Skip to player
Skip to main content
Skip to footer
Search
Connect
Watch fullscreen
Like
Comments
Bookmark
Share
Add to Playlist
Report
2024 Paralympics: powerlifter Wawira's hopes for a medal
FRANCE 24 English
Follow
8/9/2024
Visit our website:
http://www.france24.com
Like us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English
Follow us on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/France24_en
Category
🗞
News
Transcript
Display full video transcript
00:00
With just a few weeks to go until the Paris Paralympic Games, this Kenyan powerlifter
00:07
is ramping up her training.
00:08
Helen Wawira Karyuki was born with spina bifida, a congenital malformation of the spine.
00:15
However, she has never let her condition stop her from achieving her goals.
00:19
I started the sport in 2015, after a powerlifter introduced me to it, and my journey so far
00:30
has been good.
00:33
The sport has helped me to have courage, which I did not have before."
00:39
The 32-year-old was Kenya's flag bearer at the Tokyo 2021 Games, which saw her end up
00:45
fifth.
00:46
In 2022, she managed to secure Kenya's first medal outside of athletics at the Commonwealth
00:51
Games in Birmingham, the UK.
00:54
Scoring 98.5 points in the women's lightweight final, she took home the bronze.
01:00
That same year, she bagged a gold medal at the World Para Powerlifting American Open
01:04
Championships for the women's up to 41 kilo class.
01:08
Today, as she eyes Paris 2024, she has one goal in mind, ending up on the podium.
01:15
I'm competing on the 4th of September, and I'm hoping to win a medal, so I can say I'm
01:24
hoping for the best, because anything can happen, and you never know, so I'm hoping
01:29
for the best."
01:33
For this year's edition of the Paralympics, Kenya will be sending 14 para-athletes who
01:37
will compete across five disciplines, six more than in Tokyo.
Recommended
7:18
|
Up next
Accessibility: 'Paralympic movement needs to work harder at representation of disability community'
FRANCE 24 English
8/30/2024
1:16
Paris 2024: Get the latest from day three at the Paralympic Games
The Canberra Times
9/1/2024
1:20
Refugee athletes deliver 'a message of perseverance' as they seek medals at Paris Paralympics
FRANCE 24 English
8/21/2024
7:31
Legacy of 2024 Paralympics: Realisation of all that needs to be done to make Paris 'more accessible'
FRANCE 24 English
8/28/2024
1:17
Paris 2024: Get the latest from day two at the Paralympic Games
The Canberra Times
8/31/2024
5:30
"Paris 2024 Paralympics have sparked greater awareness of accessibility challenges"
FRANCE 24 English
9/5/2024
0:38
Victorius Paralympians return to London from Paris
ODN
9/9/2024
1:54
Joyful ceremony kickstarts Paris 2024 Paralympics
The Star
8/29/2024
7:24
2024 Paralympics: Refugee athletes compete in Games
FRANCE 24 English
9/1/2024
1:19
Paris 2024: Get the latest from day four at the Paralympic Games
Australian Community Media
9/2/2024
1:35
The Paralympic Breakfast Day Six
Australian Community Media
9/3/2024
3:10
2024 Paris Olympics: Organisers weigh opening ceremony scenarios
FRANCE 24 English
4/25/2023
1:46
100 days to Paris 2024 Olympics
FRANCE 24 English
4/16/2024
1:21
Paris prepares to host the Paralympic Games
FRANCE 24 English
8/21/2024
5:42
Paris 2024: breaking makes both Olympic debut and final bow
FRANCE 24 English
8/9/2024
5:39
Paris Olympics 2024: Badminton Star Ashwini Ponnappa Talks Olympics and Beyond| Oneindia News
Oneindia
4/16/2024
0:43
Take a look inside the Paris 2024 Olympic Village
Australian Community Media
7/4/2024
6:19
The Songs Pumping-Up Team USA at the Olympics and Paralympics
SELF Magazine
5/21/2024
0:21
Paris Olympics 2024: World Ready for Unforgettable Olympic Moments | Watch the Exclusive Coverage
Oneindia
7/29/2024
1:48
Paris 2024 Paralympics opening ceremony wins over international public
Le Monde
8/29/2024
4:40
Athletics - men's 400m T37 final - 2013 IPC Athletics WorldChampionships, Lyon
Paralympics
4/8/2017
3:25
African athletes hope for record medal haul at Paris Paralympics
FRANCE 24 English
8/29/2024
3:13
Athletics - women's long jump T11 final - 2013 IPC Athletics WorldChampionships, Lyon
Paralympics
4/14/2017
0:41
'Superhuman' para-athletes look to bounce back in Paris
Australian Community Media
7/3/2024
1:51
2024 Paris Olympics: sprint, tennis, judo... what you need to know right now
FRANCE 24 English
8/4/2024