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Powerlifting

The IPC Powerlifting Americas Open Championships, which begin on Sunday, will attract 120 athletes from 25 countries.

Mexico City 2015 will gather around 120 athletes from 25 countries and acts as a qualifier for both the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games from 7-15 August and Rio 2016.
Powerlifting

All competitions will be shown live at Mexico-City-2015.com between 26-29 April.

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Rio 2016

Four Paralympic and Worlds medallists will form part of a team of 36 powerlifters competing at home in the Americas Open from 26-29 April.

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Powerlifting

World’s strongest para-athletes to begin their campaign to qualify for Toronto 2015 and Rio 2016 over four days, live at Mexico-City-2015.com

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Powerlifting

Around 120 athletes from 25 countries will compete at the 2015 IPC Powerlifting Americas Open Championships from 26-29 April.

Powerlifting at the Parapans
Powerlifting

The Argentinian powerlifting team is training hard for the 2015 IPC Powerlifting Americas Open Championships, a key step towards the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

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Powerlifting

Media are advised that accreditation is now open at www.paralympic.org/mexico-city-2015/media.

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Swimming

The public has until Thursday 9 April to vote for their favourite from the six candidates.

Sherif Osman
Powerlifting

The Egyptian two-time Paralympic champion competing in his new weight class added 16kg to the previous world record.

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Rio 2016

Brazilian powerlifter reveals her regimen in preparation for Rio 2016

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Powerlifting

Powerlifting World’s bronze medallist Cristina Menezes dreams of medalling at Rio 2016.

IPC Powerlifting gathered classification representatives for a two-day meeting in Bonn, Germany
Powerlifting

Classifiers and sport representatives gathered in Bonn, Germany, to discuss the current and future direction of classification.

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Powerlifting

Check out some of the greatest and most unbelievable lifts in recent years.

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Powerlifting

Iago Gorgodze tested positive for two substances during an out-of-competition test conducted in September.

Mutaz Zakria Aljuneidi Dubai 2014
Powerlifting

Jose de Jesus Castillo is “working to give his best results and more” at the 2015 IPC Powerlifting Americas Open Championships.

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Powerlifting

To end 2014, we focus on seven huge lifts that had us all talking during the season.

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Athletics

2014 has been a hugely successful year for the sports governed by the International Paralympic Committee.

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Powerlifting

Powerlifting world champion Ali Jawad looks forward to competing against Egypt's Sherif Othman next year.

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Powerlifting

IPC Powerlifting launched sites for regional Championships in Asia and the Americas, where fans can find out everything they need to know about the Rio 2016 qualifiers.

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Powerlifting

Egyptian athlete had won gold and set a world record in April 2014.