Great Britain’s Olivia Broome and China's Jinping Xiao are favourite in women's up to 50kg while Rehab Ahmed of Egypt is the name to beat in the women's up to 55kg ; China’s Qi Yongkai will be the man to beat in men's up to 59kg even as China’s Zou Yi looks strong in men's up to 65kg event on day two
Four Paralympic champions will be crowned – two in afternoon followed by two more in the evening – on the day two of Para Powerlifting competition at the La Chapelle Arena on 5 September.
Here you can find the complete schedule and the main stars to follow on day two in Paris.
The Champions
The women's up to 50kg final will open the second day’s action with thrilling action on the cards.
Great Britain’s reigning world champion Olivia Broome looks strong to take the gold on paper but the emergence of new stars at recent World Cups should kick off an exciting contest. Broome is also the Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist.
At Tbilisi, China’s Jinping Xiao set a new Asian record with an effort 123 kg, while Bose Bejide displayed a strong show too. China’s Hu Dandan and world record holder Esther Oyema of Nigeria (131kg) will be missing out.
Next up will be the men's up to 59kg final. China’s Qi Yongkai will be the man to beat in the category. He is the defending Paralympic and world champion.
Among others aiming to put up a powerful show will be Al Salvador's Tokyo 2020 and Dubai 2023 Worlds medallist Herbert Aceituno and Iran's Mohsen Bakhtiar after his commanding show this season.
The world record in the category is also held by Egyptian Osman (211kg) since Rio 2016.
Evening Stars
The evening session will start with the women's up to 55kg featuring Rehab Ahmed of Egypt. In-form Ahmed is the current world champion and the world record holder (135kg). She is also a silver medallist at the Tokyo 2020 Games in the lower weight category (-50kg).
The men's up to 65kg final will be the final event of the day with China’s Zou Yi looking strong after his recent effort on the bench. Yi is the reigning world champion and world record holder (222kg).
But watch out for Iran’s Amir Jafari Arangeh who will be eager to turn his Tokyo 2020 silver into gold. He is also the Dubai 2023 World silver medallist.
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