PARIS – On the final day of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Team USA’s Para powerlifters Bobby Body and Ashley Dyce both made their Paralympic debut, marking the first time in 24 years that the United States has had two athletes simultaneously competi...
Anna Rozman had been looking for a way to represent the United States since she first arrived in the country more than 30 years ago.So, when a job opened up last year for head physician of the U.S. Paralympics Powerlifting Team, Rozman jumped at the op...
Bobby Body’s 50th birthday could’ve gone better. The American powerlifter was in Tbilisi, Georgia, in June for the final world cup event of the season but was unable to compete due to a severe illness.“It was so bad they wanted to take me to the ...
Coming into the 2024 Para powerlifting season, Ashley Dyce had two chances to put herself in contention for a chance at making the Paralympic Games Paris 2024.In May, she didn’t complete a successful lift at a world cup event in Acapulco, Mexico. Witho...
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO – U.S. Paralympics Powerlifting today announced the selection of two powerlifters – Bobby Body (Eaton Rapids, Michigan) and Ashley Dyce (Colton, California) – to the team for the Paralympic Games Paris 2024. ...
For years, Bobby Body’s white whale had been successfully completing a 500-pound bench press.At last August’s Para powerlifting world championships, Body successfully completed a lift of 210 kg. (463 lbs.) before two failed attempts at 215 kg. (474 lbs...
When Robert Crotty graduated from high school nearly a quarter-century ago, he weighed less than 100 pounds.“I grew up as a super skinny kid, full-on ADHD kid,” Crotty recalled. “I got picked on a ton as a kid.”Crotty went on to attend Oakland Universi...
When Nicholas “Ola” Marasco was growing up in the surfing mecca of the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii, he had a pair of athletic role models in his own household.His mother was a former professional volleyball player, and his older brother was a multi-spo...
