Women’s -86 kg - IPC Powerlifting World Championships

Egypt’s Randa Mahmoud broke the world record of Nigeria’s Paralympic champion rival Loveline Obiji on Thursday (10 April) to claim the world title by the smallest of margins at the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships in Dubai, UAE. In a thrilling conclusion to the day’s action, gold in the women’s -86kg category looked to be going the way of the 23-year-old Nigerian who had lifted 139kg in the second round, 4kg more than Mahmoud. Obiji extended her lead further with her final lift of , sm