Kyrgyzstani Esen Kaliev takes fifth place at Paralympics

Kyrgyzstani Esen Kaliev took fifth place at the Paralympic Games on September 9, which has started in the city of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), the official website of the competition reported.

According to it, in the tournament Kyrgyz athlete performed in powerlifting in the weight category 54 kg. Besides him, there were seven athletes. The top three winners are Nigerian Roland Ezuruyke, who lifted 200 kg, Chinese ZhianWang (170 kg) and the Greek Dimitrios Bakochristos (162 kg). Kaliev lifted 154 kg.