Rabia Shahzad, a weightlifter from Pakistan, won the silver medal on Tuesday in the World Powerlifting Championship in Slovakia.
The former junior national champion posted the good news on her Instagram.
“Alhumdulillah I have won a Silver medal and broke National Records by lifting a total of 267.5KG (Bodyweight 51.4kg) in the 52kg category in World Powerlifting Championship 2022 in Trnava, Slovakia”.
“Thankful to Allah for giving me this achievement despite the federation secretary Me Rashid Malik trying his best to stop my international participation and make me quit the sport,” she wrote.
A Ukrainian athlete won the gold medal in the 52kg category. Previously, she took home gold and silver in international contests.
