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News - Powerlifting
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Mexico City 2017: Powerlifting Junior Worlds kick off Para Sport Festival
Sport’s best rising stars will contest seven men's and eight women's categories
![a female powerlifter raises her arms in celebration](/sites/default/files/images/171202105609179_loveline%2Bobiji%2Bnew.jpg)
Mexico City 2017: Loveline Obiji to make long-awaited comeback
London 2012 champion set to return to competition after two year break
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Managua 2018: 50 days to go
Second Para Central American Games will take place in Nicaraguan capital
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Mexico City 2017: China’s Gu Xiaofei faces tough competition
Paralympic silver medallist sees Iranian Majid Farzin as his strongest opponent
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December 2017 Preview
Rescheduled powerlifting and swimming Worlds headline final month of the year
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Mexico City 2017: Developing countries receive lifting suits from Kit us Out
Charity kit supplier supports powerlifters taking part in Agitos Foundation camp in Mexico
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Mexico City 2017: Jahuari the Jaguar excited about Worlds!
Para Sport Festival mascot talks powerlifting and swimming
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Mexico City 2017: Siamand Rahman vs. the bar
Iranian legend looking to make further history at World Championships
![two female Para powerlifters on the bench](/sites/default/files/images/171130104819491_Ndidi%2BGhazouani.jpg)
Mexico City 2017: Ndidi Nwosu vs. Souhad Ghazouani
Another epic showdown expected in the women’s up to 73kg
![two male Para powerlifters on the bench](/sites/default/files/images/171129145722676_Dong%2BEldib.jpg)
Mexico City 2017: Mohamed Eldib vs. Qi Dong
Egyptian and Chinese to contest men’s up to 97kg at World Championships
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Mexico City 2017: Bose Omolayo vs. Xu Lili
Rio 2016 gold and silver medallists to battle again at World Championships
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Mexico City 2017: Paul Kehinde vs. Lei Liu
Paralympic champions seek to prove who is the strongest in the men's up to 65kg
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Mexico City 2017: Rio heartache motivating Xu Lili
Chinese powerlifter wants Worlds gold after claiming silver at last year’s Paralympics
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Mexico City 2017: Le Van Cong vs. Adesokan Yakubu
Vietnam’s first Paralympic gold medallist seeks first World title against defending World champion
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Mexico City 2017: Loveline Obiji vs. Catalina Diaz Vilchis
Nigerian world record holder to face local hope in long-awaited return to competition
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Mexico City 2017: Tan Yujiao vs. Raushan Koishibayeva
Women’s up to 67kg will see the defending world champion competing against Rio 2016 silver medallist
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Mexico City 2017: Majid Farzin vs. Gu Xiaofei
Iran’s Paralympic gold medallist and China’s defending world champion will go for gold in the men’s up to 80kg
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Mexico City 2017: Lucy Ejike vs. Malgorzata Halas-Koralewska
Nigeria’s Paralympic champion seeks to win her first World title
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Mexico City 2017: Amalia Perez vs. Mariana Shevchuk
Home crowd hope to celebrate gold through three-time Paralympic champion
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Mexico City 2017: Sherif Osman vs. Paschalis Kouloumoglou
Egyptian set to win third successive world Para powerlifting title