{"id":32059,"date":"2026-10-19T06:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T06:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=32059"},"modified":"2026-10-19T06:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T06:35:00","slug":"jordans-omar-qarada-wins-first-aichi-nagoya-asian-para-games-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=32059","title":{"rendered":"Jordan\u2019s Omar Qarada wins first Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-primary article-summary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">TOKYO \u2013 Jordan\u2019s Omar Qarada became the first gold medallist of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games on <!-- -->Oct 19<!-- --> after winning the para powerlifting men\u2019s 49kg final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Japan\u2019s Tetsuo Nishizaki finished fifth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Para powerlifting features athletes with lower-limb disabilities competing to lift maximum weight in the bench press.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Back-to-back Paralympic champion Qarada pressed 176kg on his second attempt to clinch the title in Nagoya, ahead of Vietnam\u2019s Le Van Cong in second place and China\u2019s Chen Liuxun in third.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cI feel so wonderful about this&#8230; but there are more medals to come for me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cI will celebrate with my family and friends and wife&#8230; But my focus now is on Los Angeles 2028 (Paralympic Games). That is my next goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Meanwhile, Japan\u2019s Nishizaki, who has been recovering from a left shoulder injury, thanked the home crowd for the support after lifting 133kg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He said the injury, sustained early in <!-- -->2026<!-- -->, prevented him from fully practising for around six months. He failed his third and final attempt of 138kg but said he had fun challenging himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Nishizaki was \u201cvery happy\u201d to hear the cheers, adding that he was \u201calmost in tears\u201d when entering the venue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The 49-year-old suffered a spinal cord injury in a traffic accident at age 23, after which he began using a wheelchair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Inspired by Japan\u2019s successful bid to host the Tokyo Paralympics, he took up powerlifting in 2013 and made his Paralympic debut at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games in the 54kg category.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cI wasn\u2019t in the best condition,\u201d he said. \u201cMore than my result, I hope those who came to watch powerlifting for the first time enjoyed it and learnt more about the sport.\u201d <!-- -->KYODO NEWS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/sport\/jordans-omar-qarada-wins-1st-aichi-nagoya-asian-para-games-gold\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOKYO \u2013 Jordan\u2019s Omar Qarada became the first gold medallist of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games on Oct 19 after winning the para powerlifting men\u2019s 49kg final. 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