Indonesia's top Paralympic powerlifter pushes for more medal glory

  • 2 months ago
Indonesia's most decorated para powerlifter Ni Nengah Widiasih, shouts as she bench presses a heavy weight at her training gym, pushing through a shoulder injury to prepare for her next challenge: winning a third Paralympic medal. Widiasih trains with two other women para powerlifters who will be a part of Indonesia's largest-ever contingent of Paralympic athletes in Paris.
Transcript
00:00Powerlifting changed me a lot.
00:11Maybe if I didn't do powerlifting, I don't know what I would do.
00:24I have no idea.
00:30I don't know what to do.
00:46The three of us represent Indonesia.
00:49I hope we can inspire the women out there who will be watching us.
00:56No matter what, as long as we believe in ourselves, nothing is impossible.
01:26I'm so proud of myself.
01:41I'm so lucky to be a part of powerlifting.
01:45This is where I can change my destiny.
01:51I'm so grateful.
01:55If you want to join the Paralympics, you need to be a part of the single-league eleven.
02:24If you want to join the Paralympics, you need to be a part of the single-league eleven.

Recommended