate in Hampshire Weightlifting Championship.
The competition was held on basis of Sinclair point where Shahzad outshined 8 other weightlifters to win the gold medal with 144.48 Sinclair points.
Shahzad outshined 8 other weightlifters to win the gold medal with 144.48 Sinclair points. Photo: File The Sinclair points are awarded after calculating the athlete’s weight with the total lift by the athlete during the competition.
Shahzad, who is in 49Kg category, informed Geo News from UK that she lifted 40kg in Snatch and 52kg in Clean & Jerk to earn the top position in the group of 9 weightlifters.—Agencies
