Also, check out the list of Paralympic sports , and top medal winners. The largest sporting event in the world is the Olympic Games , but there are many other multi-sport games.
To see what's coming up, check out the calendar of major sporting events. Any comments, suggestions or corrections? Please let us know. Search This Site. Major Events Extra The largest sporting event in the world is the Olympic Games , but there are many other multi-sport games. PAGES home search sitemap store. Para Powerlifting. More About. Related Athletes. Micky Yule. Zoe Newson. Ali Jawad. Louise Sugden.
Show All 5. The Rules. Share this page. Related News. Sugden surges to powerlifting bronze. Read more Read more about Sugden surges to powerlifting bronze. More news articles relating to Para Powerlifting More news articles relating to Tokyo The team continue to train hard and prepare well in Tokyo and are supported with positivity and optimism despite these developments. Regardless of the coverage, we will celebrate their results at this Paralympics which has been so eagerly awaited, yet so uncertain for so long, and therefore we would like to invite everyone to join us in getting behind our team!
As we approach the Tokyo Paralympic Games, British Weight Lifting are delighted to launch our new Talent ID campaign Para Powerlifters of the Future, a social media video submission series designed to help find future Paralympians. We are inviting any eligible individual to tag us in videos of themselves bench pressing to get reviewed by our World Class Program performance team.
The sport represents the ultimate test of upper body strength with athletes competing in the bench press discipline. Para Powerlifting is designed for individuals with an eligible physical impairment. Athletes must lower the bar to their chest, hold it motionless on the chest and then press it upwards, evenly to arms-length.
In-competition athletes are given three attempts and the winner is the athlete who lifts the highest load. Para Powerlifters of the Future is a campaign launched by BWL to identify potential future Paralympians and raise awareness of the sport ahead of this years Paralympic Games in Tokyo and Paris in With the Paris and LA Paralympic Games being only being a few years away, we are starting our search to strengthen our team right now. Great Britain has a proud history in the sport, having won 29 medals in Para Powerlifting at the Paralympic Games over the years.
Throughout the campaign we will be updating our Instagram account with information about Para Powerlifting, how to compete, the history of the sport and lots of behind the scenes from Tokyo drawing inspiration from the past and present in order to build for the future. Eligible individuals can upload their bench press videos and tag us on Instagram to have the opportunity for their lifts to be reviewed by the BWL World Class Program performance team as part of our Talent ID search. You can find out more details below.
It is open to individuals who have an impairment in their lower limbs or hips, which would prohibit them to compete in Olympic Weightlifting. For example, athletes with a single or double lower limb amputation through or above the ankle or significantly reduce lower limb muscle power or range of movement as a result of injury or medical conditions for example.
Unfortunately, people with hearing, visual or intellectual impairments only, are not eligible for Para Powerlifting but can still participate in Olympic Weightlifting. For those who are able to compete in Para Powerlifting events, the Para Powerlifters of the Future campaign is open to anyone of any age, gender, ability, background who is a British passport holder and who would be eligible to represent Great Britain in international events.
If you meet these requirements or know someone that does, we would love you to get involved in Para Powerlifters of the Future or share the campaign with those who can, to raise awareness of the sport. Filming Top Tip: Be sure to show us how much weight is on the bar by recording the loading or unloading of the bar and film from a good clear vantage point so we can see and enjoy the lifts in full.
If an individual does display significant potential in one of their videos, our performance team will get in touch to explore next steps. We would like to wish everyone good luck and thank you for supporting the team ahead of the Tokyo Paralympic Games. ParalympicsGB has confirmed the selection of five Powerlifters who will compete at the rescheduled Tokyo Paralympic Games.
You can read the full story here. Find out more about Ali's career here. Find out more about Zoe's career here.
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