Kurdistan Region President receives award-winning female athletes

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani received female athletes from the Kurdistan Region that won medals in the recent Arab Championship for Weightlifting on Wednesday.

.@IKRPresident Nechirvan Barzani received athletes from the #Kurdistan Region that won medals in the recent Arab Championship for Weightlifting. pic.twitter.com/JSJIaVWIe6

— Kurdistan Region Presidency (@KurdistanRegion) January 19, 2022

Enas Mohseen won six gold medals at the Arab Championship for Weightlifting held in Erbil, making her the winner of the competition in the 58 and 65-kilogram categories. 

Ena’s two sisters, Isra Mohseen and Oshen Mohseen, also won gold and silver medals in the championship. 

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The three sisters were inspired by their father, who was also a weightlifter. He recently died of COVID-19 complications. 

“The secret of [our success] comes from the fact we have inherited that power from our father,” Enas earlier told Kurdistan 24. 

Out of the ten female members of the Iraqi National Team, eight of them are Kurdish athletes. 

The championship took place in late December in the resort city of Shaqlawa in Erbil province. 

At least 200 athletes participated from over 14 Arab countries.