About
Meso Hassona
Fares Ibrahim ElSayed Hassona El-Bakh, commonly known as Meso Hassona,
is a Qatari weightlifter, Olympic Champion and two time Junior World Champion competing in the 85 kg, and 94 kg categories until 2018 and 96 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.
He holds the junior world record in the clean & jerk (225 kg) and total (397 kg) in the 96 kg division.
Fares started to train when he turned 9 under the supervision of his father who’s his current coach too. The reason why he started is because this sport was in his family for generations- weightlifting is in their blood.
Facts
Two Time Junior World Championship Gold Medalist
The First Qatari to ever Win a Gold Medal
A Record-Breaking Combined lift of 402 kgs
Weightlifting Since 9 Years Old under his Father Ibrahim Hassona
Three Times Senior Championship Silver Medalist & Two times World Best Junior Lifter
This Sport has in his family for years, You could say weightlifting is in his blood
Father: Used to compete professionally in weightlifting and has represented Egypt during the Olympic Games in 1984, 1988 and 1992.
El-Bakh won Qatar’s sixth olympic medal and second in weightlifting. after Saif Assad’s 105 kgs bronze at Sydney 2000.