A lifting sling (10) manufactured from a piece of cloth material which comprises a back support zone (12), a seat zone (14) and two leg flap zones which are each bounded by an inner edge (16a) and an outer edge (16b), wherein each leg flap zone has a central axis (H1, H2), wherein the central axis (H1) of the first leg flap zone (16) and the central axis (H2) of the second leg flap zone (18) converge in downward direction and intersect in a point of intersection (S) located outside the lifting sling (10) downward of the leg flap zones (16, 18) on the lifting sling central axis (H).
