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The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games were packed with memorable moments, including athletic feats and historic firsts, that took place at stunning venues in front of a vocal crowd.
We will share three moments from each sport that made the Games very special.
Top moment
Para powerlifting featured about 180 athletes from around the world competing in 20 medal events.
Nigeria’s Onyinyechi Mark made a stunning Paralympic debut. She won the women’s -61kg category after breaking the world record twice back-to-back at La Chapelle Arena.
Her final regular lift was 147kg, breaking her own world record by 1 kg, before a 150kg Power Lift just moments later.
“I feel excited and so happy. I’ve worked so hard to be in these Games today, my expectation was for me to win my gold,” Mark said. “I’m here today to win, I did it. I’m so happy.”
China’s Cui Jianjin secured silver with a lift of 140 kilograms, while Mexico’s Amalia Perez Vazquez lifted 130 kg for bronze at her seventh Paralympic Games.
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