{"id":69868,"date":"2024-03-28T18:52:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T18:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=69868"},"modified":"2024-03-28T18:52:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T18:52:12","slug":"para-powerlifting-one-more-shot-to-paris-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/para-powerlifting-one-more-shot-to-paris-2024","title":{"rendered":"Para-powerlifting: one more shot to Paris 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Uganda\u2019s para powerlifters have one chance left to qualify for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games after nearly two years of trying at several qualifying events.<\/b><\/p>\n

Despite a not-so-good performance at the World Para Powerlifting World Cup, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, last week Denis Mbaziira is still the closest to qualifying for Paris.<\/p>\n

Mbaziira finished 10th among 12 participants in the Men’s Up to 88 kg with only one successive lift of 180kg in three attempts. That denied him a better total in a race won by Vallejo Rodriguez of Dominican Republic with a total of 562kg, Abdelrahman Abdelfattah of Egypt came second with 496kg and Mohamed Elelfat finished third with 441kg.<\/p>\n

That means Mbaziira\u2019s battle of becoming Uganda\u2019s first para powerlifter at the Paralympic Games needs to engage a different gear at another World Cup\u2014the last Paralympic qualifying event\u2014in Tbilisi, Georgia in June. \u201cMbaziira is almost there but we need to push another athlete to qualify: either Safalu or Nigo,\u201d said Kenneth Sekilanda, the national coach who took the team to Egypt.<\/p>\n

In the Men’s Up to 80 kg, Safalu Tamale finished sixth with a total of 288kg after getting his first two attempts right: 140kg and 148kg. He could have done better had he not failed his third attempt of 152kg. In the same category, 2018 African bronze medalist Muhammad Nigo, finished a distant 11th with 135kg only his right lift, after failing 130kg and 138kg.<\/p>\n

Like Mbaziira, Tamale and Nigo will have to improve at Tbilisi if they are serious about Paris.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Babu Baabumba impressed with a fifth place finish with a total of 226kg in the Men\u2019s 59kg, after succeeding at 110kg and 116kg and failing the 112kg attempt. But because he has missed the previous qualifying events his chances for Paris are slim.<\/p>\n

Rebecca Zawedde, on her international debut, finished seventh in the Women\u2019s 88kg with a total of 113kg gathered from two successful attempts: 55kg and 58kg. She failed at 60kg. For her it was priceless exposure at the elite level, one she would wish to add on in Georgia.<\/p>\n

Team Uganda at World Cup <\/b>
\nName Attempts Total <\/b>
\nMen\u2019s 59kg<\/b><\/p>\n

Babu Baabumba: 110 112 116 226kg<\/b>
\nMen\u2019s Up to 80kg<\/b><\/p>\n

Safalu Tamale: 140 148 152 288kg<\/b><\/p>\n

Muhamed Nigo: 130 135 138 135kg<\/b>
\nMen’s Up to 88 kg<\/b><\/p>\n

Denis Mbaziira: 180 180 181 180kg<\/b>
\nWomen\u2019s Up to 88kg<\/b><\/p>\n

Rebecca Zawedde: <\/b>55 58 60 130kg<\/b><\/p>\n

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