Paralympic powerlifting
Sep. 10th, 2008 07:04 pmOkay, I wasn't expecting to see this - maybe because regular powerlifting (deadlift, squat and benchpress) isn't an Olympic sport for a variety of reasons. But no, paralympic powerlifting exists: it's a straight benchpress competition factored on bodyweight. Turns out that powerlifting has been inclusive this way for decades, lower-limb amputees and spinal injury folks making up most of the competitors. How cool is that? Love to see some brute power in the games as well as the skill.