{"id":29975,"date":"2026-09-25T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T14:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=29975"},"modified":"2026-09-25T14:21:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T14:21:00","slug":"erie-county-special-olympics-powerlifting-team-prepares-for-weekend-tournament-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=29975","title":{"rendered":"Erie County Special Olympics powerlifting team prepares for weekend tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-b9423d93-aa27-31b6-812a-ae167ea1b66a\">\n<header class=\"flex justify-between items-start\"\/>\n<div class=\"article-attribution-actions flex w-full items-start justify-between mt-[7px] mb-4\">\n<div class=\"article-attribution flex items-center\"><a data-ylk=\"elm:icon;slk:WJET Erie;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative h-full\"><img alt=\"WJET Erie\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"pr-2.5 max-w-[150px] max-h-[40px] min-[601px]:max-w-[115px]\" style=\"color:transparent;max-width:auto;max-height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/hermes.media.static.aol.com\/logos\/96x96\/aol_wjet_erie_articles_147.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col border-l border-gray-400 ml-4 pl-2.5\" style=\"border-left-width:1px\"><span class=\"text-[.923em] text-[#808080] font-semibold leading-[19px]\"><span>Updated<!-- --> <\/span><time datetime=\"2026-09-25T14:21:20.000Z\">Fri, September 25, 2026 at 2:21 PM UTC<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-cover\">\n<figure class=\"content-figure flex justify-center mb-[1em] mx-auto\">\n<div style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/hermes.media.transform.aol.com\/d674a5d858c74ffebf87cdc194298dfca5c97c57\/w_1200,c_scale,f_auto,q_auto\/https:\/\/hermes.media.static.aol.com\/media\/2026\/09\/25\/b9423d93-aa27-31b6-812a-ae167ea1b66a\/67d1638f-eea6-47d9-8568-fb0f0ec38d2b.png\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-body\">\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><a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" 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\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\tPenn State Behrend hosts career fair for area students\t<\/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. Just the atmosphere in this gym is awesome,\u201d said Marcus Lewkowicz, CEO of Lewko Tensity Gym. &#8220;It&#8217;s just good to show that anybody can work out. Whether you have a disability, whether you have an injury. No matter what age it is. It&#8217;s just good coming to the gym and working out.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The group&#8217;s season runs through the end of November.<\/p>\n<p><em>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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