IPC Powerlifting World Championships
| Sport | Powerlifting |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| Continent | International (IPC) |
The IPC Powerlifting World Championships is an event organized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Competitors with a physical disability compete, and in a few events athletes with an intellectual disability compete. First held in 1994, the competition is held every four years.[1]
The first IPC Powerlifting World Championships was held in Uppsala, Sweden in 1994.[1]
Championships
| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of Events |
No. of Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1994 () | Uppsala |  Sweden |
137 | |||
| 2nd | 1998 () | Dubai |  United Arab Emirates |
269 | |||
| 3rd | 2002 () | Kuala Lumpur |  Malaysia |
234 | |||
| 4th | 2006 () | Busan |  South Korea |
1200 | |||
| 5th | 2010 () | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia |
292 | |||
| 6th | 2014 () | Dubai | United Arab Emirates |
5 April – 11 April | Dubai Club | 20 | 330 |
| 7th | 2017 () | Mexico City |  Mexico |
tba |
References
- 1 2 "Dubai 2014: History". paralympic.org. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
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