Ali Jawad

Ali Jawad (born 12 January 1989) is a British Paralympic powerlifter competing in the −59 kg class.

The following year he took gold at the Asian Open Championships making a world record lift of 185.5 kg.

[2] Jawad, who was born without legs, spent the first six months of his life in his parents' home country of Lebanon.

His early life coincided with a conflict between Lebanon and Israel, and his parents chose to emigrate to Great Britain for their children's safety.

In the run up to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, Jawad competed in the 2015 IPC European Powerlifting Championships in Eger, Hungary.