Usman shines at World Championship with gold

LAHORE: Pakistani weightlifter Muhammad Usman emerged victorious at the 11th World Strength Lifting and Incline Bench Press Championship held in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan. Usman, the captain of Pakistan’s strength lifting team, secured a gold medal in the 85kg senior class.

He further impressed by clinching a silver medal in the Incline Bench Press category, edging out his Indian opponent. The competition saw participation from ten countries, including India, China, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Magnolia, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan. Usman dedicated his medals to the people of Palestine, raising their flag alongside Pakistan’s in a powerful display of support to people of Gaza who have been mercilessly killed and maimed in attacks by Israel.