Paris 2024: Powerlifting Day Four Preview 

Another four Paralympic champions will be crowned on day four of Para Powerlifting competition at the La Chapelle Arena on Saturday (7 September).

Here you can find the complete schedule and the main stars to follow on day four in Paris. 

Afternoon Champions 

The women's up to 73kg final will open the day's action with Brazil's Mariana D'Andrea to be the woman to beat in the category.

D'Andrea is the reigning Paralympic champion who will be eager to captivate the audience with a show of strength and courage. The world champion and world record holder in the category is Kafila Almaruf, who will be missing from action. 

Uzbekistan's Ruza Kuzieva will be aiming to finish on the podium after her silver in the women's up to 61kg at Tokyo 2020.

Next up is the men's up to 88kg final which witnessed players switching weight categories since Tokyo 2020 Games and thus China's Yan Panpan, the Paralympic champion in men's up to 97kg, will be in focus. 

Two-time Paralympic medallist in men's 75kg and men's -80kg Mohamed Elelfat from Egypt should be also among the medals.

Evening Champions

The women's up to 79kg final is expected to be a thrilling contest expected between Nigeria's Bose Omolayo and Miaoyu Han of China. 

Omolayo is the reigning Paralympic champion while Han is the current world record holder on 153kg achieved at Tbilisi 2024 World Cup.

The final event of the day - men's up to 97kg - will be the highlight of the day with Jordan's Abdelkareem Mohmmad Ahmad Khattab to grab the spotlight.

Khattab, who is the Paralympic champion in men's up to 88kg and holds the world record in men's - 88kg and -97kg categories, will be aiming to get his first gold in men's -97kg. Fans can expect a world record show on Saturday.

Colombia's Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Fabio Torres will be aiming to take inspiration from his gold medal at the Parapan American Games to clinch a medal in Paris.