Pakistani female powerlifter wins four gold medals in Singapore

[Spring Onion]

Pakistani flag flies high as female powerlifter wins four gold medals in Singapore
By APP
Published: December 9, 2017
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ISLAMABAD: Saniha Ghafoor, a Pakistani female powerlifter, secured four gold medals in the 57kg category at the Oceania Pacific Powerlifting Championship on Saturday.

Saniha won four gold medals in the 57kg category for squats, bench press, dead lift and total weight, a private news channel reported.

The powerlifter lifted an aggregate weight of 280kg, 115kg during squats, 55kg during bench press and 110kg during dead lift.














Asian Bench Press Championships: Pakistan powerlifters continue to shine

The championship is being held at Park Avenue Convention Centre in Singapore. The event kicked off on December 7 and will run until December 10.

Other Pakistani powerlifters competing in the event include Sybil Sohail (47kg), Twinkle Sohail (72kg), Rabbia Razzaq (84kg), Muhammad Ahmad Khan (105kg), Syed Nadeem Hashmi (105kg) and Mahmood Heera (120kg).

In 2015, Pakistan’s Twinkle Sohail also won a gold medal in the Asian Bench-Press Powerlifting Championship which was held in Muscat. https://tribune.com.pk/story/158010...-powerlifter-wins-four-gold-medals-singapore/

 

[Reichsmarschall]

Mabrook

 

[Spring Onion]

Mabrook

wonderful in fact.

 

[Reichsmarschall]

wonderful in fact.

its good for soft image

 

[Valar.]

Great.

 

[Advocate Pakistan]

More power to our Girls.

 

[Spring Onion]

its good for soft image

I do not bother about soft or hard image here but it is wonderful development our youth is stepping into different fields.

 

[Azadkashmir]

This is a great news, inshallah she will progress further and inspire others.

 

[somebozo]

 

[EyelessInGaza]

its good for soft image

No it's good at every level, not for just some photoshoot exercise as you're implying.

Well done to the lady.

 

[PAKISTANFOREVER]

Beautiful as well as strong.

 

[Enigma_]

Congratulations to her.

 

[The Diplomat]

Good for her.

But how exactly does this help the average Pakistani on the street?

Lyari has a all female boxing club.

 

[duhastmish]

Good for her.

But how exactly does this help the average Pakistani on the street?

She gave your nation respect and a moment of pride.

Ab kya Teri Raksha uthayegi?

 

[The Diplomat]

So? We need women boxers for what?

Why do we need male boxers? That's a bit of a stupid question....
Why don't we just close down all sporting academies in Pakistan then...

It's people like you cry that Pakistan didn't win a gold in the Olympics, yet you don't want to promote sports.