Hosts United Arab Emirates celebrated double gold on the penultimate day of the World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai.
A first round lift proved enough for Abdelkareem Khattab to earn gold as the World Para Powerlifting World Cup continued in Dubai.
Two world records fell on the third day of the World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai.
Lidiia Soloviova was one of three Paralympic champions to win on the second day of competition at the Fazza 2018 World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
Poland lead the medals table with one gold and one bronze following the first day of competition at the ninth World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai.
Triple Paralympic gold medallist Lidiia Soloviova will be among the competitors in action at the sole World Para Powerlifting World Cup of the season in Dubai, due to begin tomorrow.
Egyptian powerlifter Zeinab Oteify has been banned for four years for an anti-doping violation.
US Paralympics have announced Logan University as the high-performance management organisation for Para-powerlifting.
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) have blamed the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) for the exclusion of powerlifter Sakina Khatun from this year's Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has said they will explore the possibility of a late Gold Coast 2018 call-up for Indian powerlifter Sakina Khatun, who has allegedly threatened to kill herself if she is not selected.
Egyptian powerlifter Rehab Abougharbya has been banned for 20 months by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) after testing positive for anabolic steroid oxandrolone, it has been announced.
Three-time Paralympic champion Sherif Osman of Egypt has been elected as the first World Para Powerlifting athlete liaison.
Nigeria's Paul Kehinde broke the world record to secure the men's up to 65 kilograms title on the final day of the Para Powerlifting World Championships in Mexico City.
World Para Powerlifting have moved their 2019 World Championships from Almaty to Kazakhstan's capital Astana, it has been announced.
China's Tan Yujiao and Ye Jixiong celebrated gold on the fifth day of the World Para Powerlifting Championships in Mexico City.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
World Skills - Director of Event Operations - Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Director of Event Operations is a member of the WorldSkills International Senior Management Team and hence has a very important role in managing all operational matters for the organization’s flagship event, the WorldSkills Competition, as well as the biennial General Assembly meetings. The Director of Event Operations is required to complete complex tasks and projects, able to make timely decisions with limited guidance, understands strategic priorities, and exercises appropriate levels of urgency and judgement to situations that require a high level of attention. The Director of Event Operations is passionate about the vision and mission of WorldSkills and is proactive, resourceful, dedicated, and works with a high level of integrity.
Cloud computing technology supplied by China's Alibaba is rapidly transforming the Olympic broadcasting operation, with ticketing set to follow. David Owen looks into the future.
Do you think there will be a protest from an athlete at Tokyo 2020?
Vote on this poll
