Wawira placed fifth in Paralympic powerlifting event

Kenya’s Harriet Wawira was ranked fifth at the close of the women’s 41kg powerlifting event at the Tokyo Paralympics on Thursday 26 August 2021.

Wawira started with a lift of 90kg before following it up with a 93kg lift.  Her third attempt on 95kg was declared a no lift, meaning that she would place fifth out of ten competitors.

 China’s Guo Lingling won the gold medal as she set a new world record of 109 kg. 

The 32-year-old Chinese first broke the previous world record of 107 kg in her third attempt and followed up with a new mark of 109 kg in the fourth. 

Ni Nengah Widiasih of Indonesia took the silver with 99 kg while Clara Sarahy Fuentes Monasterio of Venezuela settled for the bronze with 97 kg.

1. Lingling Guo (China) Best lift: 108kg (gold)

2. Ni Negah Widiasih (Indonesia) 98kg (silver)

3. Clara Sarahy Fuentes Monasterio (Venezuela) 97kg (bronze)

4. Zoe Newson (Great Britain) 94kg

5. Hellen Wawira Kariuki (Kenya) 93kg

6. Cristina Poblador Granados (Colombia) 92kg

7. Lara Aparecida de Lima (Brazil) 88kg

8. Moura Baddour (Syria) 82kg

9. Maryna Kopiika (Ukraine) (no lift, three attempts)

10. Leidy Rodriguez Rodriguez (Cuba) (no lift, three attempts)