Sara Cardinale, a PhD student in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, won a gold medal in the British Equipped Bench Press Championships (U69kg) this February.
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This February, Sara Cardinale won a gold medal in the British Equipped Bench Press Championships (U69kg) after getting into powerlifting a year ago and joining the Merton Weightlifting Club. Outside of powerlifting, Sara is a PhD researcher in the School of Electronic Engineering, within the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in AI and Music.
Commenting on her championships journey, Sara said: "The training regimen leading up to the competition was incredibly demanding, especially since I had to qualify for nationals. From September to January, I was taking part in competitions monthly to improve the competition standards, and doing at least three training sessions at the gym each week. Finally, in January, I tried and succeeded to lift the qualifying weight in a competition, meaning I had officially qualified for the nationals.