	{"id":96848,"date":"2024-05-16T04:00:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T18:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=96848"},"modified":"2024-05-15T16:33:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T06:33:55","slug":"local-gym-to-host-national-powerlifting-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/local-gym-to-host-national-powerlifting-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Local gym to host national powerlifting competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IN A FIRST for the region, some of the country&#8217;s strongest athletes will arrive in Geelong this Sunday, May 19 for the Australian Powerlifting League (APL) Nationals.<\/p>\n<p>The National Powerlifting Championships will be hosted by Strong Geelong, with 50 competitors to take part.<\/p>\n<p>Strong Geelong co-manager Kelly Batterham said the organisation was excited to be chosen to host the competition and it would be one of the coolest things the gym has 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