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Jordan’s Qaradeh lifts Asian gold medal

By JT - Sep 10,2018 - Last updated at Sep 10,2018

AMMAN — One of Jordan’s top Paralympians has won gold on Sunday at the Asian Powerlifting Championships taking place in Japan.

Omar Qaradeh lifted an incredible 175kg to win the 49kg division, followed by China’s Zoung Yu in second and Iran’s Ali Reda in third.

Mohammad Tarbash, picked up a bronze medal in Japan on Monday. Tarbash lifted an incredible 187kg to finish third in the 65kg category.

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