Cairo 2025: Nigeria’s Ferdinard surprises Paralympic champion Han on thrilling day 1
Nigeria’s Rita Ferdinard makes dream debut clinching the women’s up to 79 kg gold while Paris 2024 Paralympic medallists Clara Fuentes Monasterio of Venezuela and China's Xiaofei Gu grab world titles on opening day of Elite competitions at Cairo 2025 World Para Powerlifting Championships.
Thrilling contests marked the opening day of the Elite competitions at the Cairo 2025 World Para Powerlifting Championships on Thursday (11 October) even as Paralympic stars returned to achieve glory one year since their Paris 2024 feats.
The Cairo 2025 Worlds also marked the beginning of the qualification pathway for the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympics and thus the three categories contested on the day lived up to the expectations.
A total of 70 National Paralympic Committees is being represented by 537 athletes — 311 men and 226 women in Cairo, first time the event is being held in Africa.
Author summary: Nigeria's Rita Ferdinard wins gold at Cairo 2025.