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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

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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

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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

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Tokyo Paralympics: Athletics

Germany's Markus Rehm (L), a two-time Paralympic gold medalist in the men's long jump, receives a birthday cake during a press conference at the Tokyo Paralympic main press center on Aug. 22, 2021, his 33rd birthday, alongside Mexican powerlifter Amalia Perez (R).

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Tokyo Paralympic athletes

Athletes competing in the Tokyo Paralympics, including German long jumper Markus Rehm (far L), Mexican powerlifter Amalia Perez (bottom) and Italian fencer Beatrice Vio (2nd from R), pose for a photo at the main press center on Aug. 22, 2021, two days ahead of the games' opening.

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Tokyo Paralympic athletes

Athletes competing in the Tokyo Paralympics, including German long jumper Markus Rehm (far L), Mexican powerlifter Amalia Perez (bottom) and Italian fencer Beatrice Vio (2nd from R), pose for a photo at the main press center on Aug. 22, 2021, two days ahead of the games' opening.

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Powerlifting: Rahman dies aged 31

File photo taken in July 2017 shows Iranian para powerlifter Siamand Rahman. The two-time Paralympic champion died on March 1, 2020, aged 31, due to a heart attack. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People prepare for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

Siamand Rahman of Iran, a gold medal-winning powerlifter at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, lifts weights during an event focused on Tokyo children on July 24, 2017. With the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics marking three years to the opening on Aug. 25, opportunities to interact with athletes are on the increase. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo