World Para Powerlifting (WPPO) has confirmed the calendar for the 2027 World Cup season, with five countries set to host events across four continents in one of the busiest years of the Paralympic cycle towards the LA28 Games. Familiar venues will once again welcome the world’s best lifters, alongside one new host city making its debut.
The traditional Fazza World Cup in Dubai will open the season from 2 to 5 February. The UAE venue first staged a World Cup in 2015 and remains the only city to have hosted the WPPO World Championships three times.
The tour will move to Europe in March, as Tbilisi hosts the event for the fifth time. The Georgian capital has also staged two European Championships and the World Championships in 2021.
The Chilean capital Santiago will make its second appearance on the World Cup calendar in May, following its inaugural stop in 2025 and continuing the legacy of the 2023 Parapan American Games.
The fourth stop of the season will mark a confirmed, with Astana welcoming the World Cup in July. The Kazakh capital is no stranger to Para powerlifting, having hosted the World Championships in 2019.
The 2027 WPPO World Cup season will conclude in Egypt at the end of October, with the host city to be announced. It will be the final WPPO event before the World Championships in December in Mexico.
More information about the events will be published here.
The king! 🇵🇦👑
Rey Melchior Dimas Vazquez of Panama lifts 203kg to win the men’s up to 72kg category in Tbilisi.
What a way to start a new Paralympic cycle! 🔥#Tbilisi2025 | #WorldCup | #ParaPowerlifting | @amparalympics pic.twitter.com/sz9d9ElOHk
— Para Powerlifting (@Powerlifting) May 11, 2025
2027 World Para Powerlifting World Cup calendar
Dubai WPPO World Cup
2- 5 February 2027
Tbilisi WPPO World Cup
4-7 March 2027
Santiago WPPO World Cup
6-9 May 2027
Astana WPPO World Cup
8-11 July 2027
Egypt WPPO World Cup*
23-26 October 2027
*Host city to be confirmed
