Just four months after competing in her first powerlifting competition, Chloe Tang made the step up to the international stage in the best way possible: by winning Singapore’s first world title in the sub-junior category (14-18 years old). At the International...
“Though I did not manage to get the squat record in the end, I’m still very surprised and happy that I managed to attain my other goals.”
While competitive powerlifting did not interest her initially, it did not take long for her to excel. She won her first competition, the Tertiary and Junior Nationals in April, to qualify for the ongoing world meet. The event in Romania is her first international competition and with her debut came the emotions of going up against some of the world’s best young powerlifters.
Tang’s achievement is the latest breakthrough by a Singaporean powerlifter in the international scene.several times over the past two years.
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