Which Paralympic sport awards medals in bodyweight categories after athletes bench press?

Para powerlifting awards medals in bodyweight categories after athletes bench press.

Para powerlifting is the Paralympic strength sport in which athletes compete by lifting a barbell from a bench. The competition is organized by bodyweight categories, allowing results to be compared among athletes with similar body mass. The winner in each category is the athlete with the heaviest successful lift.

Athletes receive up to three attempts, and the lift must follow strict referee commands. The bar is lowered to the chest, held motionless and pressed upward under control. A lift counts only if it satisfies the technical rules.

This format differs from Olympic weightlifting, which awards results in the snatch and clean and jerk. Para powerlifting’s single-event structure makes the sport especially focused on upper-body strength and execution.