MOHAMAD YASLI Nur Aini

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
13	-45 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	65.0
Asian Para Games
4	-45 kg	2018	Jakarta, INA	61

Aini (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Reading, food, driving, outdoor activities. (Athlete, 11 Jul 2019, 22 Aug 2021)

Executive

Public Affairs, Public Policy and Administration - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

English, Malay

Singapore Disability Sports Council [Singapore]

Razak Mansoor, SGP, from 2018

2017 for Singapore (Athlete, 11 Jul 2019)

She has undergone knee surgery and suffered shin fractures in a fall at home during her sporting career. (onsidesg.com, 22 Apr 2021; Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

She began swimming at primary school and took up archery at high school. She also joined the dragon boat team at university before getting involved in powerlifting in 2017 at age 25 in Singapore. (straitstimes.com, 15 Sep 2017; Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

She was spotted by Singaporean Para powerlifter Kalai Vanen at a gym, and initially declined his invitation to train due to her studies. Vanen asked her again two years later. "He said we were having tryouts, and asked if I wanted to come down for fun. So I thought, 'Why not?' But I didn't know that it was the trials for the 9th ASEAN Para Games in Kuala Lumpur. So I went for fun. So they had me lift 20 kilogrammes, and then 35 kilogrammes. 35 kilogrammes was the bronze medal in 2015 [at the ASEAN Para Games] - it was easy." (straitstimes.com, 15 Sep 2017; onsidesg.com, 22 Apr 2021)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (berita.mediacorp.sg, 22 Jun 2021)

She trains three times a week. (straitstimes.com, 09 Jul 2021)

Competing at the 2018 Asian Open Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. "I met the world number one in my category for the first time. It changed my perspective about the sport." Also, qualifying for the 2020 Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 11 Jul 2019, 22 Aug 2021)

Indonesian Para powerlifter Ni Nengah Widiasih, Singaporean Para swimmer Theresa Goh. (Athlete, 11 Jul 2019, 22 Aug 2021; straitstimes.com, 09 Jul 2021)

Coach Razak Mansoor. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

She listens to sad songs before competitions as she says they calm her down. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

"People have the mindset that impaired people have lesser abilities. But when they see that you have the strength too, they look at you in a different light." (straitstimes.com, 15 Sep 2017)