Ashleigh Hoeta, 24, is the top woman powerlifter in New Zealand. Women’s powerlifter Ashleigh Hoeta has set her sights on competing in Australia after reaching the top of her sport in New Zealand. At the International Powerlifting New Zealand Anzac Cup in Rotorua at the beginning of the month, the Taranaki 24-year-old smashed the women’s New Zealand powerlifting record with the heaviest squat of 255kg. Hoeta, who competes in the over 90kgs category, also broke the national record in the bench press with 125kgs, and the dead lift by lifting 237kgs. Hoeta had entered a competition called Strongman and Strongwoman for the first time, but she didn’t do any training, she said.

Source: Stuff May 17, 2021 07:52 UTC