Record No. 10 as Farhanna gives herself 2 more years

The clock is ticking for Singaporean powerlifter Farhanna Farid, who at 32 has spent nearly a decade in the sport and notched many milestones in her career.

- Melvyn Teoh

She has given herself two years to put "the pedal to the metal" and break more records, before settling down and starting a family.

Farhanna, who wants to have two children, said: "(It will be) a two-year campaign for me to push in powerlifting, see how far I can go, and then after that, we'll flip the switches a little bit and change gears and I would like to focus on family building.

"I would still be powerlifting, but probably won't be competing so much."

She has broken the world record 10 times in the deadlift 52kg class, and notched her latest achievement at the International Powerlifting Federation World Open Classic Powerlifting Championships in Chemnitz, Germany on June 10, when she lifted 209.5kg to rewrite her mark.

Her lift was 0.5kg more than her previous best set at the 2024 edition in Lithuania.