The Walton Smartphone National Club Weightlifting Championship and the 1st Inter Service Weightlifting starts at the National Sports Council gymnasium tomorrow.
The three-day meet will see the male and female weightlifters of 21 clubs across the country and the lifters of the seven services teams vie for 45 medals in 15 weight categories.
In a press conference held at the conference room of the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday Wing Commander (rtd) Mohiuddin Ahmed, the general secretary of weightlifting federation said the meet is virtually a qualifier for the lifters as four best lifters will be selected for the Commonwealth Games.
Walton additional director A.F.M. Iqbal bin Anwar Dawn handed over the sponsorship money of Tk250,000 to Mohiuddin. Federation officials Kazi Golam Quddus Nabi, Rafiquzzman, Mariam Mina and Mojibur Rahman were also present on the occasion.