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Para powerlifters take home World Cup medals

Vietnam's delegation has arrived home with three silvers and one bronze at the Dubai 2024 Para Powerlifting World Cup.
Para powerlifters take home World Cup medals ảnh 1Nguyen Binh An of Vietnam secures two silvers from the Dubai 2024 Para Powerlifting World Cup.  (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam's delegation has arrivedhome with three silvers and one bronze at the Dubai 2024 Para PowerliftingWorld Cup.

Para Games champion Nguyen Binh An competed in the men's U54kg andplaced second in the total lift and best lift categories, recording 518kgand 179kg, respectively.

Dang Thi Linh Phuong was second in the total lift of 169kg inthe women's U50kg.

Former world and Paralympic champion Le Van Cong earned a bronzein the men's U49kg's total lift category with a result of 409kg. His bestlift was 141kg. It was an unexpected achievement for the multi-time SEAGames champion as before he has lifted 183.5kg, which is the current worldrecord.

The season-opening World Cup wasorganised from February 29 to March 6 in Dubai, the United ArabEmirates.

As many as 200 of the world’s finest athletes from 32countries took part in the event. The star-studded line-up gathered manyParalympic, world and continental champions. 

The World Cup also offered important world rankings pointsfor the athletes' qualification for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, thedeadline of which is July 2024./.
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