PARA POWERLIFTING NEWS

Dubai 2023: Lingling, Gustin set new world records
Paralympic stars better their own record marks with Chinese Lingling breaking it twice, Xuemei Deng picks the other gold medal of the day on Thursday

Dubai 2023: Van Cong wins first Worlds gold in six years
Vietnamese beats Paralympic champion Qarada while China's Zhe takes second world title in a row and Great Britain's Broome picks first senior gold

Historic first for India as Dubai 2023 kicks off
Dabas claims nation's first ever gold medal, Uzbekistan top medals table at the Rookie & Next Gen Worlds on Tuesday

Dubai 2023: Galaxy of stars ready to take centre stage again
Rookie & Next Gen events kick off the action on Tuesday as UAE hosts the Para Powerlifting World Championships for the third time in history

India's first Worlds medallist Parmjeet takes pride in inspiring youngsters
The 31-year-old will lead a strong 20-member Indian team at the upcoming Dubai 2023 World Para Powerlifting Championships starting August 22

Dubai 2023: Ones to Watch
Six names to follow at this year’s World Championships, the third edition to take place in the United Arab Emirates

Hosts power through at Veracruz 2023 World Cup
Paralympic stars Perez and Barcenas clinch gold to put Mexico on top, Cuban Cisneros impresses on international debut in final stop before Worlds

Mighty Mexicans set to entertain the crowd in Veracruz
Paralympic and World Championships medallists in search of gold on home soil at the second World Cup of the year

IPC and World Para Powerlifting saddened by the passing of Dr. Bassam Qasrawi
Former World Para Powerlifting Head of Classification received the highest distinction in the Paralympic Movement in 2019

Records tumble at Tbilisi World Cup
Paralympic medallists Sodnompiljee and Widiasih send strong warning to opponents while Oliinyk grabs European record in Georgia

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

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

Nigeria's Coach Pat receives IPC International Women's Day award
Patience Igbiti has been a key driver pushing women’s inclusion in the sport in Africa and internationally for over 30 years

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

Paris 2024 unveils Para powerlifting event schedule
The Porte de La Chapelle Arena will see the five days of competition from 4 to 8 September next year

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