PARA POWERLIFTING NEWS

Plenty of World Championships and European Open medallists return to a familiar setting in the Georgian capital from Saturday to Monday

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

Patience Igbiti has been a key driver pushing women’s inclusion in the sport in Africa and internationally for over 30 years

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

The Porte de La Chapelle Arena will see the five days of competition from 4 to 8 September next year

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

Paralympic champion propels Jordan to third place even as Gharibshahi sets new world record for Iran; hosts UAE end with five medals

Mexican legend Perez to lead star-studded field that include Jordan's Khattab, Qarada, Iran's Rostami and local star Khalaf in final World Cup of season

The Paralympic swimmer-turned-powerlifter will next compete at the Vila Real de Santo Antonio 2022 IWAS Games, to be held in Portugal from 23-29 November

Egyptian Para powerlifters win 29 medals in total in the regional championships only, bringing the season to a close after five months of great action

Egypt wins 13 medals on Thursday and Friday in Cairo to kick off the African Open Championships in the best possible way in front of the home crowd

The event takes place in Cairo, Egypt from 27-30 October and is open to participants beyond the continent for the first time

Great Britain's Matthew Harding won the European title in the men's up to 72kg a year after switching his focus from Para swimming

Para swimming, Para athletics, 3x3 wheelchair basketball, Para track cycling, Para lawn bowls, Para powerlifting, shooting Para sport, Para table tennis and Para triathlon will be featured at Victoria 2026, with Para disciplines in golf, coastal rowing and road race cycling also vying for inclusion

Akaki Jintcharadze hoists 228kg to win the title in the men’s over 107kg, while Poland’s Marzena Zieba sets European record among the female heavyweights

Italy's Donato Telesco loses and regains his European record in a matter of minutes during a dramatic men's up to 80kg final