Farhanna Farid was introduced to powerlifting about six years ago by her then-boyfriend, now-husband, and she quickly fell in love with the sport. Having always been athletic, Farhanna also realised she had a knack for powerlifting when on a regular day training at the gym, she deadlifted what she later found out was the national record weight at the time. This prompted her to hire a coach to start training for competitions, and today, the 30-year-old is a world record holder in the deadlift and even coaches other athletes, including her husband.
In September last year, she deadlifted 201 kg to achieve the world record in the Under-52 kg category, rewriting her own record of 200.5 kg set three months prior. Then in December that same year, she broke her own record yet again with a deadlift of 202kg. She has also broken five Asian records and is the first Singaporean to win an overall gold medal in an international powerlifting competition for the women’s open category.
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