2025 World Para Powerlifting Championships
Parasports competition in Cairo, Egypt
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The 2025 World Para Powerlifting Championships was a powerlifting competition for athletes with a disability. It was held in Cairo, Egypt from 10 to 18 October 2025.[1]
| Host city | Cairo |
|---|---|
| Country | Egypt |
| Sport | Paralympic powerlifting |
Medalists
Seniors Best Lift
Men
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 kg[12] | Cui Zhe China | 117 kg | Kerly Lascano Ecuador | 110 kg | Lara Aparecida de Lima Brazil | 107 kg |
| 45 kg[13] | Guo Lingling China | 125 kg | Tolulope Ogundolie Nigeria | 112 kg | Nasiba Tashpulatova Uzbekistan | 111 kg |
| 50 kg[14] | Clara Fuentes Monasterio Venezuela | 121 kg | Esther Nworgu Nigeria | 120 kg | Rukayat Ajiboye Nigeria | 116 kg |
| 55 kg[15] | Esther Oyema Nigeria | 125 kg | Besra Duman Turkey | 121 kg | Tamara Podpalnaya Russia | 120 kg |
| 61 kg[16] | Rehab Ahmed Egypt | 131 kg | Ifeoluwa Alake Nigeria | 128 kg | Franca Anigbogu Nigeria | 126 kg |
| 67 kg[17] | Cui Jianjin China | 147 kg | Onyinyechi Mark Nigeria | 137 kg | Fatma Elyan Egypt | 136 kg |
| 73 kg[18] | Tan Yujiao China | 146 kg | Mariana D'Andrea Brazil | 141 kg | Chiamaka Ani Nigeria | 140 kg |
| 79 kg[19] | Rita Ferdinand Nigeria | 153 kg | Han Miaoyu China | 143 kg | Asma Issa Jordan | 136 kg |
| 86 kg[20] | Zheng Feifei China | 153 kg | Tayana Medeiros Brazil | 147 kg | Blessing Ibeh Nigeria | 136 kg |
| +86 kg[21] | Folashade Oluwafemiayo Nigeria | 168 kg | Zhu Wenjun China | 157 kg | Nihoo Rozbahani Iran | 152 kg |
Seniors Total Lift
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 kg[22] | Marco de Oliveira Cruz Brazil | 515 kg | Vladimir Balynets Russia | 483 kg | Chen Liuxun China | 464 kg |
| 54 kg[23] | David Degtyarev Kazakhstan | 567 kg | Herbert Aceituno El Salvador | 564 kg | Yang Jinglang China | 552 kg |
| 59 kg[24] | Mohamed Elmenyawy Egypt | 621 kg | Juan Garrido Acevedo Chile | 547 kg | Paschalis Kouloumoglou Greece | 541 kg |
| 65 kg[25] | Jorge Carinao Chile | 547 kg | Fouad Elsayed Mohamed Egypt | 530 kg | Marek Trykacz Poland | 501 kg |
| 72 kg[26] | Bonnie Bunyau Gustin Malaysia | 672 kg | Amir Jafari Iran | 581 kg | Carlos Alberto Betancourt Venezuela | 528 kg |
| 80 kg[27] | Gu Xiaofei China | 660 kg | Bekzod Jamilov Uzbekistan | 656 kg | Mahmoud Attia Egypt | 597 kg |
| 88 kg[28] | Mazhar Tammam El Sayed Egypt | 615 kg | Rakhmetzhan Khamayev Kazakhstan | 592 kg | Abdullah Al Kaabi Iraq | 591 kg |
| 97 kg[29] | Hany Abdelhady Egypt | 676 kg | Hayder al-Akdah Iraq | 601 kg | Adilzhan Bautov Kazakhstan | 555 kg |
| 107 kg[30] | Liu Jian China | 675 kg | Elshan Huseynov Moldova | 594 kg | Aleksei Golovan Russia | 571 kg |
| +107 kg[31] | Gustavo Melo de Souza Brazil | 739 kg | Akaki Jintcharadze Georgia | 737 kg | Konstantin Matsnev Russia | 727 kg |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 kg[32] | Cui Zhe China | 342 kg | Kerly Lascano Ecuador | 318 kg | Anifat Ganiyu Nigeria | 297 kg |
| 45 kg[33] | Guo Lingling China | 368 kg | Tolulope Ogundolie Nigeria | 330 kg | Nasiba Tashpulatova Uzbekistan | 325 kg |
| 50 kg[34] | Fariza Tolzhan Kazakhstan | 285 kg | Oriana del Carmen Teran Velazquez Venezuela | 284 kg | Leidy Rodriguez Canada | 282 kg |
| 55 kg[35] | Esther Oyema Nigeria | 368 kg | Besra Duman Turkey | 354 kg | Nawal Ramadan Egypt | 339 kg |
| 61 kg[36] | Muslima Nuriddinova Uzbekistan | 353 kg | Aml Soliman Egypt | 308 kg | Mishelle Oyague Ecuador | 300 kg |
| 67 kg[37] | Cui Jianjin China | 432 kg | Kudratoy Toshpulatova Uzbekistan | 392 kg | Rukhshona Uktamova Uzbekistan | 363 kg |
| 73 kg[38] | Raushan Koishibayeva Kazakhstan | 330 kg | Thamar Gisele Mengue Cameroon | 321 kg | Nyx Koradi Azuara Gutiérrez Mexico | 310 kg |
| 79 kg[39] | Rita Ferdinand Nigeria | 443 kg | Han Miaoyu China | 419 kg | Asma Issa Jordan | 393 kg |
| 86 kg[40] | Marion Serrano Chile | 397 kg | Naglaa Elshahzy Egypt | 381 kg | Belén Sánchez Domínguez Mexico | 375 kg |
| +86 kg[41] | Folashade Oluwafemiayo Nigeria | 480 kg | Edilandia Araújo Brazil | 434 kg | Irina Sadovnikova Russia | 404 kg |
Team events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team | China Yang Jinglang Qi Yongkai Zhang Pingkang |
 CubaPablo Ramírez Barrientos Jesús Cuevas Cisneros Enmanuel González Rodríguez |
Iraq Muslim Al-Sudani Mustafa Radhi Rahsool Mohsin |
| Women's team | Brazil Mariana D'Andrea Lara Aparecida de Lima Tayana Medeiros |
Uzbekistan Akidakhon Akhtamova Nasiba Tashpulatova Rukhshona Uktamova |
Egypt Enas Elgebaly Abdelaal Safaa Hassan Fatma Elyan |
| Mixed team | China Guo Lingling Yang Jinglang Gu Xiaofei |
Uzbekistan Khusniddin Usmanov Muslima Nuriddinova Bekzod Jamilov |
Egypt Rehab Ahmed Mohamed Elelfat Hany Abdelhady |
Medal table
Seniors
* Host nation (Egypt)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 13 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Egypt (EGY)* | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Iran (IRI) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Chile (CHI) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Malaysia (MAS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Jordan (JOR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | El Salvador (ESA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 17 | Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 |  Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (27 entries) | 40 | 40 | 41 | 121 | |
Team events
* Host nation (Egypt)
