PARA POWERLIFTING NEWS
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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
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Mexico City 2017: Roland Ezuruike vs. Ali Jawad
The men’s up to 54kg event promises to be thrilling
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Mexico City 2017: Lidiia Soloviova vs. Rehab Ahmed
Egyptian seeks to dethrone Ukraine’s three-time Paralympic champion
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Mexico City 2017: Latifat Tijani vs. Zoe Newson
Both are hoping to win their first world title
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Mexico City 2017: Get your tickets now!
More than 24,000 seats available for rescheduled Worlds
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Mexico City 2017: Jose Castillo Castillo seeks gold on home soil
Powerlifter moves up one category in pursuit of his first world title
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Powerlifting and swimming Athlete Liasons to be chosen
Elections to take place during rescheduled World Championships in Mexico City
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Mexico City 2017: Amalia Perez praises Mexican strength following earthquake
Paralympic champion aiming for gold at rescheduled Para powerlifting Worlds
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Mexico City 2017: 1 month to go
World Para Swimming and World Para Powerlifting Championships rescheduled following September earthquake