SANCTION He served a two-year suspension from June 2013 to June 2015 after testing positive for the banned substance stanozolol. (iwf.net, 01 Jan 2019)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (alkass.net, 25 Aug 2018)
Milestones
He became the first weightlifter from Iraq to win a gold medal at the Asian Games by claiming victory in the 85kg category at the 2018 Games in Indonesia. (SportsDeskOnline, 12 Sep 2018; iwf.net, 28 Aug 2018)
Injuries
He suffered an injury while competing at the 2019 World Championships in Pattaya, Thailand, which forced him to withdraw from the competition. (almirbad.com, 23 Sep 2019)