Para Powerlifting gets big boost from paralympic builder with a development camp for athletes

Tracey Rice's son Dylan Sparks is the reason she has spent the better part of a decade building para powerlifting to becoming a more common sport within the para athlete community. Sparks was born with spina bifida, paralyzing him. Starting with wheelchair basketball, he began the shift to the gym and powerlifting. Rice says the supports were not in place for parents, athletes or coaches of para powerlifters, and she wanted to change that. "These athletes deserve a stand, all of that to highligh