Tanzanian para athlete vows to go beyond himself in int'l competition

STORY: Tanzanian para athlete vows to go beyond himself in int'l competition DATELINE: July 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:16 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mwila lifting weights and exercising 2. various of Mwila in the gym with his coach 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (SWAHILI): YOHANA ASSA MWILA, Para powerlifter 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (SWAHILI): NEMES ALBERT CHIWALA, Para lifting coach STORYLINE: Yohana Assa Mwila, a man who lost his right leg in 1988 through a bite from a highly poisonous snake, said nothing will stop him from putting Tanzania on a global para powerlifting map. Mwila, 38, is a para powerlifter who has qualified to represent Tanzania in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in England that will see around 4,500 athletes from 72 nations and territories compete in 19 sports and eight para-sports across 15 competition venues from July 28 until Aug. 8. Para powerlifting is one of the sports to be contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the sixth staging of para powerliftin

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-PARA POWERLIFTER-PREPARATION

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-PARA POWERLIFTER-PREPARATION

(220719) -- DAR ES SALAAM, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yohana Assa Mwila, a para powerlifter, prepares for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on July 18, 2022. Yohana Assa Mwila, a man who lost his right leg in 1988 through a bite from a highly poisonous snake, said nothing will stop him from putting Tanzania on a global para powerlifting map. (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Tanzanian para athlete vows to go beyond himself in int'l competition

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-PARA POWERLIFTER-PREPARATION

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-PARA POWERLIFTER-PREPARATION

(220719) -- DAR ES SALAAM, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yohana Assa Mwila (Front), a para powerlifter, prepares for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on July 18, 2022. Yohana Assa Mwila, a man who lost his right leg in 1988 through a bite from a highly poisonous snake, said nothing will stop him from putting Tanzania on a global para powerlifting map. (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Tanzanian para athlete vows to go beyond himself in int'l competition