PARA POWERLIFTING NEWS
Training Thursdays: Greece’s Pavlos Mamalos
Aiming for a first Paralympic medal Mamalos shares his training schedule and nutrition.

Rio 2016 Preview: Men’s up to 107kg
The gold can end up in the hands of either Pavlos Mamalos of Greece or Azerbaijan’s Elshan Huseynov.

Rio 2016 Preview: Men’s up to 97kg
Rivals Abdulazeez Ibrahim of Nigeria and Egypt’s Mohamed Eldib are the ones to watch for in this event.

Rio 2016 Preview: Women’s up to 86kg
Egypt’s reigning world champion Randa Mahmoud is the one to watch.

Rio 2016 preview: Men’s up to 88kg
This may be one of the tightest battles for gold.

Rio 2016 preview: Women’s up to 79kg
Expect Bose Omolayo and Lili Xu pushing each other to their very limits.

Rio 2016 preview: Women’s up to 73kg
There is a big wedge between world-record holder Souhad Ghazouani and the rest of the field.

Para powerlifting calendar confirmed until 2020
Seven World Cups join the world and regional Championships already confirmed for 2017-2020.

Rio 2016 preview: Men’s up to 80kg
World champion Xiao Fei Gu has a chance to upgrade his Paralympic silver to gold.

Rio 2016 preview: Women’s up to 67kg
After bursting onto the scene at London 2012, Yujiao Tan appears primed for gold at Rio.

Rio 2016 preview: Men’s up to 72kg
China’s Lei Liu is the one to watch as he goes for a Paralympic three-peat.

Adesokan aims to defend his title at Rio 2016
Nigeria’s powerlifter Yakubu Adekosan is seeking to retain his title at September’s Paralympic Games.

Rio 2016 preview: Women’s up to 61kg
Multi-medallist Yan Yang is only missing Paralympic gold, but will Rio 2016 be her golden moment?

Rio 2016 preview: Women’s up to 55kg
Do not miss Mexico’s Amalia Perez, one of the most established names in powerlifting.

Rio 2016 preview: Men’s up to 65kg
After a strong Paralympic debut, China’s Peng Hu is the one to out-lift at Rio 2016.

Rio 2016 preview: Men’s up to 59kg
Is anyone stronger than Egyptian Sherif Osman in this class?