Sakina Khatun managed a profitable elevate of 93kg however it wasn’t sufficient for a podium end.© Twitter
India’s Sakina Khatun completed fifth in ladies’s 50 Kg powerlifting last on the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Friday. Sakina, who had received a bronze medal in Commonwealth Video games, efficiently lifted 90 kg in her first try and was not in a position to go above 90 kg in her second try. Within the third try, she lifted 93kg to maneuver to fifth spot. Consequently, the Indian para-powerlifter missed out on a medal. Chinese language powerlifter Hu Dandan received the gold as she lifted 120kg whereas Egypt’s Rehab Ahmed clinched silver. Olivia Broome of Nice Britain received the bronze within the ladies’s 50 Kg powerlifting last within the Tokyo Paralympics on Friday.
Sakina bought off to a good begin as she lifted 90kg in her first try and was ranked one earlier than Lidiia Soloviova of Ukraine occupied the highest publish with a elevate of 104kg.
After the completion of the primary spherical, Sakina was in sixth place whereas Egypt’s Ahmed had taken the highest spot with a elevate of 117kg.
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Sakina then did not elevate 93kg in her second try and went once more with the identical weight however this time she lifted to maneuver as much as the fifth spot. Nonetheless, her efforts on Friday weren’t ample for the Indian athlete to assert a medal.
Later within the day, India’s para-powerlifter Jaideep Kumar will participate within the males’s 65 kg class.
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