Kenya’s Helen Wawira will be in action on Thursday chasing a paralympiv welgt lifting medal as the Paralympic Games kicked off today in Tokyo, Japan.
The 29-year-old powerlifter, who carried the Kenyan flag at the opening ceremony at the Tokyo International where she is entered in the 41-kilogramme category.
She previously featured at the 2017 World Championships in Mexico, finishing fourth in the up to 41kg category, and was also fourth at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in the bench press.
In 2016, she competed at the World Cup in Malaysia, having been encouraged to take up powerlifting by Gabriel Magu who represented Kenya at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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