Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- The 41st men's and 18th women's national senior weightlifting competition begins at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the capital today.

A total of 21 teams including sixteen clubs and five services teams, will compete in the four-day meet, organized by Bangladesh Weightlifting Federation, said a press release.

Among the selected 130 players for the competition, 66 are men's and 64 are women's players who will participate in the sixteen weight categories(eight of men's and eight of women's).

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