This year's World Para Powerlifting Championships have been moved from Batumi to Georgia's capital Tbilisi.

The 2021 International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games, scheduled for October 10 to 12 in Vila Real de Santo Antonio in Portugal, have been cancelled due to COVID-19-related travel restrictions.

Silver medallist Mansour Pourmirzaei of Iran displayed a picture of the late Siamand Rahman on his t-shirt during an emotional victory ceremony here at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

Mariana D'andrea has given Brazil its first powerlifting gold medal in Paralympic history, winning the women's under-73 kilogram category final on the fourth of five days of competition at the Tokyo International Forum.

Mexico's Amalia Pérez won her fourth Paralympic gold medal in powerlifting, claiming victory in a dramatic women's under-61-kilogram final at the Tokyo International Forum.

China's Qi Yongkai pulled off an upset on the on the second day of powerlifting at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, winning the men's under-59 kilograms gold ahead of three-time champion Sherif Osman of Egypt.

The Nigerian delegation was rapturous at the Tokyo International Forum here on the opening day of powerlifting at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, as Latifat Tijani gave the country its first gold medal of the Games in the women's under-45 kilogram category.

Egyptian Fatma Omar is looking for a record sixth Paralympic medal at Tokyo 2020, as competition is set to start tomorrow at the Tokyo International Forum.

World Para Powerlifting has announced that its events at Tokyo 2020 will feature gender parity, with 90 male and 90 female athletes set to compete.

Thailand’s Para-powerlifter Netsuda Panna has received a four-year ban for an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) were able to relish their veteran 51-year-old lifter Mohammed Khamis Khalaf at the height of his powers as his efforts helped secure silver in the mixed team event on the final day of the Para Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai.

This year's World Para Powerlifting World Championships have been moved from Eger in Hungary to Batumi in Georgia because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

China dominated the fifth day’s action at the World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, boosting its position atop the medals table with two more golds.

Russia's Vera Muratova set a new world record in the women's under-79-kilogram on day four of the World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, on her way to the gold medal.