Dutch powerlifter Betty Aborah entered the powerlifting scene at the 2024 Euro Muscle Show in Amsterdam in July. At only 21 years old, she broke the Open class deadlift world record in the 63KG class with a whopping 233-kilogram pull.
Aborah competed at the 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Junior World Championships in Malta only a few weeks later. Sweden’s Alba Bostrom was on a charge and could not be caught. Still, Aborah was heavily challenged for second place by the two Americans in class, Angelina Martinez and Nataleigh Hunter.
Aborah played it smart and loaded what she needed for the silver medal: 225 kilograms. She secured second place but was denied the opportunity to extend the deadlift record.
Fast-forward a few weeks, and Aborah hits the platform again, this time at the 2024 European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) European Junior Championships in Pilsen, Czechia. After her second deadlift, she is 20 kilograms ahead, and the door of opportunity opened wide. She pulled
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With only her lifting belt to assist her, Aborah set up in a wide sumo stance. She held the barbell in a hook grip. Although her body shook with the effort, the bar never slowed, and she locked out her second Open world record of 2024.
Of course, as she is still a Junior (ages 19-23), Aborah’s record also stands as a Junior world record.
Betty’s deadlift wasn’t the only lift that went well; she hit personal bests on every lift. This is a testament to the resilience of the youth, given that this was her third international contest in three months.
2024 EPF European Junior Championships Results — Betty Aborah, 63KG | Raw
- Squat
- 162.5 kilograms
- 170 kilograms
- 175 kilograms
- Bench Press
- 92.5 kilograms
- 97.5 kilograms
- 100 kilograms
- Deadlift
- 210 kilograms
- 225 kilograms
- 233 kilograms
- Total — 508 kilograms
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Aborah will get a well-earned break to recoup and recover. She has another year left in the Junior category.
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