Venezuelan mother pushes her way to record in powerlifting


Pushing the limits: Venezuela’s Clara Sarahy Fuentes in action during the 50kg final. —AFP

VENEZUELA’S powerlifting champion didn’t know when her hands would stop trembling after setting a Games record at the Paris Paralympics.

“I’m out of words, I’m emotional,” Clara Sarahy Fuentes said after bench-pressing 124kg for the gold medal in the women’s 50kg class.

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