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Tbilisi setting the standard at the first World Cup of 2023
Plenty of World Championships and European Open medallists return to a familiar setting in the Georgian capital from Saturday to Monday
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Coach Muianga on mission to add Para powerlifting to Mozambique's sports agenda
There are currently 16 Para powerlifters in Mozambique, but Renato De Jesus Dinis Muianga is working to increase this number with the goal to get at least two athletes to the African Para Games in September 2023
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Nigeria's Coach Pat receives IPC International Women's Day Recognition award
Patience Igbiti has been a key driver pushing women’s inclusion in the sport in Africa and internationally for over 30 years
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Mother-daughter Para powerlifting duo show strength of women to rise above challenges
Jelena Pipper and her mother Nelli Rjumina are the faces of Estonian Para powerlifting and the main forces driving the sport forward for women in the Baltic states
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Paris 2024 unveils Paralympic event schedule
The Porte de La Chapelle Arena will see the five days of competition from 4 to 8 September next year
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Lights, camera, barbells: Zabala lives full range of emotions as athlete and actress
Loida Zabala Ollero reached her best-ever finish last year, becoming the first European champion in Para powerlifting from Spain, and is currently pursuing a career as an actress while also training for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
Dubai 2022: Khattab smashes world record thrice as final World Cup wraps up
Paralympic champion propels Jordan to third place even as Gharibshahi sets new world record for Iran; hosts UAE end with five medals
![Paralympic hero Mohammed Khamis Khalaf will lead a 13-member UAE team at the Dubai 2022 World Cup.](/sites/default/files/2022-12/Paralympic%20hero%20Mohammed%20Khamis%20Khalaf%20will%20lead%20the%20UAE%20team%20at%20home..jpeg)
Dubai 2022: World ranking points in focus
Mexican legend Perez to lead star-studded field that include Jordan's Khattab, Qarada, Iran's Rostami and local star Khalaf in final World Cup of season
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Portugal's first and only Para powerlifter Fragoso proud to be smallest in the field
The Paralympic swimmer-turned-powerlifter will next compete at the Vila Real de Santo Antonio 2022 IWAS Games, to be held in Portugal from 23-29 November
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Egypt delivers the home goods
Egyptian Para powerlifters win 29 medals in total in the regional championships only, bringing the season to a close after five months of great action
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Egypt and Nigeria dominate first two days of action in Cairo
Egypt wins 13 medals on Thursday and Friday in Cairo to kick off the African Open Championships in the best possible way in front of the home crowd
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Cairo ready to host historical African Open Championships
The event takes place in Cairo, Egypt from 27-30 October and is open to participants beyond the continent for the first time
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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
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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