Para sport & Paralympic News
- Toronto 2015: Day one preview 07.08.2015 Saturday will see 12 of the 15 Parapan sports get underway, with 32 medals up for grabs in four sports.
- Toronto 2015 preview: Powerlifting 04.08.2015 Brazil led the medals table in 2011, but the competition is far more open in 2015.
- Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – July 2015 04.08.2015 The public has until Tuesday 11 August to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.
- Interview with a champion: Mexico’s Perla Barcenas 04.08.2015 The Parapan American powerlifting gold medallist is on the way back from injury hoping to top the podium once again between 7-15 August.
- Recapping the month in para-sport: July 2015 03.08.2015 The IPC Swimming World Championships were not the only major event that wrapped up last month.
- #ThrowbackThursdays: Powerlifting at Guadalajara 2011 30.07.2015 Relive the action from the last Parapan American Games with the Toronto 2015 edition fast approaching.
- For Rahman, the 300kg mark at Almaty 2015 is coach’s call 23.07.2015 The Iranian powerlifter has not revealed his plans ahead of the Asian Open Championships, where he can attempt the big lift.
- New weight class, same goal for Iraq’s Al-Maliki 22.07.2015 After winning the women’s up to 50kg in 2013, Al-Maliki is moving up and aiming for gold at Almaty 2015.
- Training Tuesdays: Siamand Rahman 21.07.2015 Iran’s world champion powerlifter explains how he prepares for a world-record lift.
- Tan restores confidence ahead of Almaty 2015 19.07.2015 After bettering her own world record at an event in China, Yujiao Tan hopes to replicate that performance at the Asian Championships.
- Hungarian powerlifting icon passes away 16.07.2015 Gabor Kenderes, 66, died on 10 July following a long illness.
- IPC saddened by death of Eleiko owner Blomberg 11.07.2015 Lennart Blomberg, of IPC Powerlifting partner Eleiko, passes away.
- New Japanese powerlifting referees qualified 29.06.2015 Keen to get involved with para-sport ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, 16 new national referees received training and passed their exam.
- Training Tuesdays: Lei Liu 26.05.2015 China’s powerlifting champion explains his workout regimen as he prepares for the IPC Powerlifting Asian Open Championships in July.
- Fatma Omar’s anti-doping suspension reduced to one year 26.05.2015 The Egyptian powerlifter had her suspension reduced after appealing her case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
- China’s Liu looking for revenge over Mohsin 08.05.2015 Having relinquished his world record at October’s Asian Para Games, China’s Paralympic powerlifting champion Lei Liu longs to return to the top of the podium at July’s Asian Open Championships.
- Proud Paralympian continues to inspire in Mexico City 02.05.2015 The IPC’s educational programme for aspiring and current Paralympians enjoyed its latest outing at the 2015 IPC Powerlifting Open Americas Championships between 26-29 April.
- Mexico City and Cartagena to host Worlds and Americas Champs 30.04.2015 Two huge boosts for powerlifting in the Americas will take place in the years after the first Paralympic Games in South America at Rio 2016.
- Castillo closes Mexico City 2015 in style 30.04.2015 Worlds bronze medallist secures Mexico’s first place finish in the medal’s table, breaking the Americas record twice on the way to close the 2015 IPC Powerlifting Americas Open Championships.
- Americas records for Araujo, Ortiz at Mexico City 2015 29.04.2015 Mexican gold medal count increases to five after two more gold medals for the hosts of the 2015 IPC Powerlifting Open Americas Championships on Tuesday (28 April).