ERBIL, IRAQ –  The Qatar’s Olympic Gold medalist and champion Fares Ibrahim set new standards of excellence to  Qatar’s sport achievements, after winning three gold medals at the 2021 Arab weightlifting Championship which concluded in Iraq city of  Erbil on Friday.

Qatar superstar has fought tooth and nail to claim three gold medals in classes clean , Jerk and total with a lift of 102 kg , beating all participants from other Arab countries.

This event brought  together  the best Arab weightlifters  from 14 countries, including Qatar, Kuwait,  Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Bahrain,  Comoros, Sudan, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya and hosts Iraq.

In a post  event statement  ,the Qatar Olympic Committee first vice president and  the president of Qatar Weightlifting Federation, Mr. Mohammed Yousef Al Mana  described Fares achievement as an outcome of big  effort being made  at both  the technical and managerial levels and  the perfect vision of  the Qatar sport movement.

Mr. Al Mana also dedicated this new record of achievements  to the Qatar’s wise leadership  and HE QOC president, Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani.

Source: Qatar Olympic Committee