Farid can count quite a notch in her belt now.
There are not any shortage of World Records falling on the 2023 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Powerlifting Championships. Actually, it almost appears as if the competition has multiple recent stars day-after-day in the course of the week of June 11-18. Singaporean powerlifter Farhanna Farid is the newest to throw her hat into the ring. Through the tentpole competition occurring in Valetta, Malta, Farid successfully captured a 203-kilogram (447.5-pound) raw deadlift. The achievement is an IPF World Record within the organization’s 52-kilogram (114-pound) weight class.
Farid’s record pull helped the athlete secure an eighth-place lead to her second profession IPF World Championships appearance. Evie Corrigan was the eventual 52-kilogram champion, but Farid’s record did surpass the previous World Record, held by Corrigan — a lift of 202.5 kilograms (446.4 kilos) in the course of the 2023 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships. Farid appeared to finish her deadlift completely raw from a sumo stance while using a mixed grip. Uniquely, the competitor didn’t wear a lifting belt during her record-setting performance.
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As for Farid’s overall performance, the athlete fared quite well within the context of her profession, all things considered. Based on Farid’s page on Open Powerlifting, the powerlifter is a three-time Asian Powerlifting Federation (AsianPF) raw World Champion (2018-2019, 2022) within the 52-kilogram division. Technically, Farid didn’t improve upon her seventh-place IPF Worlds debut in 2022. Still, bringing home a World Record while moving a placing down is probably going a result most athletes would stomach.
Here’s an outline of Farid’s top stats from the 2023 IPF Worlds:
Farhanna Farid (52KG) | 2023 IPF Worlds Top Stats
- Squat — 127.5 kilograms (281 kilos)
- Bench Press — 70 kilograms (154.3 kilos)
- Deadlift — 203 kilograms (447.5 kilos) | IPF World Record
- Total — 400.5 kilograms (882.9 kilos)
Farid’s top bench press matches her best ever from the 2022 AsianPF Powerlifting Championships. The athlete had scored her latest lift on her third attempt, potentially leaving room for significant improvement in one other competitive appearance.
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Farid has kept it regular since her official powerlifting debut in December 2018. Making ventures on the IPF Worlds stage still seems relatively recent. From that respect, to depart with a World Record isn’t any small feat.
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