Pakistani female power-lifter Twinkle Sohail has won the gold medal in the Asian Bench-Press Power-lifting Championship being held in Muscat, Oman.
Seven powerlifters – three women and four men – are representing Pakistan at the event in Muscat.
The Pakistani women team comprises of Twinkle Sohail (57kg), Sonia Azmat (63kg) and Shazia Kanwal Butt (84kg+), while men’s team comprises Mahmood Heera (120kg), Nadeem Hashmi (105kg), Sohail Butt (84kg) and Rashed Malik (93kg).
The Pakistan female team has accompanied the men team for the first time at the Asian Powerlifting Championship. The event started on Oct 1 and will end on Oct 5.