The conducted analysis of available scientific research indicates the lack of general information on the preconditions for the emergence and development of powerlifting for athletes of different nosological groups as an integral part of adaptive sports. In the system of scientific knowledge on the given problem there are contradictions in the study of historical experience, analysis and evaluation of historical events and facts. The purpose of this scientific research is to identify the preconditions for the conception and development of powerlifting in the structure of adaptive sports. The article presents an analysis of the ratio of the number of participants in the powerlifting competitions among athletes with disabilities, analysis of the historical changes in the competitive powerlifting program and the statistical data of the competitive activities of athletes with disabilities. As a result of documentary analysis, quantitative and qualitative indicators of the participation of athletes from different countries, their distribution according to weight categories and the nosology of athletes who participated in "weightlifting" competitions at the II Paralympic Games were established. As an integral part of adaptive sports, powerlifting for athletes with disabilities was born during the formation of the Paralympic Games, which directly influenced both the historical and organizational aspects of the development of the sport. Since the official recognition of sports for athletes with disabilities coincides with the year of the inclusion of powerlifting in the II Paralympic Games program called "Weightlifting", the factors affecting the birth and development of adaptive sports as a social phenomenon directly determine the peculiarities of the formation and development of powerlifting as a sport.
Аналіз співвідношення кількості учасників змагань з пауерліфтингу серед спортсменів з інвалідністю, аналіз історичних змін у змагальній програмі пауерліфтингу та статистичних даних змагальної діяльності спортсменів з інвалідністю, що представлено у статті, свідчить про вплив соціально-культурних, ідеологічних, соціально-політичних, соціально-економічних, особистісних факторів та фактору технічної доступності на розвиток пауерліфтингу для спортсменів в структурі адаптивного спорту.
