PARA POWERLIFTING NEWS

Algeria's Bettir Hocine, El Salvador’s Herbert Aceituno, Georgia's Akaki Jintcharadze and home star Marion Serrano all clinch gold medals at the last World Cup before this October's Para Powerlifting Worlds in Cairo

Local favourite Marion Serrano takes centre stage at the final World Cup before October’s World Championships

The Rookie and Next Gen Worlds will be held over two days for the first time, followed by eight days of the Elite competition this October in Egypt

China, led by Paris 2024 champion Guo Lingling’s world record, dominate in their first World Cup as a host clinching 14 of the 20 gold medals at stake, even as Bonnie Bunyau and his brother Bryan Anak win medals together for the first time at a World Para Powerlifting World Cup

Reigning Paralympic champions including home stars Guo Lingling, Cui Zhe, Tan Yujiao, Yan Panpan and Malaysia's Bonnie Bunyau Gustin among others will be in action in a strong field of 161 athletes from 23 nations in Beijing

Paralympic stars Abdelkareem Khattab, Omar Qarada and home hero Akaki Jintcharadze highlight the list of winners at the first World Para Powerlifting event of the year, as Jordan, Uzbekistan top medals table

Paris 2024 champions Abdelkareem Khattab and Omar Qarada will be among 134 athletes from 25 nations competing in Georgia in the first World Cup of the 2025 World Para Powerlifting season