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Mary Njoki delivered Kenya’s sole medal at the 2025 World Para Powerlifting Championships in Dubai on May 3, 2025—lifting 131kg in the women’s up-to-79kg class to claim bronze and shatter the African record by 6kg. The 28-year-old from Machakos, who lost her leg in a road accident in 2018, dedicated her win to para-athletes forgotten in budget allocations. Her performance earned Kenya automatic qualification for the 2028 Paralympics. The National Paralympic Committee announced a new *Power for All* initiative: 12 adaptive gyms in county referral hospitals. Safaricom pledged KSh 25 million toward equipment and coaching. Njoki is now ranked world No. 4—Kenya’s highest-ever in the sport.