PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Cairo 2025: World records galore as Iran get first ever women world champion
Atiyehsadat Hosseini makes history winning Iran’s first-ever women’s gold in World Para Powerlifting Championships, triumphing in women’s up to 61kg category even as Uzbekistan led the Rookie & Next Gen World Championships medals standings with 13 gold followed by Armenia and I.R. Iran with four top places. Hosts Egypt finish the junior events on three gold medals.

Cairo 2025 Preview: Paralympic champions return for world glory
Athletes from 70 nations begin the quest for medals and LA28 qualification as Egypt hosts the first edition of the World Para Powerlifting Championships on African soil from 11 to 18 October

Cairo 2025: Largest-ever Rookie & Next Gen World C’ships kick off
120 athletes (36 female and 84 male athletes), aged 20 or younger, are competing in the Rookie & Next Gen C’ships spanned over two days for the first time. Golden starts for Uzbekistan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Ecuador and Hungary among others.

Cairo 2025: Athletes settle in ahead of Para Powerlifting showdown
From airport welcomes to training sessions, the first arrivals in Cairo share positive impressions before the lifting begins

Osijek 2025 review: Malenovsky and Vadovicova lead Slovakia to the top
Five-Day WSPS European Championships features first-time winners and familiar faces in Croatia

Cairo 2025: Ones to watch
Seven names to follow at this year’s World Para Powerlifting Championships in Egypt, the first edition to take place in Africa

Cairo 2025: Rookie & Next Gen stars ready to lift history
The first-ever World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Africa will open with a record-breaking Rookie & Next Gen event on 9 October

Dr Danielle Peers announced as VISTA 2025 keynote speaker
Dr Peers will discuss "Empowering Paralympic Movements: from aspiration to impact" at VISTA 2025, the IPC’s scientific conference

New Delhi 2025: Here are all the medallists
Click below for the daily medallists of the IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships

New Delhi 2025: Day nine medallists
Para athletes from Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Ecuador, Germany, Great Britain, Iran, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Portugal, South Africa, the Netherlands and the USA top the podium in the last day of the IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships