But Rahman, still only 24 years old, insists he has far more to come. "I've lifted 310kg many times before, and even here in London in training," he said. "I wanted to do more than 301kg, but they would not let me have a fourth attempt." "I have an agenda reaching records above 350kg and I intend to set the historic record of 400 kg," he said. His coach, Ali Asghar, is happy that Rahman will deliver the goods. He said: "He is the strongest disabled man in the world. We are very confident that he will win." A new 50kg weight disc has been designed specifically for the Games in London, particularly with Rahman in mind. Jon Amos, chairman of Sport and Technical Committee for IPC Powerlifting, said: "We have introduced them for the bigger players because, otherwise, the bar is not going to be safe (the weights would be too wide for the spotters)."
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