By Charles Lefebvre

Medicine Hat weightlifter wins three medals at Special Olympics World Games

Mar 20, 2019 | 5:02 PM

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — A second Medicine Hat athlete has won several medals at the Special Olympics World Games.

Christine Sullivan, a powerlifter, is coming home with two silver medals and a bronze medal after competing in her events on Wednesday.

Sullivan won the silver medals in the bench press and deadlift, and won the bronze medal in the Combined Squat, Bench Press and Deadlift. She finished in fourth place in the squat category.

Sullivan joins local athlete Mitchell MacDonald, who won two gold medals in 10-pin bowling, in finding the podium at the games.

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