International Para Powerlifting competition is finally coming stateside. The 2022 World Powerlifting Parapan American Championships (WPPAC) will be hosted by the William D.Purser, DC Center on the campus of Logan University in Chesterfield,
The Tbilisi 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships (WPPC) are set to take place in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Junior World Para Powerlifting Championships (JWPPC) will begin on Nov. 27, 2021, followed by the Senior
The second day of Para powerlifting at the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games took place on Aug. 27, 2021. It featured four weight categories — Women’s 50-kilograms, Women’s 55-kilograms, Men’s 59-kilograms, and Men’s
On Aug. 26, 2021, the first day of Para powerlifting at the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games took place. Four weight categories competed — Women’s 41-kilograms, Women’s 45-kilograms, Men’s 49-kilograms, and Men’s 54-kilograms.
At the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games from Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, through Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, three sports will only receive highlight coverage: Para powerlifting, taekwondo, and wheelchair fencing. A July 2019
The rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games opening ceremony will occur on Aug. 24, 2021. The Games will feature 540 athletes competing in 22 sports. Para powerlifting competition is scheduled for Aug. 26-30, 2021,
In April of 2019, Veronika Kuchtova joined the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games as the Technical Operations Manager (TOM). She performed her first Tokyo 2020 Para powerlifting Test
The World Para Powerlifting Organization (WPPO) is partnering with the charity organization Kit Us Out to donate brand new singlets and tracksuits to developing countries that qualify for the 2021 Paralympic Games. Qualifying
The 2021 Para Powerlifting World Cup took place from May 6-8, 2021, in Bangkok, Thailand. The highlight of the event was Roohallah Rostami of Iran scoring a new world record in the 80-kilogram
Para powerlifter Roohallah Rostami of Iran has set a new world record in the 80-kilogram weight class on day two of the 2021 Para Powerlifting World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand. He successfully bench
