Introduction: Paris 2024

In the women’s 50 kilogram category,
British Olivia Broome and China’s Jinping
Xiao are the favorites, while in the women’s
55 kilogram category, Egypt’s Rehab

Ahmed was the winner. While China’s Zhu Yi looked strong in the men’s 65kg event on day two, China’s Gui Yongkai wins the 59kg category. at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games

Champions

The final among women in the weight category up to 50 kg starts on the second day of competition.

British world champion Olivia Broome looks good on paper to take the gold, but the emergence of new stars at the recent world championships could make for an exciting tournament. Broome is a bronze medalist at Tokyo 2020.

In Tbilisi, China’s Jinping Xiao set a new Asian record with a weight of 123 kg, and Bose Pejide showed good results. China’s Hu Danton and Nigerian Esther Oyema (131 kg), the world record holder, are missing.

Next comes the men’s final up to 59 kg. The winner of the category will be the Chinese Gui Yongkai. Paralympic champion and world champion as well.

Salvadoran Herbert Azituno and Iran’s Mohsen Bakhtiar, medalists at the Tokyo 2020 and Dubai 2023 World Championships, will be hoping for strong performances after their strong performances this season.

Eveningstar

The evening session begins with the women’s 55kg category with the presence of Rihab Ahmed from Egypt. Ahmed is in good shape, the reigning world champion and world record holder at 135kg. He is also a silver medalist in the lightweight (-50kg) category at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

The men’s 65kg final will be the final event of the day, with China’s Zhou Yi showing his strength on the bench after his recent struggles. Yi is the reigning world champion and world record holder at 222kg.

But watch out for Iran’s Amir Jafari Arnge as he looks to turn his silver medal into a gold medal at Tokyo 2020. He is also a silver medalist at the 2023 World Championships in Dubai.