Malaysian weightlifter to feature in Rio Olympics

Mohd Hafifi Mansor celebrates winning the Gold Medal in the Men's 69kg weightlifting final at the Clyde Auditorium during the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, July 26, 2014. GLENN GUAN/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia will be represented in weightlifting at the Olympics for the first time since Beijing in 2008.

The national team have secured qualification for the Rio de Janeiro Games at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.