PETALING JAYA: Weightlifter Aniq Kasdan made the nation proud by winning two silver medals at the World Weightlifting Championships in Manama, Bahrain, on Saturday (Dec 7).
Competing in the under-61kg category, the Johor native carried a total weight of 296kg in the overall standings to win silver and showed his prowess in the clean and jerk with a lift of 166kg, which saw him second in the standings.
North Korea’s Pak Myong-jin swept all the gold medals in the category by lifting an overall weight of 305kg, then 173kg in the clean and jerk and 132kg in the snatch.
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