By Kayleen Cubbal
New Castle News – 

For five years, powerlifting has served as a source of strength and healing for Keith Stich. And, now, it has earned the New Castle resident a world record.

Stich, 28, became a world record-holder in Las Vegas on Wednesday with a 402.2-pound lift in the Disabled 1 class at the World Bench Press and Deadlift Championships.

Stich, who competes in the 220-pound weight class, has been paralyzed since birth, the result of a spinal cord pinching off nerves that left him immobile from mid-chest down with no use of his legs.

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