At dawn of Wednesday , the 18th of January 2012 , one of the Weightlifting idols who had played a great part in enhancing world weightlifting , said farewell to  the terrestrial globe. Dr. Asghar Shahabi , the former IWF and AWF Medical Committee member who recently had been appointed as  the honorary lifetime chairman of AWF Medical Committee , confronted with a brain incident during the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships held in Thailand and in spite of taking care of him specifically , at last he passed away this morning in his hometown ,Tabriz. Dr. Shahabi , with 50 years experience in weightlifting field , offered some valuable services to the weightlifting world . AWF offers its deep sorrow for this grievous toll to his respectable family and also the weightlifting concerned authorities ,  athletes and fans in all over the world and seeks God’s compassion and mercy for him. Archive