Great Britain's Mark Swan and Donato Telesca of Italy impress with regional records while home star Akaki Jintcharadze defends title as 14 of the 25 European nations win medals across six days of competition 

A highly respected and experienced ITO, Griffiths officiated at all major events in the sport; Gamo represented Gambia in three World Para Powerlifting Championships

Nearly 200 athletes from 27 NPCs set to compete as the road to LA28 continues in Georgia

A Para powerlifting coach attempted to tamper with the doping control process during an out-of-competition test and was complicit in concealing an athlete’s use of a Prohibited Substance.

Para powerlifting returned an adverse analytical finding for a Prohibited Substance at the Tbilisi 2025 Para Powerlifting World Cup.

The Jordanian legend, who continues his remarkable run at the World Championships winning his third consecutive title in Cairo recently, hopes to return stronger than ever next year

The Egyptian powerlifting queen delivered a dominant performance at the first-ever World Championships held in Africa, securing her fifth consecutive world title after returning from injury

2028 Paralympic Games set to feature more sports and medals than ever before

The three-time Paralympic and four-time world champion returned to competition at Cairo 2025, taking the first step toward Los Angeles 2028 qualification

From thrilling performances to first international glory and historic feats, the first ever World Para Powerlifting Championships in Egypt and Africa were packed with 10 days of memorable moments

China win men’s and mixed team finals and top medal standings with eight golds followed by Nigeria (3) and Iran (2). Hosts Egypt also win two gold to finish in fourth place. Brazil take gold in women's team final.  

Reigning Paralympic champion Ahmad Aminzadeh lifts 260 kg for men's over 107 kg gold medal and ensures that the legacy of late legend Siamand Rahman lives on in super heavyweight category; Chaina Zheng Feifei retains her world title beating Paris 2024 champion Tayana Madeiros of Brazil on final day of individual competitionz at the Cairo 2025 World Para Powerlifting Championships

For the first time, WPPO will stage World Championships in three consecutive years; Bahrain 2026 will mark the 12th edition of the event and the eighth to be held in Asia

Iran’s Aliakbar Gharibshahi and Nigeria's Folashad Oluwafemiayo improve their own record to win world titles; two-time Paralympic champion Abdelkareem Khattab clinch his third world title at the Cairo 2025 World Para Powerlifting Championships

The Paris 2024 gold medallist wins first Worlds title at home, in a new weight category - women’s up to 61kg category- after recovering from a chest injury; China's Cui Jianjin breaks world record twice before clinching her first international gold Turkiye’s Abdullah Kayapinar dethrones two-time Paralympic and world champion Omar Qarada for his first World Championship gold on Day five of Elite competitions in Cairo

China's two-time Paralympic champion Lingling improves her own world record of 124 kg by one kilogram for first world record in Cairo and her fifth title; her compatriot Cui Zhe clinches fifth world title too with women’s up to 41kg gold while Kazakhstan’s Paris 2024 champion David Degtyarev extends dominance in men’s up to 54 kg on the fourth day of the Elite competitions at the Cairo 2025 World Para Powerlifting Championships