PARA POWERLIFTING NEWS
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Dubai 2023: Yongkai, Yujiao warn Paris 2024 rivals with golden show
Chinese stars take world titles overcoming legends Sherif and Perez; Ahmed wins first gold for Egypt at this year's World Championships
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Paris 2024 Paralympic Games tickets to go on sale on 9 October
Half of the 2.8 million tickets available will be priced EUR 25 or less
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Dubai 2023: Emotional victories for Onyinyechi and Degtyarev
Nigerian improves own world record while Kazakh athlete retains his title, Panpan keeps China's Wold Championships golden streak
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Dubai 2023: Records tumble as D'Andrea wins first Worlds title
Brazilian breaks world record twice in sensational women's up to 79 kg event while Nigeria's Almaruf claims first gold and China tops the podium again on day four
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Dubai 2023: Feifei breaks silver streak in style, Iran takes two golds
Chinese sets new world record in the final lift to clinch her first ever World title, while Gharibshahi and Aminzadeh dominate men's heavyweight categories
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Moroccan athlete Laila El Garaa receives two-year ban for anti-doping rule violation
Para powerlifter returned adverse analytical finding for prohibited substances at the St. Louis 2022 Parapan American Open Championships
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Dubai 2023: Lingling, Gustin set new world records
Paralympic stars better their own record marks with Chinese Lingling breaking it twice, Xuemei Deng picks the other gold medal of the day on Thursday
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Dubai 2023: Van Cong wins first Worlds gold in six years
Vietnamese beats Paralympic champion Qarada while China's Zhe takes second world title in a row and Great Britain's Broome picks first senior gold
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Historic first for India as Dubai 2023 kicks off
Dabas claims nation's first ever gold medal, Uzbekistan top medals table at the Rookie & Next Gen Worlds on Tuesday
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Dubai 2023: Galaxy of stars ready to take centre stage again
Rookie & Next Gen events kick off the action on Tuesday as UAE hosts the Para Powerlifting World Championships for the third time in history
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India's first Worlds medallist Parmjeet takes pride in inspiring youngsters
The 31-year-old will lead a strong 20-member Indian team at the upcoming Dubai 2023 World Para Powerlifting Championships starting August 22
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Dubai 2023: Ones to Watch
Six names to follow at this year’s World Championships, the third edition to take place in the United Arab Emirates
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Hosts power through at Veracruz 2023 World Cup
Paralympic stars Perez and Barcenas clinch gold to put Mexico on top, Cuban Cisneros impresses on international debut in final stop before Worlds
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Mighty Mexicans set to entertain the crowd at the Veracruz World Cup
Paralympic and World Championships medallists in search of gold on home soil at the second World Cup of the year
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IPC and World Para Powerlifting saddened by the passing of Dr. Bassam Qasrawi
Former World Para Powerlifting Head of Classification received the highest distinction in the Paralympic Movement in 2019
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Records tumble at Tbilisi World Cup
Paralympic medallists Sodnompiljee and Widiasih send strong warning to opponents while Oliinyk grabs European record in Georgia