Powerlifting

Para powerlifting was first introduced as a Paralympic sport in 1984. The sport is a bench press competition testing upper body strength.

The sport has both men’s and women’s categories, broken down by body weight. The lightest category is up to 41 kg for women and up to 49 kg for men. There are 10 different weight categories for both men and women in total. There is no classification.

Find out more on the British Weight Lifting website.