Brilliant bronze for �鶹ֱ��’s Broome

27 August 2021

Olivia Broome produced the performance of her life to win a brilliant bronze at the Paralympic Games.

The 19-year-old current University student lifted 107kg in the women’s -50kg powerlifting category to make the podium in her first-ever Games.

In a tough field, Broome completed the third-best lift of the day – edging out her nearest opponent by just 1kg – as Dandan Hu (China) won gold and Rehab Ahmed (Egypt) took silver.

Ahead of the competition, Broome told �鶹ֱ�� Sport how she planned on managing the nerves and the weightlifter from Chorley looked assured throughout to make history for ParalympicsGB.

Elsewhere in powerlifting, �鶹ֱ��-based Ali Jawad finished a respectable sixth in the men’s -59kg category.

Broome’s bronze is �鶹ֱ��’s second medal at the 2020 Paralympics following Crystal Lane-Wright’s silver on the opening day.

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Notes for editors

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It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2021 QS World University Rankings and University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2019.

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