In 2023 we reported about Nicole Androulla Hasell, then a Bachelor of Veterinary Science student in her fourth year at the faculty who distinguished herself at the South African Powerlifting Championships. She was the top overall (across all weight classes and age groups) female student there and won the junior category (18 - 23 years) in the 57kg weight, among other things.
Now in her fifth year she has remarkably excelled even more after she decided to compete in both the classic and equipped powerlifting categories in the 57kg weight class. Since she started competing in 2022, Nicole has set an incredible 3 South African records and an astonishing10 African records.
In 2024 she won the Gauteng championships open and junior categories for normal classic powerlifting. She then outclassed her opponents in the junior division of classic powerlifting at the South African championships by winning the division and was placed 4th in the open division. She also won both the junior and open categories for the equipped 57kg weight class. In the process she broke the South African squat (147.5 kg), deadlift (158 kg) and total (388 kg) records.
Nicole also participated in the North West qualifier for equipped powerlifting and won both open and junior categories. Like the previous years since 2022 she once again qualified for the international team in 2024. She qualified for both the classic open world championships in Lithuania and the Africa Asia Pacific competition in Potchefstroom this year. Unfortunately, she did not attend these competitions due to a lack of funds and a clash with her exam season.
However, she also qualified for both the equipped and classic divisions of the junior world championships in Valetta, Malta that took place on 29 August. Here she again broke the South African records: Squat (150 kg), deadlift (160 kg) and total (400 kg). She furthermore ended 6th overall in the 57kg junior category and was placed 4th in the deadlifts.
Her most recent achievement came in the form of the Commonwealth championships which took place on 11 October 2024 at Sun City. Here she came second overall in the junior equipped powerlifting category. This year she was awarded protea colours in equipped powerlifting, while in 2023 and 2022 she was also awarded protea colours in classic powerlifting.
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