Mariana D'Andrea wins silver at the Paralympic Weightlifting World
Paralympic champion at the Tokyo Games (Japan), Mariana D'Andrea won this Thursday (2) the silver medal at the World Weightlifting Championships, held in Tbilisi (Georgia). It was the first Brazilian podium in the adult competition, which started last Sunday (28). The Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) page broadcasts the event live.
The World Cup continues this Friday (3), starting at 12:30 am (Brasilia time), with two Brazilians competing for a medal: Ailton Bento de Souza (up to 80 kg) and Tayana Medeiros (up to 86 kg). On Saturday (4) it will be the turn of Márcia Menezes (above 86 kilos), Evânio Rodrigues (up to 88 kilos) and André Luís Paz (up to 97 kilos). On Sunday (5), the country's representative will be Mateus de Assis Silva (up to 107 kilos).
Mariana, who competes in the 73-kg category, was surpassed by Chinese Lili Xu, who was second in Tokyo. Nigerian Kafila Almaruf took the bronze. The 23-year-old from São Paulo lifted 135 kilos, two less than the result that guaranteed her gold in Japan. Xu, however, supported 138 kilos (a performance that would have made her a Paralympic champion). In the third and last attempt, the Brazilian tried to equal the 138 kilos lifted by the rival, but the movement was invalidated.
Right after winning her first medal at the World Championships, Mariana D'Andrea set her plans for the future very high. 🔝
— #ParaPowerlifting (@Powerlifting) December 2, 2021
Paralympic and ParaPan champion wants to get the only🥇 she still doesn't have. #Tbilisi2021 | #ForPowerlifting | @Paralympics | @cpboficial pic.twitter.com/aSBTwtBNjC
It was the second silver medal won by Mariana in a World Cup, being the first in the individual. In the 2019 edition, held in Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan), she was runner-up in the mixed team dispute, alongside Bruno Carra and Evânio Rodrigues.
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