Trolling stuff.co.nz

Stuff.co.nz is a normal modern online media site.  Largest in NZ, full of garbage pieces to keep the clicks and views up as high as possible.

They also posted this overnight https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/113409378/we-tried-powerlifting which is a bit of an abomination. 

I do not often post under my own name on facebook media sites but decided that this one was worthy

Dear Stephen Heard. Over the weekend concluded the IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships. Nearly 1000 women and men competed for their countries in a sport that is often ignored by the media. New Zealand sent a team of fifteen lifters. Those lifters traveled to the other side of the world, to represent New Zealand, and in doing so produced some major results.

The NZ women placed twentieth in the open, fifth in Junior, eighteenth in Masters1, and ninth in Masters 3. Megan-Li Smith won her weight class, and came out with a world junior record in deadlift. Evie Corrigan placed second, and also hit a world junior record deadlift. Hema Govind placed sixth in one of the most competitive M1 classes. Ana De Joux placed tenth, in her weight class. Julianne Taylor placed fourth. Carolina Dillen placed eighth. Anna Claire Thompson placed twentieth. Amanda Foulkes had a rough day but showed her grit and determination to continue through the meet.
The NZ Men placed seventh in open, thirteenth in the juniors, twelfth in the Masters 1. Tim Monigatti placed second in his class, Angus McKay placed eighth, Andy Mahon won his weight class. Kavwa Sichone placed fourth. Chris Kennedy placed sixth. Jamie King placed fourteenth and the 2018 World Champion, Brett Gibbs, placed second in a massively competitive class.

Overall, Brett Gibbs performance placed him third best overall male lifter in the world, and Andy Mahon was third best male M1 in the world.
Instead of writing an article about these lifters, or the hundreds of others around New Zealand (under all the governing bodies), training away with the dream to do the best they can, and maybe represent their country. Rather, you post this. One white light for the pictures para-olympian, and that of Daniel. Two reds for everything else. If you could show half the grit and determination of the lifters throughout NZ, perhaps your next article will be a better performance.