Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics


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 25 April 2020 when the Paralympic ranking lists are published. There would be eight top ranked male and female powerlifters per event based on their bodyweight category which they are listed on.
The rankings begin on 25 May 2018 and ends on 27 June 2021 where powerlifters have to achieve the Minimum Qualification Standard in order to qualify. All eligible powerlifters will have to compete in all of the compulsory competitions in order to gain points respectively; if they do not compete in one of the compulsory competitions, they will be eliminated from the rankings list once the competitions are finished, these are the compulsory competitions in which they have to participate in:
CompetitionDateVenue
2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships2 - 8 December 2017  Mexico City
2018 World Para Powerlifting European Open Championships25 - 29 May 2018 Berck Sur Mer
2018 World Para Powerlifting African Championships10 - 12 August 2018 Algiers
2018 World Para Powerlifting Asia-Oceania Championships8 - 12 September 2018 Kitakyushu
2018 World Para Powerlifting Americas Open Championships6 - 9 December 2018 Bogotá
2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships12 - 19 July 2019 Nur Sultan
2020 Road to Tokyo Powerlifting World Cup5 - 7 February 2020 Abuja
2020 Road to Tokyo Powerlifting World Cup20 - 23 February 2020 Manchester
2020 Road to Tokyo Powerlifting World Cup19 - 22 March 2020 Bogota
2020 Road to Tokyo Powerlifting World Cup16 - 22 April 2020 Dubai
2020 IWAS World Games22 - 27 February 2020 Nakhon Ratchasima

Medal table

Medalists

Men's events

Women's events