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Regional Championships: All you need to know!
Pyeongtaek, South Korea, is hosting the first out of four World Para Powerlifting Regional Championships in 2022 starting on 15 June

World Para Powerlifting publishes new Rules and Regulations
Announcement follows a three-year consultation process with participation of 71 National Paralympic Committees

World champions join event in honour of Siamdan Rahman in Iran
Abdelkareem Khattab and Ahmad Aminzadeh triumph at four-day event in Tehran

St. Louis gets ready for USA's biggest Para powerlifting event
Parapan American Open Championships to take place at Logan University, home of USA Para Powerlifting from 8-11 July

Gambia's Gamo keeps Paralympic dream alive
Para powerlifter wants to attract more young athletes to the sport in his country with his results on the international stage

2021 recap: New forces emerge on the biggest stage
With the Paralympic Games and World Championships taking place in the same year, many new countries shine on the podium for the first time

Tbilisi 2021: Top nine moments!
Georgian capital produced an amazing ninth edition of the World Championship filled with memorable moments from newcomers to world record-holders

Sherif Osman re-elected as Athlete Liaison
Egypt's five-time world champion received 53 per cent of the votes in election which took place during the Tbilisi 2021 Worlds in Georgia

Tbilisi 2021: Chile takes Mixed Team gold on final day
Camila Campos, Jorge Carinao and Juan Carlos Garrido lead South Americans to the top of the podium as World Championships concludes in Georgia

Tbilisi 2021: Rahman's legacy fuels Iran to heavyweight golds
Aliakbar Gharibshi beats Paralympic champion and sets new world record before Ahmad Aminzadeh triumphs in his World Championships debut

Tbilisi 2021: Day nine preview
World Championships will feature a Mixed Team Event for the second time follow the inaugural competition at Nur-Sultan 2019

Tbilisi 2021: Amazing Khattab makes history
Jordan's Paralympic champion improves previous mark by 10kg to take his first world title on Saturday with golds to China and Iran

Tbilisi 2021: Day eight preview
Spotlight is on the heavyweights who compete for two sets of medals on the penultimate day of competition at the Hualing Ballroom

Tbilisi 2021: Oluwafemiayo smashes world record again
Nigerian beats her own mark for the fourth time this year to retain world title, while China's Gu Xiaofei defeats Tokyo 2020 champion on day six

Tbilisi 2021: Day seven preview
China has two reigning Paralympic champions and a world champion in action on Saturday (4 December) keen to extend their domination

Tbilisi 2021: Gustin and Omolayo extend domination
Tokyo 2020 champions add new world title to their collection as China's Xu Lili takes revenge from Paralympic silver in the women's up to 73kg

Tbilisi 2021: Day six preview
Home crowd has a lot to cheer for on Friday as Georgia's Ahmad Razm Azar battles for a medal in the men's up to 80kg category

Tbilisi 2021: Bettir and Ejike win nail-biting battles
Nigerian powerlifting great takes her third world title while Algerian bags first gold in an intense final round in the men's up to 65kg

Tbilisi 2021: Day five preview
Three world record holders and as many reigning Paralympic champions will take the centre stage in Tbilisi on Thursday, 2 December

Tbilisi 2021: Osman and Perez cement legendary status
Egyptian and Mexican starts return to the top of the podium with Ukraine's Mariana Shevchuk setting a new world record to round off a perfect year