Aniq seals Olympic ticket


Teenage weightlifter Muhd Aniq Kasdan bagged three golds and broke two national record in the men's 55kg event at the Indonesia International Weightlifting Championship.

PETALING JAYA: After an eight-year hiatus, Malaysia will be represented in the Olympic weightlifting competition again.

Reigning Commonwealth Games champion Aniq Kasdan has qualified on merit for Paris Olympics after finishing eight overall in men's 61kg category at the IWF World Cup in Phuket tonight (Tuesday).

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