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 🔗 https://t.co/oLWGjUv3bL #Bahrain2026 #ParaPowerlifting

A few seconds before everything is decided 🧘‍♂️ #ParaPowerlifting #Cairo2025

The world’s top men and women were in Cairo for the very first World Championships on African soil 🇪🇬 Relive the most magical moments of the competition 🔙

China top the medals table! 🇨🇳🏆 For the fifth time in a row — and sixth time overall — the Asian powerhouse lead the World Para Powerlifting Championships in medals (and golds) won. 🥇🥈🥉 #Cairo2025 #ParaPowerlifting

China finish the World Championships with another gold! 🇨🇳🥇 After winning the Men’s Team Event in the morning, the Asian powerhouse ran rampant in the Mixed Team Event, triumphing against Uzbekistan in the final. 💪 Hosts Egypt took bronze after defeating Brazil. 🥉

Next stop — Bahrain, December 2026! 🇧🇭 📸 @Hiroki_Nishioka / WPPO

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Brazil win gold! 🇧🇷 Their first gold in Cairo (Elite & Team) after defeating Uzbekistan in the Women’s Mixed Team Event! 🥇 🥉 Egypt take bronze. Team Brazil: Mariana D’Andrea: 135kg Lara De Lima: 101kg Tayana Medeiros: 127kg #Cairo2025 #ParaPowerlifting @BraParalimpico

Introducing Team Events! 💪 They were first held at the World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 2021. Initially, there was only the Mixed Team Event, while the Men’s and Women’s Team Events were introduced two years later in Dubai. #ParaPowerlifting #Cairo2025 @paralympics

Team work makes the dream work 🥇

China claim their first Men’s Team Event gold — and their ninth gold overall in Cairo! 🥇 They defeated Cuba in the final, while Team Iraq settled for🥉 Team China 🇨🇳 in the final: Jinglang Yang — 170kg Yongkai Qi — 180kg Pingkang Zhang — 200kg #Cairo2025 #ParaPowerlifting

The last day of competition in Cairo hit us like… 📷 @Hiroki_Nishioka / WPPO #Cairo2025 #ParaPowerlifting

We didn't forget that we still owe you the podium snaps from yesterday. 😉 Which category did it better? 📸 @Hiroki_Nishioka / WPPO #Cairo2025 #ParaPowerlifting

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Paralympic champ Ahmad Aminzadeh lifts 260 kg in the men’s over 107 kg 🥇, keeping Siamand Rahman’s legacy alive 💪 China’s Zheng Feifei defends her world title vs Paris 2024 champ Tayana Madeiros 🇨🇳🏋️‍♀️ #Cairo2025 #ParaPowerlifting https://t.co/xz36rNpSRJ

World Para Powerlifting Championships will host the team event for the third time! 😍 Let us know which team you’re supporting in the comments! 👇 📺 Live stream: https://t.co/lxULIcXs1J 📊 Live results: https://t.co/32iyE4iwb2 #Cairo2025 #ParaPowerlifting

🎤 Never in doubt despite the injury. 🥇🇮🇷

Women’s up to 86kg and men’s over 107kg categories stepped onto the stage today! 🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♂️ To put things into perspective, we’ve compared their impressive lifts to the weight of real-life objects — both living and non-living! 🐘📦💪 📸 @Hiroki_Nishioka #Cairo2025 #ParaPowerlifting

The heavyweight crown 👑 stays in Iran 🇮🇷 Ahmad Aminzadeh lifts 260kg to claim his third consecutive world title in the men’s over 107kg category. #ParaPowerlifting #Cairo2025

🎤 Feifei Zheng took the loss from Paris personally. How big will her rivalry with Tayana Medeiros become?

In the battle between the reigning Paralympic champion and the reigning world champion, it was the world champion from China 🇨🇳 , Feifei Zheng, who came out on top. She defended her world title with a lift of 153 kg in the womens up to 86kg category. #Cairo2025