IPC Powerlifting World Championships: Britain's Zoe Newson wins bronze

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Zoe Newson is a double Paralympic bronze medallist

Britain's Zoe Newson has won bronze in the women's -45kg division at the IPC Powerlifting World Championships in Mexico City.

China's Lingling Guo took gold and broke the world record in her first major competition, the 28-year-old setting a new mark of 110kg.

Turkey's Nazmiye Muratli took silver with a lift of 107kg.

Newson, 25, a double Paralympic bronze medallist with medals at London and Rio, managed 97kg to finish third.

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