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Hani Watson Australian Para-Powerlifter In 2021 she started Para powerlifting. Seven months after that she made her international debut at the World ParaPowerlifting Championships in Georgia Europe, this secured Watson a ranking of Top 8 in the Womens heavy weight division.

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Watson won powerlifting bronze in the women's heavy weight category, which was her first Commonwealth Games competing for Australia. The Queensland lifter successfully made 127kg in the last round to claim the bronze.

Upon returning home to Australia, Watson was also awarded the highly prestigious Australia Sports Award by the Governor General and Prime Minister of Australia.

Paralympic powerlifting, also known as para powerlifting and para-lifting, is an adaptation of the sport of powerlifting for athletes with disabilities. The only discipline in Paralympic powerlifting is the bench press. The sport is governed by the International Paralympic Committee (World Para Powerlifting) and is open to anyone with a minimum level of disability who can extend their arms within 20° of full extension during a lift. Powerlifting has been competed at the Summer Paralympics since 1984