Personal information | |
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Citizenship | Oman |
Born | 16 October 2000 |
Sport | |
Country | Oman |
Sport | Weightlifting |
Weight class | 81 kg |
Amur Salim Al-Khanjari (born 16 October 2000) is an Omani weightlifter. He represented Oman at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [1]
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