Indonesia's top Paralympic powerlifter pushes for more medal glory

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Indonesia's most decorated para powerlifter Ni Nengah Widiasih, shouts as she bench presses a heavy weight at her training gym, pushing through a shoulder injury to prepare for her next challenge: winning a third Paralympic medal. Widiasih trains with two other women para powerlifters who will be a part of Indonesia's largest-ever contingent of Paralympic athletes in Paris.

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00:00Powerlifting changed me a lot.

00:11Maybe if I didn't do powerlifting, I don't know what I would do.

00:24I have no idea.

00:30I don't know what to do.

00:46The three of us represent Indonesia.

00:49I hope we can inspire the women out there who will be watching us.

00:56No matter what, as long as we believe in ourselves, nothing is impossible.

01:26I'm so proud of myself.

01:41I'm so lucky to be a part of powerlifting.

01:45This is where I can change my destiny.

01:51I'm so grateful.

01:55If you want to join the Paralympics, you need to be a part of the single-league eleven.

02:24If you want to join the Paralympics, you need to be a part of the single-league eleven.

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