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The 2026 edition of the Commonwealth Games will see fewer sports take place, however Para-powerlifting is one of the events on the roster.<\/p>\n
Unlike in the Olympics and Paralympics, para-sports have been included in the Commonwealth Games since the 2002 Games in Manchester.<\/p>\n
Broome said she could see the argument that separating the Olympics and Paralympics put the focus on para-sport, but added that the integration the Commonwealth Games brought was also very powerful.<\/p>\n
“You see both sides where, you know, when it’s just para-sports, all eyes are just on para-sports,” she said. <\/p>\n
“But when it’s integrated, for me, I feel that maybe more people might watch para-sports.<\/p>\n
“If you’ve got weightlifting on at six o’clock but you’ve got powerlifting on at five, people might say ‘while we’re waiting for weightlifting, let’s watch some powerlifters’.”<\/p>\n
In addition to her Paralympic and Commonwealth Games medals, Broome won golds in the junior World Championships in 2021 and senior World Championships two years later.<\/p>\n
Broome said Para-powerlifting’s inclusion in the Games meant it was clear that there was an audience interested in the sport.<\/p>\n
“It’s amazing that Para-powerlifting is one, because I think it shows that people are interested in it, people want to watch it. <\/p>\n
“It was around a year or so ago now where we didn’t even know if we would be there.<\/p>\n
“Then we heard that, yes, powerlifting is going ahead. Then it felt like this sport is growing now and people want to watch it which makes you really happy.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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