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Zoe Newson takes gold in para powerlifting as late Nigerian duo are disqualified

Nigeria’s perfect para powerlifting Commonwealth Games record was ended when two of their athletes were disqualified for turning up late for an event won by England’s Zoe Newson. Tokyo Paralympic champion Latifat Tijani and Onyinyechi Mark were ...

04 Aug 2022 at 20:12

Local News

IWD2022: Powerlifting County Derry solicitor gearing up to represent her country

When Bellaghy woman Aileen Muldoon found herself out of breath running around a kid's playground, she set in motion a series of events that have brought her to representing her country in the European and World Masters Powerlifting ...

10 Mar 2022 at 13:33

Shocks

Ex-army medic who ‘cheated death’ in bomb blast now preparing for Invictus Games after she lost vision and mobility

A veteran who “cheated death” after surviving a “horrific” bomb explosion in Afghanistan – but later lost her vision, mobility, and her “life as (she) knew it” – has since adjusted to a new life with her service dog and is ...

02 Aug 2023 at 07:00

Health

Neurodivergent 49-year-old to bear self-harm scars at world championships after powerlifting cured ‘chaos’ in her head

A neurodivergent woman who stopped working for more than a decade due to mental illness has become one of the UK’s most promising powerlifters in her 40s after discovering the sport helped calm the “chaos” in her head and ...

05 Apr 2024 at 06:30

Health

Powerlifter says people do not recognise him after shedding more than 80kg through fat-fighting football league

A 27-year-old powerlifter who gained weight in order to lift heavier barbells has lost almost 13 stone by joining a football group and shrinking his diet, and said that while he cannot lift as much as he used to, he has ...

21 Mar 2024 at 06:30

Derry Sport

Derry teenager set to represent Ireland at European Powerlifting Championship

A Derry teenager is set to represent Ireland at the sub-junior and junior powerlifting European Championships in the Czech Republic. Ajay Mulhern will wear the green of his country in Pilsen on Tuesday morning, October ...

07 Oct 2024 at 11:33

Derry Sport

Derry teenager wins bronze medal at sub-junior and junior powerlifting European Championships

A Derry teenager has secured third place in the sub-junior and junior powerlifting European Championships in the Czech Republic. Ajay Mulhern was representing Ireland in Pilsen on Tuesday morning, October 8. The ...

09 Oct 2024 at 13:33

County Derry Post

County Derry man set to 'make his father proud’ at European Bench Press Championship

A County Derry man is looking to 'make his father proud’ when he represents Ireland at the European Bench Press Championship. Brandon Patterson qualified for the competition in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 8 in ...

21 Jul 2024 at 14:33

Home

Mayoral reception for Causeway Coast and Glens powerlifter and weightlifter

The Mayor has welcomed County Derry teens Minnie Dihmis and Zak Taggart to a special reception in recognition of their respective powerlifting and weightlifting successes. The pair have both achieved world ...

28 Nov 2024 at 12:33

Health

I thought I could run it off: Teenager had leg amputated after lump from rugby tackle turned out to be aggressive cancer

A teenage athlete who had his leg amputated after a lump from a rugby tackle turned out to be an aggressive bone cancer has learned to “stay positive whatever life throws at you”. Oliver Liddle, 19, a ...

10 Feb 2025 at 06:30

Body Image

Four-time World’s Strongest Disabled Woman felt disability meant she ‘failed as a mother’ until she found powerlifting

A four-time World’s Strongest Disabled Woman once felt she was “failing as a mother” because of her disability until para-powerlifting and a bionic leg gave her a new lease of life. Alfie Scott, 52, ...

20 May 2025 at 10:16

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