• Powerlifting is open to athletes with a physical disabilityA Disability is generally a condition either caused by accident, trauma, genetics or disease, which may restrict a person's mental processes, senses or mobility..
• It involves bench press only.
• Women began competing in powerlifting for the first time in Sydney 2000Home of the 2000 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games..
• It is unique to the Paralympic Games.
• Powerlifting became a Paralympic Games sport in Tokyo in 1964.

ClassificationAthletes are classified by classifiers into classes by their ability to function. The aim is to ensure that athletes of similar ability compete against one another.

Powerlifting is open to all athletes with a physical disability and is classified by 10 weight categories.

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