Alireza Asahi, the world bodybuilding champion, has passed away
The Afghanistan Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation confirmed the death of Alireza Asahi, the veteran world bodybuilding champion
Today, Thursday, January 4th, this federation wrote in a message on its Facebook page that the bodybuilding family is mourning the world champion Alireza Asahi
The cause of his death was not specified in the federation’s message, but Afghan media have cited a heart attack as the reason for Alireza Asahi’s passing
The Afghanistan Bodybuilding Federation announced that his funeral and burial ceremony will be held tomorrow in Kabul
Mr. Asahi brought the gold medal in the veterans category for two consecutive years, 2023 and 2024, in the 14th and 15th World Bodybuilding Championships for Afghanistan
Mr. Asahi, who was 51 years old, became the world champion in the over 85 kg category in the veterans section
He was the first to win a gold medal for Afghanistan in the World Bodybuilding Championships