Imagen Vera Muratova was a dominant figure during the Online World Cup Series competing from her hometown Lakinsk, Russia ⒸHiroki Nishioka for World Para Powerlifting By World Para Powerlifting The 2020 powerlifting season started with gusto as Abuja, Nigeria and Manchester, Great Britain successfully hosted World Cups early in the year. But soon, the COVID-19 pandemic brought the world and with it, the sporting calendar to a complete halt. The lockdown prompted the World Para Powerlifting to come up with a unique alternative in the form of a virtual series and it went live on 31 March. This concept of switching onto a virtual platform overnight proved to be a game changer and more importantly, a huge boon for athletes trying to stay fit and continue training while indoors during the pandemic.