By Gary Anderson

November 3 - Paralympic champion Yakubu Adesokan (centre) recieves his gold medal at the IPC Powerlifting Asian Open ChampionshipsParalympic champion Yakubu Adesokan demonstrated his prowess once again by setting a world record mark of 176 kilogrammes to take the men's under 49kg title at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Powerlifting Asian Open Championships in Kuala Lumpur.

The 34-year-old, who took gold in the ExCel arena at London 2012, setting a world record of 180kg in the under 48kg class, repeated the feat in the Malaysian capital by eclipsing Egyptian Taha Abdelmagid's record of 165kg in the under 49kg category.

Adesokan, who lifted more than three times his own bodyweight on his way to taking the Asian crown, headed a high class field which also saw the men finishing in silver and bronze positions produce lifts that beat the previous world record mark.

Yakubu Adesokan of Nigeria is fast becoming one of the main stars of Paralympic powerliftingYakubu Adesokan of Nigeria is fast becoming one of the main stars of Paralympic powerlifting
























Van Cong Le of Vietnam produced a lift of 175kg to claim the silver medal with bronze going to Omar Qwarada of Jordan following a lift of 167kg.

Another medallist from London 2012, China's Zhe Cui took top honours in the women's under 41kg class.

The Beijing 2008 and London 2012 silver medal winner looked to be struggling to make the podium going into the final round but then produced a superb lift of 95kg.

China's Zhe Cui added Asian gold to her Paralympic silver from London 2012China's Zhe Cui added Asian gold to her Paralympic silver from London 2012


Although Ni Nengah Widiasih of Indonesia also lifted 95kg, her failed attempts in rounds three and four to break the world record resulted in a second place finish, while Nigeria claimed its second medal of the day as Ruth Dodo took bronze with an effort of 89kg.

Competition at the Titiwangsa Stadium continues through until Thursday (November 7) as around 200 athletes from 30 countries take part in the Championships.

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