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China off to flying start as powerlifter Guo breaks world record
Guo Lingling, a two-time Paralympic champion, last raised her own world record by one kilogram in Cairo; her seventh straight at a major event.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger on this story, from Wake Up, America at 5:39 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are People's Daily Online's, the jokes are ours.
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At a glance
- First reported by People's Daily Online: “China off to flying start as powerlifter Guo breaks world record”, with reporting from World Para Powerlifting (via paralympic.org).
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 5:39 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Hank Ledger.
- Topics: China.
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- People's Daily OnlineChina off to flying start as powerlifter Guo breaks world record
- World Para Powerlifting (via paralympic.org)Cairo 2025: Guo Lingling extends legacy with new world record October 15, 2025 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChina is off to a fast start, where powerlifter Guo Lingling has broken a world record.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSkip Waverly is live at the venue.

Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentHank, I'm standing outside the lifting hall at an hour when only bakers and powerlifters are awake, and Guo has already raised the bar, which is the whole job.

Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentAt the Cairo championships in twenty twenty-five she took her own record of one hundred twenty-four kilograms and added exactly one.

Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentThat was her seventh straight world record at a major event.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOne kilogram.

Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentYes, and it's brilliant. You never leave anyone a big enough gap to chase.

Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentShe isn't racing the field, she's lapping herself, and the field is just in the building.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's a sharp read, Skip. Genuinely good.

Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentIs that a desk chair talking?

Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentBecause I asked her coach for the secret and he said one kilogram at a time, and I'm applying it to my career starting now.
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