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Article: Nigerian power lifters aims to set world record at Beijing Paralympics

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September 2, 2008
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Nigerian power lifters aims to set world record at Beijing Paralympics

LAGOS, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Solomon Amarakwu, Nigeria's 2002 Commonwealth Games power lifting gold medalist, has promised to set a new world record at the Beijing Paralympics, reported the News Agency of Nigeria.

Amarakwu said he would improve on his previous mark in Beijing.

"In Manchester, I set a new world record of 235kg to win gold at the Commonwealth Games and at the Athens 2004 Paralympics Games, I improved on it with another new world record of 240kg to win gold again. I ...

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