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PARA POWERLIFTING EVENTS

WORLD PARA POWERLIFTING COMPETITION CALENDAR

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WORLD PARA POWERLIFTING COMPETITION CALENDAR 2025

DATES COMPETITION CITY, COUNTRY RECOGNITION LEVEL TYPE COMMENTS
19 - 22 Feb World Cup* UAE Sanctioned Development / High Performance Open -
4 - 6 Apr World Cup* KAZ Sanctioned Development / High Performance Open -
1 - 2 Mar Japanese National Championships Hachioji City, JPN Approved Fundamental JPN + 3 international athletes -
5 - 8 May  Tbilisi 2025 World Cup Tbilisi, GEO Sanctioned Development / High Performance Open Information
22 - 25 Jun Beijing 2025 World Cup* Beijing, CHN Sanctioned Development / High Performance Open Information
15 - 17 Aug Santiago 2025 World Cup Santiago, CHI Sanctioned Development / High Performance Open -
15 - 20 Sep World Abilitysport Games Jakarta, INA TBC Development / High Performance Open -
2 - 6 Oct Asian Youth Para Games Tashkent, UZB Approved Fundamental Asian NPCs -
10 Oct Rookie & Next Gen World Championships Cairo, EGY World Championships Development / High Performance Open Information
11 - 18 Oct Elite World Championships Cairo, EGY World Championships High Performance Open Information
7 - 9 Nov Youth Parapan American Games Santiago, CHI Approved Fundamental Americas NPCs -

*Subject to a signed Hosting Agreement

 

WORLD PARA POWERLIFTING COMPETITION CALENDAR 2026

DATES COMPETITION CITY, COUNTRY RECOGNITION LEVEL TYPE COMMENTS
January ASEAN Para Games* Nakhon Ratchasima, THA Sanctioned Development ASEAN NPCs -
February World Cup* TBC Sanctioned Development / High Performance Open -
March European Championships* TBC Regional Championships Development / High Performance Open -
April Asian Championships THA Regional Championships Development / High Performance Open -
7 - 10 May Americas Championships CHI Regional Championships Development / High Performance Open -
20 - 24 May African Championships ALG Regional Championships Development / High Performance Open -
June World Cup* MEX Sanctioned Development / High Performance Open -
5 - 16 Jul Parasur American Games Valledupar, COL Sanctioned Development Open -
23 Jul - 2 Aug Commonwealth Games Glasgow, GBR Sanctioned Development Open -
September World Cup EGY Sanctioned Development / High Performance Open -
18 - 24 Oct Asian Para Games Nagoya, JPN Sanctioned Development / High Performance Open -
December World Championships* TBC World Championships High Performance Open -

*Subject to a signed Hosting Agreement

 

WORLD PARA POWERLIFTING COMPETITION CALENDAR 2027

DATES COMPETITION CITY, COUNTRY RECOGNITION LEVEL TYPE COMMENTS
January World Cup* TBC Sanctioned Development / High Performance Open -
11 - 14 Mar World Cup CHI Sanctioned Development / High Performance Open -
8 - 11 Apr World Cup* TBC Sanctioned Development / High Performance Open -
27 - 30 May World Cup GEO Sanctioned Development / High Performance Open -
August European Para Games* TBC Sanctioned Development / High Performance Europa NPCs -
September World Championships MEX World Championships High Performance Open -
November Parapan American Games Lima, PER IPC Games Development / High Performance Americas NPCs -
December World Cup EGY Sanctioned Development / High Performance Open -

*Subject to a signed Hosting Agreement

 

WORLD PARA POWERLIFTING COMPETITION CALENDAR 2028

DATES COMPETITION CITY, COUNTRY RECOGNITION LEVEL TYPE COMMENTS
February Americas Championships* PAN Regional Championships Development / High Performance Open -
2 - 5 Mar European Championships GEO Regional Championships Development / High Performance Open -
29 Mar - 1 Apr Asian Championships* TBC Regional Championships Development / High Performance Open -
22 - 24 Apr African Championships EGY Regional Championships Development / High Performance Open -
June World Cup TBC Sanctioned Development / High Performance Open -
15 - 27 Aug Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games Los Angeles, USA IPC Games High Performance Open Information

*Subject to a signed Hosting Agreement

 

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