{"id":29918,"date":"2026-09-25T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T14:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=29918"},"modified":"2026-09-25T14:21:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T14:21:00","slug":"erie-county-special-olympics-powerlifting-team-prepares-for-weekend-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=29918","title":{"rendered":"Erie County Special Olympics powerlifting team prepares for weekend tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>On Thursday night, a local group of athletes was preparing to represent Erie at the PA Special Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>The Erie County Special Olympics powerlifting team has been getting ready for their tournament coming up this weekend at Slippery Rock University.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"slk:Penn State Behrend hosts career fair for area students;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Penn State Behrend hosts career fair for area students&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/penn-state-behrend-hosts-career-fair-for-area-students\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u00a0Penn State Behrend hosts career fair for area students\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The group is coached by staff at Lewko Tensity Gym, where they practice every Thursday, looking to perfect their form and lift personal bests.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They love it, they love coming in here. 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