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Karenjeet Kaur Bains / Athena

Commonwealth Powerlifting Champion and Guinness World Record Holder

(Photo Credit: White Lights Media)

Karenjeet Kaur Bains is a Commonwealth Powerlifting Champion winner of 3 Gold (Squat, Deadlift and overall) and 2 Silver Medals (for Bench Press). Across her career she has represented Great Britain at both the World and European Championships, and is also the 5 times All England Powerlifting Champion and 5 times British Champion.

Karenjeet is also a former 3x Warwickshire 300m sprint and hammer throwing champion, and used to compete against Dina Asher Smith in athletics.

But her talents don’t stop there… she holds a Guinness World Record for the most bodyweight squats in a minute and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

In 2023, Karenjeet was unveiled as ‘Athena’ in the BBC One series of Gladiators.

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Contact: sarah.walsh@hbtalent.tv