Asia-Oceania Open Championships
8-12 September

Kitakyushu 2018 - News

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Para athletes compete in swimming, athletics, powerlifting and shooting

Four-year plan outlines how to develop Para sports it acts as international federation for.

a Para powerlifter on a stage surrounded by young children

Iran's Paralympic powerlifting champion boosts awareness of Tokyo 2020.

a group of powerlifters pose for a photo

Australian interest in the sport is growing.

Sherif Osman powerlifting in action

Egyptian powerlifter wants to reach new heights at World Championships.

two para swimmers and two para powerlifters compete in their sports

Swimmers and powerlifters will represent hosts at home World Championships.

Powerlifting | PEREZ Amalia | World Record| Women’s -55kg | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Mexican powerlifter achieves hat-trick of titles at Rio 2016.

The official logo of the Kitakyushu 2018 World Para Powerlifting Asia-Oceania Championships.

Asia-Oceania Championships image represents powerlifting strength.

A group of men and women standing and in wheelchairs smile for the camera

Classifiers and referees attend expert courses from World Para Powerlifting.

Para powerlifting logo

Nominations now open ahead of voting at upcoming World Championships in Mexico City.

a woman playing wheelchair tennis, a man strikes a wheelchair dance pose, a man throws a shot put

Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during June.

a group of referees smile for the camera

12 referees participated in World Para Powerlifting Referee Course.

Chilean powerlifter Juan Carlos Garrido is on the bench and raises his hands celebrating his win.

Chile’s powerlifter seeks to improve on fifth at Dubai 2014.

2017 World Para Swimming and Para Powerlifting Championships will be held in Mexico City.

World Para Swimming and Para Powerlifting Championships will kick off in exactly 100 days.

man cries while holding silver medal on podium

Brazil’s first powerlifting Paralympic medallist is optimistic about Worlds.

Mexico's Amalia Perez competing at the 2017 World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Eger, Hungary.

100 days to go until the World Powerlifting Championships get underway.

female powerlifter on bench preparing to lift weights

Rio 2016 powerlifting bronze medallist targets home Championships success.

Para powerlifting and Para swimming - logo collage

Contaminated meat could lead to positive doping tests at World Championships.

man powerlifting weights on bench

Six new national records set at event in Greece.

GB powerlifter Ali Jawad poses in weight room at Loughborough University

British powerlifter will defend his world title in Mexico City later this year.

Pavlos Mamalos of Greece reacts with intense joy as he competes in the Men's -90 kg Powerlifting event.

Last chance for powerlifters to achieve qualification for World Championships.