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Egypt: Female weightlifting trainer leads the discipline usually reserved for men

Al-Baz Neveen, aged 41, decided to go into weightlifting. Nivo, as her students call her, is now a familiar face and is respected in the weightlifting training center in Cairo. This is a new challenge, not least looming for Nivo who has already had a successful career in swimming and tennis.

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