Alireza Asahi, the world bodybuilding champion, has passed away
The Afghanistan Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation confirmed the death of Alireza Asahi, the world bodybuilding veterans champion
Today, Thursday, February 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 reported a heart attack as the reason for Alireza Asahi’s death
The Afghanistan Bodybuilding Federation announced that his funeral and burial ceremony will be held tomorrow in Kabul
Mr. Asahi brought the gold medal for the veterans in the 14th and 15th World Bodybuilding Championships to Afghanistan for two consecutive years, 2023 and 2024
Mr. Asahi, who was 51 years old, had become the world champion in the over 85 kg category in the veterans section
He had won Afghanistan’s first gold medal in the World Bodybuilding Championships
