TEHRAN – Head of the powerlifting committee of Iran’s Sports Federation for the Disabled Babak Muhammadi said on Tuesday that women powerlifters will represent the country in the next Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.
According to him, Iranian women will participate in the Paralympic Games for the first time.
“Iranian women will take part in the 2025 Cairo Para Powerlifting World Championships, to be held in October in Cairo, Egypt. The competition serves as 2028 Paralympics qualification,” Mohammadi said.
“We will also send our women powerlifters to the 2025 Youth Asian Games and 2026 Asian Para Games in Nagoya, Japan,” he added.