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Syrian phoenix imprinted in Tokyo.. Maan Asaad adds an achievement to Syria by winning the Olympic bronze

2021-08-05T10:38:14.769Z


Damascus, SANA- The Syrian weightlifter Maan Asaad was not satisfied that our delegation participating in the Tokyo Olympics would return to the homeland without


Damascus-SANA

The Syrian weightlifter Maan Asaad was not satisfied that our delegation participating in the Tokyo Olympics returned to the homeland without any achievement. He was up to the challenge in the last competition for the Syrian participation and won the bronze medal in weightlifting over 109 kg.

The champion Asaad came after the world champion, world record holder and gold medalist in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Georgian Lasha Talakhadze, the gold medalist, and the Iranian Ali Daoudi, the Asian champion in 2019 and 2020.

The international and Arab media devoted wide areas to talk about the achievement of our Olympic champion, his beginnings in the game and his previous achievements. Social media also witnessed a great interaction with the achievement, and its pioneers shared the image of our hero on their pages with words of pride and appreciation.

Egyptian journalist Mustafa Jumaa said: We are proud of Syria's first Olympic bronze medal since 2004. How can it not be the phoenix that emerges from the ashes of fire so that humanity can draw lessons from it in challenge, renewal and rush.

Tunisian journalist Al-Moez Bou Lahia explained that the Syrian weightlifter, Asaad, did not know how to give up and ranked 15th in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and suffered a shoulder injury at the Asian Championships last April, which made his participation in Tokyo highly questionable. Despite all that, he rose up, awarding the Arabs another medal in the Olympics It is the first for Syria since 2004.

Journalist Anwar Al-Bakr explained that the weightlifter Asaad has better personal numbers than the number that was achieved yesterday, as he was able to record 432 kg in the total previously, and this is evidence of his being affected by the injury he suffered in the Asian Championship and during his internal camp in Damascus, indicating that the player’s ambition was to reach more lift From 440 kg and competing for the silver medal, pointing out that getting the bronze in the Tokyo Olympics is a more than important achievement, hoping that it will open the way for our champions in other games to follow the example of weightlifting in achieving new achievements for the Syrian sport.

The media escort of the Syrian mission, Safwan Al-Hindi, said, in turn, that the moments that accompanied the coronation of the hero Maan Asaad are historical and difficult to describe.. moments that mean a lot to those who realize the true meaning of success and the coronation after effort, hardship and sacrifices for a noble goal called Syria.. adding.. those meanings were present. We have before us a moment when the flag of Syria was raised in the sky of Tokyo, during which our player and the delegation that is present stood with pride and pride on the podium, with a desire to achieve an achievement equivalent to the hardship of being away from the homeland and the family in light of the difficult circumstance that our beloved country, Syria, is going through.

The achievement of the champion Asaad proves, according to Al-Hindi, the presence of Syrian sports and its champions who challenged the best players in the world who have all the technical and material capabilities.

It is noteworthy that Syria won three medals during its previous participation in the Olympic Games, which began in 1948, including a gold won by Ghada Shuaa in the heptathlon competition in Atlanta 1996, a silver in the freestyle wrestling for Joseph Attieh in the 100 kg weight in Los Angeles 1984, and a bronze for the boxer Nasser Al-Shami in the weight 91 KG in Athens 2004.

Mohammed Al-Khater

Source: sena

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