The Championships, originally scheduled to be held in the South Korean city last month, will now take place from November 3 to November 7 at Titiwangsa Stadium in the Malaysian capital, which proved its pedigree as a host venue for the sport in 2010 when it hosted the World Championships.

"After the city hosted a very exciting and successful IPC Powerlifting World Championships in 2010, it is great to see it embrace yet another major competition for the sport of powerlifting once again," said Jon Amos, chairman of the IPC Powerlifting Sport Technical Committee.

"We are anticipating an outstanding event and look forward to seeing many new world and regional records being broken.

"For many athletes, these Championships will be a vital opportunity to attain the necessary Minimum Qualifying Standard (MQS) required to enter the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships to be held in Dubai."

The event is expected to see almost 150 athletes from 20 nations battle it out, and with a huge opportunity to achieve the MQS for the World Championships in April, it is sure to be a fiercely contested five days of action in Malaysia.

Kuala Lumpur's Titiwangsa Stadium, the same venue which hosted the 2010 World Championships, will host the 2013 Asian Open Powerlifting Championships

Chairman of the Local Organising Committee for the event Kassim Abdul Rahman said: "These Championships are a platform for all IPC Powerlifting athletes to prove their capabilities and make way for themselves to qualify for the IPC Powerlifting World Championships next year.

"I hope that all athletes participating will be able to have good performances, achieve good results, and finally qualify to participate in the World Championships.

"These Championships are not only a competition in itself, but also provide a setting in which athletes and officials can gather to strengthen the sport of IPC Powerlifting."

Athletes have been given a deadline of September 6 to register for the tournament, and they can do so via their National Paralympic Committee.

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