Para Powerlifting

We’re going to Bahrain in 2026! 🌍💪 The 12th World Para Powerlifting Championships will take place in Manama, December 2026! For the first time ever, WPPO will host Worlds in three straight years! 🏋️‍♂️✨ Read more 🔗 bit.ly/Bahrain2026 #Bahrain2026 #ParaPowerlifting

As we’re at the halfway point of this year’s Asia-Oceania Championships, it’s time to draw the line on the medalists so far! 🥇🥈🥉 So far, this is how the gold medals table stands: 1. China: 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 2. Uzbekistan: 🥇🥇🥇 3. Indonesia: 🥇 #Bangkok2026 #ParaPowerlifting

Four Paralympic silver medals and now four Asia-Oceania titles for Xiaofei Gu! 🥇🇨🇳 Can he get his fourth gold at the Asian Para Games later this year as well? 👀 📸 @Hiroki_Nishioka / WPPO #Bangkok2026 #ParaPowerlifting @paralympics

Totally in sync. 🏋️🏋️🏋️ Xiaofei Gu wins his fourth Asia-Oceania title with three good lifts in Bangkok. Flawless performance! 🔥 Men’s up to 80kg: 🥈 Bonnie Buynau Gustin (199kg) 🇲🇾 🥉 Gyuho Kim (193kg) 🇰🇷 #Bangkok2026 #ParaPowerlifting @paralympics

Paralympian and junior world champion Rukhshona Uktamova conquered Bangkok in style! 🔥 Together with winning the gold medal with a 131kg lift, she also broke the NextGen world record multiple times during the event. 👏 Watch out for her in the future! 📸 @Hiroki_Nishioka

Rukhshona Uktamova wins her first Asia-Oceania title with a 131kg lift and a new NextGen world record! It is a double victory for Uzbekistan! Women’s up to 67kg: 🥈 Kudratoy Toshpulatova (130kg) 🇺🇿 🥉 Chunlei Li (119kg) 🇨🇳 #Bangkok2026 #ParaPowerlifting @paralympics

After finishing only behind Bonnie Bunyau Gustin at the Cairo 2025 Worlds, Pingkang Zhang wins his first gold in only the second international event. 🔥🇨🇳 210kg lift in the men’s up to 72kg category to seal the deal. 📸 @Hiroki_Nishioka / WPPO #Bangkok2026 #ParaPowerlifting

Pingkang Zhang is golden! 🥇🔥 In only his second international event (after Cairo 2025), the 25-year-old won his first gold with a 210kg lift! Men’s up to 72kg: 🥈 Li Xiong (200kg) 🇨🇳 🥉 Jhandu Kumar (191kg) 🇮🇳 #Bangkok2026 #ParaPowerlifting @Paralympics

@Hiroki_Nishioka @Paralympics @asianparalympic @Eleikosport 🎙️ Sijia Chen set the bar high for herself in Bangkok and now it’s all about keeping the momentum going. Will we see more of her success later this year? 🇨🇳 #Bangkok2026 #ParaPowerlifting @paralympics

Is it a first of many golds? 👀🥇 Sijia Chen of China first introduced herself with a 5th place at the Cairo 2025 World Championships. A year later, she is the Asia-Oceania champion. 📸 @Hiroki_Nishioka / WPPO #Bangkok2026 #ParaPowerlifting @paralympics

FIRST ASIA-OCEANIA TITLE! 🥇🇨🇳 Sijia Chen of China lifted 130kg in her last attempt to win her first gold medal at the continental championships! Never in doubt. Women’s up to 61kg: 🥈 Muslima Nurridinova (115kg) 🇺🇿 🥉 Shebrioni (112kg) 🇮🇩 #Bangkok2026 #ParaPowerlifting

Big shoutout goes to spotter loaders who have been at athletes disposal throughout the whole event. 🔥🏋️ From cleaning the bench and bar to loading the bar and assisting the ITO’s, they’ve been no short of amazing. 👏 📸 @Hiroki_Nishioka / WPPO #Bangkok2026 #ParaPowerlifting

The action from Bangkok is live! Tune into day 3 and join us for another busy Asia-Oceania Open Championships chapter. 📊 Live results: bit.ly/Bangkok2026Liv…
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There was no margin for error on day 2. Which was your favourite moment from Wednesday’s action in Bangkok? 📸 @Hiroki_Nishioka / WPPO #Bangkok2026 #ParaPowerlifting @paralympics

Welcome to day 3 of the Asia-Oceania Open Championships in Bangkok! 🇹🇭 On today’s menu, we have the following: 🏋️ Women’s up to 61kg 🏋️ Men’s up to 72kg 🏋️ Women’s up to 67kg 🏋️ Men’s up to 80kg #Bangkok2026 #ParaPowerlifting @Paralympics

Ahead of Asia-Oceania Open Championships (4–6 April), World Para Powerlifting hosted courses for Technical Officials & Coaches. 🌏 Attendees from Asia and beyond, including Thailand, India, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Laos & Puerto Rico, gained valuable hands-on experience.

She has done it! Kamolpan Kraratpet just won Thailand’s first medal at the Asia-Oceania Open Championships! 🥉🇹🇭 The crowd has gone wild as she lifted 107kg in her third attempt to win the medal in the women’s up to 55kg category. 🏋️ #Bangkok2026 #ParaPowerlifting @paralympics

First time participating at the Asia-Oceania Open Championships? 👀 - No problem for Akidakhon Akhtamova of Uzbekistan. 🥇🇺🇿 📸 @Hiroki_Nishioka / WPPO #Bangkok2026 #ParaPowerlifting @paralympics

The debutant in the competition takes the gold medal! 🥇🇺🇿 Akidakhon Akhtamova lifts 126kg and becomes the new continental champion! Women’s up to 55kg: 🥈 Cuijuan Xiao (112kg) 🇨🇳 🥉 Kamolpan Kraratpet (107kg) 🇹🇭 #Bangkok2026 #ParaPowerlifting @paralympics

@Hiroki_Nishioka @asianparalympic @Eleikosport @Paralympics 🎙️ What do you think, can Zou break the world record barrier (223kg) until the end of this year in the men’s up to 65kg category? 👀🏋️ #Bangkok2026 #ParaPowerlifting @paralympics

After a rather disappointing World Champs appearance where he failed to win a medal, the Paralympic champion Yi Zou shines again! 🥇🇨🇳 With a 217kg lift and a subsequent unsuccessful WR attempt (223kg), Zou won gold in the men’s up to 65kg category. 📸 @Hiroki_Nishioka / WPPO