Farhanna Farid earlier this month set a world record in the women’s Under-52kg deadlift – her sixth deadlift record in a year.
SINGAPORE: It was in secondary school when Farhanna Farid first realised she was a little different.
It was a “series of unfortunate events” that led her to the sport. An avid runner during her university days, Farhanna started to experience niggling injuries. She was anything but a natural when starting out. “The first time I stepped into the gym, it was super awkward,” she recalled. “The racks, the bars and the plates were just so intimidating. If not for my partner kind of forcing me to shadow him or him teaching me the ropes, I don't think I would have gone there myself.”
"When I went to watch these competitions, there were all these small, petite women going out there and showing their prowess. They're so strong in their own right, because we compete within our body weight categories, within our age category. It's about being strong within your own right and I very much appreciated that."
"I thought it was good that someone took the record because I felt even more compelled to do it," she said."I would want to defend my title and record as much as possible, but someone should be kind of nipping me on my tail, to constantly keep me going."Childhood dream come true: Li Ling Yung-Hryniewiecki is first Singaporean woman to swim across English Channel
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