World Powerlifting Lanka isn’t only a sports association, it is a quest and a goal of creating successors of Sri Lankan champions who will bring honor to their Motherland. Established in 2016 by Dr. Ruwan Paul, a world powerlifting champion and member of the World Powerlifting, the organization has targets to make Sri Lanka a center for powerlifting. Dr. Paul, having represented Australia in international powerlifting for over two decades while also establishing a thriving career in sports science, set out to create a path for Sri Lankan athletes to excel on the global platform. There was a powerlifting base to ‘Journey to Find Warriors’ which struck him while he was thinking of how Sri Lanka has always been protected by fierce fighters in the old days. As part of the initiative, young powerlifters from both urban cities and rural settings will be scouted, developed, and nurtured to compete at both national and international levels. Under Dr. Paul’s leadership, World Powerlifting Lanka has introduced innovative programs to address the lack of facilities, coaching, and guidance for aspiring athletes, particularly in underserved regions. The association actively combats challenges like the misuse of artificial supplements and educates athletes on nutrition, mental resilience, and fair play.
To develop a globally recognized community of Sri Lankan powerlifters, unleashing the untapped potential of athletes from various regions of the country, while fostering strength, discipline, and international sporting excellence.
To scout and develop young powerlifting athletes from all regions of Sri Lanka by providing them guidance, tools, and opportunities to reach their fullest potential in the powerlifting sport. To crave a path for Sri Lanka to raise its flag high in the sport of powerlifting through, in the name of our clients, a strict code of conduct, educational programs, and world-class training programs for the Sri Lankans in practice and performance in the genre