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Story Archives: LHSAA sanctions powerlifting as new high school sport


LHSAA sanctions powerlifting as new high school sport
posted Thursday, December 20th, 2012 @ 12:00 pmE-mail Story E-mail Story | Print Story Print Story 
For the first time ever, the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) welcomes the education-based sport of powerlifting to its lineup of sanctioned high school sports in which student-athletes can vie for LHSAA state championship titles. Prior to the 2012-13 school year, powerlifting was considered a non-sanctioned sport, and regional and state competitions were conducted and regulated mainly by the Louisiana High School Powerlifting Association (LHSPA).

The sport actually began in the United States and Britain during the mid-1950's after the number of participants and fans began declining for weightlifting.

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