If you're ready to get strong and push yourself to limits you never could've imagined, try Para Powerlifting!
This competitive sport is open to male and female athletes age 14 and up with 8 eligible physical impairments and a range of physical disabilities, including cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries, lower-limb amputation, and poliomyelitis.
The bench press is Para Powerlifting's single discipline, with 10 different categories based on body weight. Competitors must lower the bar to the chest, hold it motionless on the chest, and press it upwards to arms' length with locked elbows. Athletes are given three attempts and the winner lifts the highest number of kilograms.
The DASA Competition Team travels to several out-of-state competitions. Open to male and female athletes with physical disabilities such as dwarfism, amputation/limb loss, spinal cord injury/wheelchair-users, and cerebral palsy/brain injury/stroke.
DASA hosts a large competition every year in May offering track and field, archery, boccia, paralympic powerlifting, and swimming.