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POWERLIFTING
Overview
Powerlifting for athletes with a disability made its first appearance in 1964 at
the second Paralympic Games in Tokyo as ‘Weightlifting’.
Later it changed from ‘Weightlifting’ to ‘Powerlifting’. The competition is open
to all athletes with cerebral palsy, spinal injuries, short stature, amputees
(lower limb amputees only) and les autres who meet minimal disability criteria.
Powerlifting is the ultimate test of upper body strength. Competitors must lower
the bar to the chest, hold it motionless on the chest and then press it upwards
to arms length with locked elbows.
The bench press is the only discipline with 10 different categories based on
body weight. The athletes are given three attempts and the winner is the athlete
who lifts the highest number of kilograms.
Events
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Men - 48kg, 52kg, 56kg, 60kg, 67.5kg, 75kg,
82.5kg, 90kg, 100kg, 100kg+
- Women - 40kg,
44kg, 48kg, 52kg, 56kg, 60kg, 67.5kg, 75kg, 82.5kg, 82.5kg+
Classification
In
powerlifting, athletes with amputations and other (les autres) disabilities can
compete together against athletes with cerebral palsy, wheelchair athletes and
athletes with short stature.
To be eligible for powerlifting athletes have to meet minimum disability
criteria as outlined by IPC Powerlifting.
Links
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IPC
Powerlifting
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International
Paralympic Committee
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