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Micky Yule Lifts Gold At Para-Powerlifting Championships
Army double amputee Micky Yule has raised 177kg to win the Gold Medal at the World Para-Powerlifting European Championships in France.
Silver medal went to fellow Briton Nathaniel Wilding with 165kg, and Artur Lis of Poland lifted 148kg to take Bronze.
Yule, who lost both his legs in 2010 after stepping on an improvised explosive device (IED) while serving with the Royal Engineers in Afghanistan, won the 72kg category.
Victory in France was a second for the 39-year-old who won the 80kg category last year.
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