In this deeply traditional culture, it was never the norm for female to participate in sports, but earlier this month Afghanistan hosted it’s first ever female weightlifting contest.
Although mens’s bodybuilding is gaining momentum while women’s bodybuilding is presently still not allowed, it’s great to see progress being made with women now competing in weightlifting.
The bench press segment was won by 36yr old Kobra Dastagerzada, while 17yr old Nadia Sadeghi won the top overall.
Click here to read a prior post of ours about Middle Eastern female pros.
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