PARA POWERLIFTING NEWS

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Cairo 2025: Iran's Aminzadeh extends dominance with third world title

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

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Cairo 2025: Egypt’s powerlifting queen Rehab Ahmed overcomes injury to win fifth gold

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

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Cairo 2025: ‘Unstoppable’ Guo Lingling raises the bar with new world record

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

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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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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