Tolo News: Khwaja Meer Mujahid, head of the Kabul Powerlifting Federation, and his brother have been detained by the forces of the Islamic Emirate, their family claimed on Wednesday. According to the family, forces of the Islamic Emirate arrested Mujahid and his brother, Dr. Ghulam Mohammad Rahmani, at their residence in Kabul on Monday. Click
Tolo News: The eighth round of the national powerlifting selection championships ended on Saturday, with the Herat and Nimroz teams scooping the titles. The tournament was divided into two categories – classic and professional. Herat came first in the classic division and Nimroz first in the professional division. Click here to read more (external link). Other
AFP: Several times a week Afghanistan’s female powerlifting team squeezes into a small carpeted room in Kabul where they strip off their body-covering abayas and pump iron. Lifting weights heavier than themselves, the women are also flexing their muscles in a deeply conservative and patriarchal country where sport has long been the domain of men. Click
AOPNEWS | January 10, 2016 Afghanistan’s weightlifters won 8 medals (7 gold and 1 bronze) in the recently concluded Subrata Classic Open International Powerlifting, Benchpress and Deadlift Championship. The event was held from January 4 – January 9 in Jamshedur India, and was hosted by the Indian Powerlifting Federation. The medal winners were Abdul Samad