Doaa Shayea

Para powerlifting

Date of Birth	18 May 1998
Place of Birth	Plymouth
Commonwealth Appearances

Doaa Shayea is out to break down misconceptions when she makes her Commonwealth Games debut at Glasgow 2026.

The Plymouth native wants to use her platform to shine a light on disability sport and what it means to be a Muslim woman when she competes in para powerlifting.

Shayea was initially a wheelchair racer before she was talent spotted for a switch to powerlifting in 2022 and has not looked back since.

Shayea studies sociology at the University of Plymouth alongside her training.

As a child, she had the honour of carrying the Paralympic torch in the run up to the London 2012 Games.

Para powerlifting

Para powerlifting sees the strongest athletes in the Commonwealth Games compete to raise the heaviest possible weights into the air.

Para powerlifting