The Cairo 2025 World Para Powerlifting Championships are only a month away, beginning on 9 October in Egypt’s capital. The competitors will open with a two-day Rookie & Subsequent Gen occasion, adopted by the Elite World Championships from 11 to 18 October.
This would be the eleventh version of the world’s most prestigious gathering of Para powerlifters, but in addition a milestone for the game.
Cairo 2025 will mark the primary time the World Championships have been held in Africa, and the primary time the Rookie & Subsequent Gen occasion being held over two days.
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It should even be the most important Para powerlifting occasion ever staged in Egypt, which beforehand hosted the WPPO African Open Championships in Cairo in 2022 and two World Cup occasions – in Cairo in 2023 and Sharm El Sheikh in 2024.
Nigeria, with a formidable observe report in previous competitions, the athletes are totally ready to showcase their energy, talent, and resilience towards the world’s finest.
Potential roster consists of: Oluwafemiayo Folashade (+86kg), Ajiboye Rukayat (50kg), Ani Chiamaka (73kg), Anigbogu Franca (61kg), and Ezuruike Roland (54kg).
Others are Ferdinard Rita (79kg), Idris Rilwanu (88kg), Mark Oyinyechi (67kg), Ogundolie Tolulope (45kg), and Oyema Esther (55kg).
Nigerian para powerlifters will, particularly, be motivated to construct on their robust outcomes final 12 months. The nation has lengthy been a powerhouse in para-powerlifting and will probably be hoping to increase its legacy of excellence in earlier outings, constructing on previous triumphs and galvanizing a brand new era of athletes.
