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For the first time ever, a Para sport will award the opening medals at the Commonwealth Games when powerlifters take the stage on day one in Glasgow. Champions from around the world are ready to compete for gold starting July 24.
Taylor Beebe just competed at the Powerlifting World Championships in Seoul, and she has a simple message: strength changes everything. The fitness trainer is on a mission to help more women discover what happens when they stop apologizing for being strong.
A 17-year-old New Zealand powerlifter is dominating national competitions while proudly representing his Māori culture. His journey shows how cultural pride and athletic excellence can lift each other up.
Paris 2024 champion Onyinyechi Mark shattered a world record with a 148kg lift in Algeria, leading Nigeria to dominate the African Para Powerlifting Championships. The 24-year-old's historic performance came as part of Nigeria's incredible 24-medal haul at the competition.
Athletes from 25 nations competed in Tbilisi, Georgia, where British and Italian para powerlifters shattered European records while 14 countries celebrated medal wins. Louise Sugden's comeback story captured hearts as she lifted her personal best after years of injury setbacks.
Julius Fletcher lifted 1,818 pounds at his first international competition, setting a world squat record just one year after entering the sport. The NextEra Energy employee proves it's never too late to discover your strength.
Mayabhai Bhammar couldn't walk after polio struck at age six. Now he's lifting 115 kg as a national silver medalist, teaching students, and delivering food to fund his Olympic dreams.
Paralympic champions led Brazil to the top of the medals table at the Para South American Games, while four regional records fell in Valledupar, Colombia. The competition marked the event's triumphant return after 12 years.
England's Mark Swan lifted 222kg to win Commonwealth Games' opening gold medal by the smallest possible margin. The 25-year-old didn't even realize he'd won until his coach told him backstage.
Thailand's capital welcomes Asia's strongest Paralympic athletes for six days of competition starting April 7. Champions from across two continents will compete as new mothers return and records fall.
Nigeria's para powerlifters dominated the opening day of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, claiming three gold and three silver medals to put the country in second place overall. The athletes set multiple world and Commonwealth records while showing why Nigeria remains a powerlifting powerhouse.
After a 12-year break, South America's top Paralympic powerlifters return to competition with Olympic gold medalists headlining the comeback event. Over 75 athletes from eight nations will compete in Colombia this weekend, proving adaptive sports are thriving across the continent.
Four-time world champion Folashade Oluwafemiayo will lead Team Nigeria at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The powerlifting legend's appointment celebrates para athletes who have become Nigeria's most consistent medal winners.
A self-taught powerlifter from Paulding County just set a junior world record with a 2,122-pound total at the Arnold Sports Festival. Nathan Wilhelm's journey from beginner to world-record holder took just three years of competition.
A retired banker from India who had bypass surgery at 60 walked into a gym for the first time at 73 and became a national powerlifting champion within six months. His story proves it's never too late to start something extraordinary.
A South Carolina physical therapist squats nearly four times his body weight and holds a world record, yet he calls powerlifting just a hobby. Lorenzo Wright proves extraordinary achievement can coexist with everyday life.
A Mother's Day card with a hand-drawn margarita changed Camille Palmer's life forever. Fourteen years later, she's breaking world records in powerlifting and inspiring others to find strength through their darkest moments.
Lorenzo Wright holds a world record for squatting 795 pounds while working full-time as a physical therapist. The 220-pound powerlifter from South Carolina proves you don't need to look like a superhero to lift like one.
Julie Dickson hated PE class and gave up on sports for years. Now she's a medal-winning powerlifter who found her passion and community.
Nigeria's powerlifting champion and a sprinter who just equaled the national 100m record headline an inspiring roster for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Over 3,000 athletes from 74 nations will compete starting July 23.
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