Nearly 60 powerlifters from 20 countries will get the chance to compete at the venue for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games from Thursday (21 January), as the IPC Powerlifting World Cup acts as the official Test Event for the coming Paralympics.

All the action between 21-23 January from the Arena Carioca 1 will be shown live at Paralympic.org.

A full competition schedule is available at www.paralympic.org/powerlifting/2016-world-cups.

A series of Mexico City 2015 Americas Open Championships medallists have made the journey to Rio de Janeiro.

For more information on the 2016 IPC Powerlifting World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, please visit http://www.paralympic.org/powerlifting/2016-world-cups

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The 2016 IPC Powerlifting World Cup will take place from 21-23 January 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Tickets for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games are still available via: http://www.paralympic.org/rio-2016-tickets