Asia-Oceania Open Championships
8-12 September

Kitakyushu 2018 - News

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five Para athletes celebrating victory in their sports

Underdogs cause major upsets at World Para Powerlifting and Para Swimming Championships

Five powerlifters celebrate winning gold

World Championships see memorable clashes and records tumble

a male powerlifter celebrates his gold medal on the podium

Egyptian Paralympic and world champion receives 62 per cent of the votes

two male Para powerlifters

Kehinde and Liu will battle out for gold in exciting men’s up to 65kg event

three powerlifters on the podium, two holding up flags

Nigerian breaks world record on his way to gold in the men’s up to 65kg

a man stands in front of the World Para Powerlifting emblem

IPC President Andrew Parsons officially closes the World Para Powerlifting Championships

2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships | Day 6 Highlights

But world record stays at 310kg after Iranian does not attempt new one

2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships | Day 5 Highlights

Tan Yujiao and Ye Jixiong give China the lead in powerlifting’s medals table

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Algiers also announced as 2018 African Championships hosts

a male Para powerlifter smiles with his medal

World’s strongest Paralympian believes he can break his own world record of 310kg

2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships | Day 4 Highlights

Three-time Paralympic champion finally wins elusive gold but wait for Soloviova goes on

two female Para powerlifters on the bench

Frenchwoman seeks revenge after losing to Nigerian at Rio Paralympics

2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships | Day 3 Highlights

China’s Lingling Guo and Vietnam’s Le Van Cong emerge triumphant at Worlds

A powerlifter with short stature celebrates on the bench

Ukrainian targets first world title in over a decade on day four

Day 2 Highlights | Mexico City World Para Powerlifting Championships

Mexican wins third world title to steal the show on second day of competition

two male Para powerlifters celebrate

Vietnam’s Rio 2016 champion Le faces Nigeria's reigning world champion Yakubu

Amalia Perez - Rio 2016 - Gold medallist

Triple Paralympic champion headlines stars on day two of World Championships

Alice Oluwafemaiyo (Nigeria) wins Gold and WR | Women's Up to 86kg | Mexico City 2017

Home crowd also celebrate dramatic gold for Castillo Castillo on day one of Worlds

three male powerlifters on the podium

Turkey finishes as most decorated country with three golds while hosts end with two titles

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IPC Vice President Duane Kale's speech to open the World Championships