and held by Daniel Nobel. Nobel originally from Denmark. Nobel broke the World record with a 303.5 kg (669 lb) deadlift. He beat his own World record minutes later with a 305 kg (672 lb) deadlift in the U120kg Sub-Junior Class. In June 2017, Matthew Yap broke the world squat record at his first-ever world tournament at the World Classic Powerlifting Championships in Minsk, Belarus. In December 2017, Matthew Yap broke his own world squat record twice, once on his second attempt of 208.5kg and another on his third attempt setting it at 215.5kg. He also broke the total/overall world record and he ranked #1 in the under 66kg, Sub-Junior Class. ASEAN Paralympic Games Singapore had 2 athletes represent the country in the sport of Paralympic Powerlifting for the 8th ASEAN Paralympic Games. Kalai Vanen and Melvyn Yeo both participated in the ASEAN Para Games which took place at Marina Bay Sands in December. Vanen won a bronze medal with a benchpress of 140 kg (308 lb) in the U97kg weight class. Yeo lifted 110 kg (242 lb) in the benchpress in the 65 kg weight class. The president of Powerlifting Singapore, Say Tan along with the Vice-President, Zulhairy Bin Zolkaffeli were both apart of the organization of the event. References Powerlifting Sports governing bodies in Singapore