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🇦🇺Aussie Paralympian 🥉🥉
👑 ComGames 22 & 26 - Paralympics 24
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Never change Hani! 😂

Huge congratulations to @benchqueen taking home a PB, Oceania Record and bronze medal with a 147kg lift 🎉🎉 by @benchqueen

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She kept her promise 🍻

☀️ Catch Weekend Sunrise LIVE from 7am | Catch up on @7plus

#CommGames2026 #shoey #SunriseOn7 by @benchqueen

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Hani Watson (@benchqueen) has spent a lifetime redefining strength.

Born with bilateral leg metapheseal dysplasia, a rare condition that causes severely bowed legs, Hani has endured over 20 operations since childhood. At age 10, surgeons removed her growth plates to prevent further deterioration. At 31, both legs were surgically broken and reconstructed in a last effort to restore alignment.

But the surgeries didn’t work, and the pain never stopped. As her mobility declined, she shifted her focus to what she could control - the power in her upper body.

At age 41, she made history as Australia’s first female powerlifter to represent Australia at the Paralympics in 16 years.

“ I’ve endured so much to be able to get where I am. These scars, I look at them, and they’re a constant reminder of that. They make me unique. They make me stronger.”

Directed and edited by @jarradseng
Footage by @redhandedmedia
Special thanks to @rechargeco

#thestoryofscars taken in Sunshine Coast, Queensland by @benchqueen

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Listen to your body they say 👀

Annnnnnd that’s why I use @bulknutrients to fuel me!
Link in BIO

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#ParaPowerliftingAustralia
#Paralympian
#AlwaysHungry
#BulkNutrients taken in Gold Coast, Queensland by @benchqueen

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Apparently I always show the back…… but do you really want to see the front 👀

Thirsty??

Make sure you hit up Bulk Nutrients for your BCAAs and Electrolytes 💦 Link in Bio

#accessories
#lgbtq 🏳️‍🌈
#parapowerlifter taken in Coco's Gym by @benchqueen

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Disability ✅
Sport ✅
Life changed forever ✅

It’s more than just sport. It shapes who we become!

#SportChangesLives
#Paralympian
#ParaPowerliftingAustralia taken in Coco's Gym by @benchqueen

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Stable as a baby elephants first steps 🥴

#TrustTheProcess
#ParaPowerlifter
#GymLife taken in Australia by @benchqueen

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Sunshine Coast… you’ve been bloody unreal! ☀️🌴

The break I didn’t realise I desperately needed — and somehow the universe delivered. 🙌

Now… off to Melbourne to guest star on @wellnessaustralia to chat all things wellness, life, Para-Powerlifting… and possibly the very important question of how the hell I’m still doing this in my mid-forties. 👀😂

Apparently I’m not old enough to know better yet.

Stay tuned… more coming! 💪✨
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#HouseOfWellness
#ParaPowerliftingAustralia
#SelfCareNeeded taken in Sunshine Coast, Queensland by @benchqueen

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Getting older means time matters more.
I’ll chase my goals fiercely—but I’ll never be too busy to live the moments along the way.

@fishhousedining

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ taken in Sunshine Coast, Queensland by @benchqueen

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Weekend away done right ✅

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#BirthdayWeekend
#TreatYourSelf taken in Mooloolaba, Queensland by @benchqueen

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LIVE REACTION to my subtle motivational quote vs training!

Follow me for more.. 😏

👕 @selfawear

#MotivationalQuotes
#NopeNotToday taken in QSAC - Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre by @benchqueen

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More female athletes you should know about ✨

@benchqueen — Para Powerlifting @malilovellsporty — Para Athletics (Sprinter) @laurenparker2127 — Para Triathlon / Cycling 
Follow them, get to know their stories and show your support for our athletes 💚💛

#sydneysweeney #women #sport #females #ParaSport #WomenInSport by @benchqueen

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