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Brother-sister weightlifting duo wins gold in National Games

Saima Mazoor and Zohaib Maznoor topped 55- and 96-kilogramme categories, respectively

By Sohail Imran
November 16, 2019
Saima and Zohaib Manzoor win gold medals in weight lifting. — Photo:File 

PESHAWAR: The Manzoor siblings of team WAPDA on Friday won a gold medal each at the National Games of Pakistan’s weightlifting category.

Saima Mazoor and Zohaib Maznoor topped the 55- and 96-kilogramme categories, respectively. The duos hail from Lahore.

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The Manzoors belong to a family of weightlifters. Their father, Muhammad Manzoor was a former Olympian and represented Pakistan at the 1976 Olympics. Added to this, he had competed in many national competitions. 

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