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By winning the bronze medal, Rihanna Karimi brought the first Asian Games weightlifting medal for Iranian women.

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By winning the bronze medal, Rihanna Karimi brought the first Asian Games weightlifting medal for Iranian women.

By winning the bronze medal, Rihanna Karimi brought the first Asian Games weightlifting medal for Iranian women.

Today she won the 2026 Asian Games bronze medal in the women's 77kg weightlifting competition at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, with a minimum of 107kg in singles, 136kg in pairs and a total of 243kg.

According to reports, he weighed 26 kg more than his personal best to stand on the third platform in Asia.

Iran's weightlifters have previously won medals and various championships in the Asian Weightlifting Championships, but this is the first medal in the Asian Games.