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News - Powerlifting
![A male Para powerlifter of short stature screams and squeezes his fists in celebration after making a successful lift.](/sites/default/files/2022-10/Matthew%20Harding%20celebration%20Tbilisi%202022.jpg)
Swimmer-turned-powerlifter Harding pays tribute to late father with breakout title
Great Britain's Matthew Harding won the European title in the men's up to 72kg a year after switching his focus from Para swimming
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Sport programme for 2026 Commonwealth Games to feature nine Para sports
Para swimming, Para athletics, 3x3 wheelchair basketball, Para track cycling, Para lawn bowls, Para powerlifting, shooting Para sport, Para table tennis and Para triathlon will be featured at Victoria 2026, with Para disciplines in golf, coastal rowing and road race cycling also vying for inclusion
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Hosts Georgia celebrate first ever European title on final days at Tbilisi 2022
Akaki Jintcharadze hoists 228kg to win the title in the men’s over 107kg, while Poland’s Marzena Zieba sets European record among the female heavyweights
![A female powerlifter raises her hands and yells in celebration while seated on a bench.](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Besra%20Duman%20Tbilisi%202022.jpg)
Turkey rises to the top as records continue to tumble at Tbilisi 2022
Italy's Donato Telesco loses and regains his European record in a matter of minutes during a dramatic men's up to 80kg final
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Swan smashes eight-year-old record despite injured elbow as European Open begins
Ukraine leads medals table with three European champions from the country crowned after first two days of competition
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World medallists return to Tbilisi on a quest for European titles
Paralympic and world champion Mariana Shevchuk leads a team of Ukrainian female Para powerlifting stars
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World Para Powerlifting joins UN SDG Action Campaign to 'Flip The Script'
Initiative to mobilise community to take action on the Sustainable Development Goals during European Open Championships in Tbilisi
![Malaysia's Bonnie Bunyau Gustin celebrates his gold medal on the podium.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Bonnie%20Bunyau%20Gustin%20celebrates%20his%20gold%20medal%20win%20at%20Birmingham%202022%20CWG..jpg)
Birmingham 2022: Sensational Gustin powers to Commonwealth Games gold
Malaysian smashes Games record three times; Nigeria's Oluwafemiayo sets new world record and Sudhir wins India's first gold in Para powerlifting
![Nigeria’s Latifat Tijani, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champion in women’s up to 45kg category, will be eyeing her first Commonwealth Games medal at Birmingham 2022.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/51403611363_c06d9ae08c_c.jpg)
Birmingham 2022: Nigeria aiming at extending Commonwealth Games domination
One-day Para powerlifting competition will see four medal events with 40 athletes from 16 nations in action at NEC Arena
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Paralympic medallists shine at ASEAN Para Games
Ni Nengah Widiasih, Le Van Cong win gold as hosts Indonesia and Vietnam top medals table in Para powerlifting at Solo 2022
Para powerlifter Oku reflects on journey from TV spectator to Ghana's flagbearer
Oku showed ‘what is possible’ with his performance in Tokyo, but vows to improve even more for Paris 2024
![Brazil's Caroline Fernandes Alves celebrates her win at St. Louis 2022.](/sites/default/files/2022-07/Caroline%20Fernandez.jpg)
Brazil, Colombia sign off on top at St. Louis 2022
D’Andrea, Medeiros shine for the Brazilian with record-breaking shows, Torres and Fernandez lead Colombian to gold in Team events
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Evergreen Perez stamps dominance at St. Louis
Mexican legend triumphs with best lift of 132kg; Brazil, Chile dominate first two days of competition while Panama bag first international medal
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Perez headlines strong field at St. Louis 2022
Paralympic and Worlds medallists gather in USA at first Parapan Am Open Championships in four years with 152 athletes from 27 nations in action
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Pyeongtaek 2022: Chinese women seal championships triumph with golden roar
Chinese female athletes wrap up 2022 Asian Oceania Open Championships with dominant performance while Iran shines in men's individual events
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Pyeongtaek 2022: China kicks off with gold sweep in women's events
Samaneh Hoda Aghghaleh becomes first Iranian female powerlifter to compete in a World Para Powerlifting championships
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Pyeongtaek 2022: Paralympic and world champions return for more glory
Asia Oceania Open Championships opens season of Regional Champs from 15-20 June in South Korea
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Regional Championships: All you need to know!
Pyeongtaek, South Korea, is hosting the first out of four World Para Powerlifting Regional Championships in 2022 starting on 15 June
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World Para Powerlifting publishes new Rules and Regulations
Announcement follows a three-year consultation process with participation of 71 National Paralympic Committees
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World champions join second edition of Iran’s Competition in Memory Siamand Rahman
Abdelkareem Khattab and Ahmad Aminzadeh triumph at four-day event in Tehran