Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Powerlifting
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Venue Tokyo International Forum
Competitors 180

Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. It will be held at the Tokyo International Forum.

Qualification

There will be a total of 180 powerlifters who would compete in the Games based on their rankings on 25th April 2020 when the Paralympic ranking lists are published. There would be eight top ranked male powerlifters and six top ranked female powerlifters per event (with the inclusion of twenty bipartite qualification slots which would be announced by May 2020) based on their bodyweight category which they are listed on[1].

The rankings begin on 25th May 2018 and ends on 23rd April. Here is a list of world and regional championships in which powerlifters will compete to gain points respectively[2]:

CompetitionDateVenue
2017 World Para Powerlifting ChampionshipsDate Mexico Mexico City
2018 World Para Powerlifting European Open Championships25th - 29th MayFrance Berck Sur Mer
2018 World Para Powerlifting African Championships10th - 12th AugustAlgeria Algiers
2018 World Para Powerlifting Asia-Oceania Championships8th - 12th SeptemberJapan Kitakyushu
2018 World Para Powerlifting Americas Open Championships6th - 9th DecemberColombia Bogota
2018 World Para Powerlifting Championships12th - 19th JulyKazakhstan Astana

Medalists

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's 49kg
Men's 54kg
Men's 59kg
Men's 65kg
Men's 72kg
Men's 80kg
Men's 88kg
Men's 97kg
Men's 107kg
Men's +107kg

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women's 41kg
Women's 45kg
Women's 50kg
Women's 55kg
Women's 61kg
Women's 67kg
Women's 73kg
Women's 79kg
Women's 86kg
Women's +86kg

See also

References

  1. "Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). www.paralympic.org. 13 October 2018.
  2. "Para Powerlifting Schedule". www.paralympic.org. 13 October 2018.
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