Four athletes make up the national delegation that will compete in Cairo between October 11 and 19, in a key event for the Paralympic cycle.
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The Colombian Para Powerlifting team begins a new stage in its international process this week. With the Elite World Championship of the discipline, which will be held from October 11 to 19 in Cairo (Egypt), the national team officially begins its route to the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games.
The contest brings together the main powers of adapted weightlifting and is considered one of the most demanding events on the annual calendar. In addition to the world titles, it delivers fundamental points for the international ranking, the basis of the qualifying process towards the next Paralympic competitions.
The Colombian delegation will be made up of four athletes: María José Movilla Perea (45 kg), Aura Cristina Poblador Granados (41 kg), Fabio Torres Silva (97 kg) and Eglain Antonio Mena Lemus (+107 kg). The first two will see action on Tuesday October 14while Torres and Mena will compete on Thursday 16in days that will bring together the best lifters on the planet.
The technical team that accompanies the national team includes the coach Henry Oviedo Rodríguezthe doctor Fabio Alejandro Usaquénthe physiotherapist Valentina Moscosothe administrative Fredy Alexander Martínez and the sports classification coordinator Jorge Andrés Ortizresponsible for guaranteeing the comprehensive support of athletes during the competition.
Before the trip, coach Oviedo highlighted the group's preparation process: “We have worked on getting closer to the first competition movements. We strengthened the athletes in terms of the maximum weight with which they had been competing, and we sought to get closer to those marks. The expectation for this World Cup is to be among the top eight; here begins the route to the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games,” he stated.
The competitions will take place in the New Capital Sports Hallone of the most modern stages in Egypt, with capacity for 7,500 spectators. Located in the new administrative capital, east of Cairo, the venue was built for the 2021 Men's Handball World Cup and today hosts the best exponents of world Para Powerlifting.
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