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Siamand Rahman
Powerlifting

The 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships take place in Dubai, UAE, from 5-11 April, but who should you be watching?

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
Athletics

Code will be effective from 1 January 2015 and was unanimously approved by WADA Foundation Board.

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
Powerlifting

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that the Libyan powerlifter Abdelrazik Baaba has been suspended for two years and fined EUR 1,500 for an Anti-Doping Rule violation.

Chinese powerlifter Yujiao Tan
Powerlifting

Media can register for accreditation online.

A picture of a man posing for a portrait photo
Powerlifting

Great Britain’s Ali Jawad shares why he considers himself a massive underdog heading into April’s IPC Powerlifting World Championships.

Sir Philip Craven shakes hands with the wife of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.
Athletics

Ban Ki-moon and Sir Philip Craven talk about the Paralympic Movement ahead of Olympic Opening Ceremony in Sochi.

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Rio 2016

At just the age of 16 Zahraa Al-Maliki impressed at the 2013 IPC Powerlifting Asian Open Championships with a gold and new Asian senior and juniors record lift.

Carlos Nuzman
Rio 2016

With 65 Olympic and Paralympic sports being contested, find out how much money Rio 2016 are devoting to hosting the Games.

Amalia Perez celebrating victory
Powerlifting

Paralympic champion Amalia Perez’s 2013 season was dominated by an injury she has been carrying since 2011, but has still managed to qualify for the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships.

Flag raising Myanmar 2014
Archery

11 countries set to compete in 12 sports in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, from Tuesday (14 January).

Residents of Tokyo celebrate the city winning the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Powerlifting

Paralympian Mami Sato won global praise for her role in securing the Japanese city the Games.

Iran's Mansour Pourmirzaei
Powerlifting

Iranian powerlifter could lift two of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger after setting a new world record of 276kg at the 2013 IPC Powerlifting Asian Open Championships.

Siamand Rahman
Powerlifting

Iranian powerlifter in confident he can make history in 2014 at the IPC Powerlifting World Championships and Asian Para Games.

Benoit Huot and Valerie Grand Maison WADA campaign
Swimming

The 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships saw an innovative partnership which became the model for IPC anti-doping efforts.

Xavier Gonzalez
Athletics

The strategic plans for the nine IPC sports will make them stronger and in the long-term self-sustainable.

#IPCTop50 - No. 46: Souhad Ghazouani lifts equivalent of 120 wine bottles
Powerlifting

At the 2013 IPC Powerlifting European Championships, France’s Souhad Ghazouani set a world record, lifting more weight than she did when she won London 2012 Paralympic gold.

Raise the Bar anti-doping
Powerlifting

Anti-doping programme is rolled out at two international IPC Powerlifting competitions.

A picture of a woman on a podium with a medal around her neck
Powerlifting

The last day of the 2013 IPC Powerlifting Asian Open Championships saw another world record fall, bringing the total for the competition to 10.

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Powerlifting

Powerlifter Gunduz Ismayilov was banned for life in 2004 after a second anti-doping violation in four years.

Brazilian Powerlifter
Powerlifting

91 athletes from a total of four nations compete in Fortaleza, aiming to qualify for the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships.