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Cairo 2025: Powerlifting greats Yujiao, Gustin rise to new challenges

Multiple-time Paralympic champion Tan Yujiao wins her first world title in a new weight category - women's up to 73 kg; Malaysia's Paralympic champion and world record holder Bonnie Bunyau Gustin conquers again in men's up to 72 kg; China's newcomer Zhou Shiwei strikes world title at international debut on the third day of Elite competitions at the Cairo 2025 World Para Powerlifting Championships

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Gold Coast to host 2026 World Series Australia

Relocation from Melbourne will provide Australian and international Para swimmers the chance to experience outdoor conditions as they prepare for the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles 

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Cairo 2025: Reigning Paralympic champion Elmenyawy strikes first gold for Egypt

Paris 2024 champion Mohamed Elmenyawy wins his first World Championships title at home; reigning Paralympic champion Yan Panpan of China beats Iran's Roohallah Rostami in a close contest for men's up to 88 kg gold; Rio 2016 silver medallist Esther Oyema of Nigeria clinches her first World Championships in 11 years on the second day of the Elite competitions at Cairo 2025 World Para Powerlifting Championships

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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.

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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

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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

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New Delhi 2025: Geber's gold wraps up Brazil's historic campaign

200m T11 win makes Brazilian sprinter her country's most successful athlete in World Championships, as Ecuador's Kiara Rodriguez claims third gold with a new world record, China bags four golds on final day, and hosts India celebrate their best-ever Worlds

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New Delhi 2025: Fleur Jong leads the Dutch to universal relay gold  

The three-time Paralympic champion wins her third gold in New Delhi, competing alongside Zara Temmink, Stijn van Bergen and Lito Anker in universal 4x100m relay final; Great Britain’s Hannah Cockroft wins women’s 800m T34 final with a new championship record; Spain’s Alba Garcia Falagan claims women’s long jump T11 gold medal with a season’s best jump; Ecuador’s Kiara Rodriguez clinches fourth consecutive long jump world title winning women’s T47 final on day eight of the IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships

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New Delhi 2025: Day eight medallists

Belgium, Canada, Iran, Ukraine, United States and Uzbekistan win gold medals on day eight; Brazil still hold onto their lead in the overall medal standings with 12 golds

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New Delhi 2025: Markus Rehm leaps to eighth world title, pays tribute to coach Steffi

The German legend wins men’s long jump T64 final with a jump of 8.43 and extended his decade-long championships record by 3 cm; Dutch Fleur Jong claims second gold medal in New Delhi; Catherine Debrunner completes a clean sweep of five gold medals in five events; New Zealand’s Danielle Aitchison breaks the world record in women’s 200m T36 so does Ecuador’s Kiara Rodriguez in women’s 100m T47 and India's Nishad Kumar claims maiden world title at home on the seventh day of IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships

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New Delhi 2025: Day seven medallists

Germany, Iran, Thailand and the hosts India win two gold medals each on the seventh day of IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships