Pakistani powerlifter Nooh Butt won the title of the Commonwealth Powerlifting Champion in the 120 kg category In the ongoing Commonwealth Powerlifting Championship in South Africa, winning three Gold and one bronze medal in the championship.
Pakistan’s top lifter won three gold medals and one bronze medal in the championship.
Nooh Butt also excelled in the bench press and squat, winning the gold medal in the 120 kg open category. He won the gold medal in the squat category by lifting a weight of 370 kg, while in the bench press, he bagged another gold medal by lifting a weight of 210 kg.
He bagged a bronze medal in the deadlift category by lifting 280 kg. In the open category, he lifted a total weight of 860 kg and won the title.
Previously, he won several medals for Pakistan in weightlifting, but after differences with the Pakistan Weightlifting Federation, he switched from weightlifting to powerlifting.