Women's -41kg | Powerlifting | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
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Women's -41kg
Plus Victory Ceremony
Gold: Nazmiye Muratli (TUR) world record
Silver: Zhe Cui (CHN)
Bronze: Ni Nengah Widiasih (INA)
Start List:
Leidy Rodriguez (CUB)
Noura Baddour (SYR)
Maryna Kopiika (UKR)
Ni Nengah Widiasih (INA)
Nawal Ramadan (EGY)
Zhe Cui (CHN)
Nsini Ben (NGR)
Nazmiye Muratli (TUR)
The women’s up to 41kg event was hotly contested with defending Paralympic and world champion Turkey’s Nazmiye Muratli breaking the world and Paralympic record on her way to gold.
Muratli lifted 104kg on her second attempt to break the previous world record mark of 103.5kg and retain her Paralympic crown ahead of China’s Zhe Cui, while Ni Nengah Widiasih, from Indonesia, took home the bronze with a successful lift of 95kg.
The Turkish star had one more attempt at improving the world record to 106kg, but she was unable to complete the lift.
Despite finishing in the silver medal position for three consecutive Paralympics, Cui was very excited with the end result.
“Before I arrived at the Paralympic Village I was confident I could win the gold medal, “she said.
“I felt very comfortable, but training wasn’t good so it was happy enough just to get a medal.
“I’m confident I can come back and I must take back that world record.”
For more information on the Rio 2016 Paralympic Game, please visit http://www.paralympic.org/rio-2016
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The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games were held from 7-18 September 2016. Athletes from more than 160 countries competed in 528 medal events in 22 different sports.
Plus Victory Ceremony
Gold: Nazmiye Muratli (TUR) world record
Silver: Zhe Cui (CHN)
Bronze: Ni Nengah Widiasih (INA)
Start List:
Leidy Rodriguez (CUB)
Noura Baddour (SYR)
Maryna Kopiika (UKR)
Ni Nengah Widiasih (INA)
Nawal Ramadan (EGY)
Zhe Cui (CHN)
Nsini Ben (NGR)
Nazmiye Muratli (TUR)
The women’s up to 41kg event was hotly contested with defending Paralympic and world champion Turkey’s Nazmiye Muratli breaking the world and Paralympic record on her way to gold.
Muratli lifted 104kg on her second attempt to break the previous world record mark of 103.5kg and retain her Paralympic crown ahead of China’s Zhe Cui, while Ni Nengah Widiasih, from Indonesia, took home the bronze with a successful lift of 95kg.
The Turkish star had one more attempt at improving the world record to 106kg, but she was unable to complete the lift.
Despite finishing in the silver medal position for three consecutive Paralympics, Cui was very excited with the end result.
“Before I arrived at the Paralympic Village I was confident I could win the gold medal, “she said.
“I felt very comfortable, but training wasn’t good so it was happy enough just to get a medal.
“I’m confident I can come back and I must take back that world record.”
For more information on the Rio 2016 Paralympic Game, please visit http://www.paralympic.org/rio-2016
Like us: https://www.facebook.com/Paralympics and follow us: https://www.twitter.com/paralympics
The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games were held from 7-18 September 2016. Athletes from more than 160 countries competed in 528 medal events in 22 different sports.