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Preview of the Summer Paralympic Games

Today’s Presentation

WHAT

WHERE

WHEN

WHO and

WHY (the SPORTS)

of the Paralympic Games

WHAT?

• Olympic style competition in 18 different sports.

• Sanctioned by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

• Held in the same city and same venues as the Olympic Games

WHERE?

• 1976: Montreal

• 1980: Holland

• 1984: New York

• 1988: Seoul

• 1992: Barcelona

• 1996: Atlanta

• 2000: Sydney

• 2004: Greece

• 2008: Beijing

WHO?

• 4000 athletes from 134 countries

• Disabilities:– spinal cord injured

– visually impaired

– cerebral palsy

– amputee

– mentally impaired

– les autres

Spinal Cord Injured

• Wheelchair Sports, USA

• www.wsusa.org

Visual impairments

• U.S. Association of Blind Athletes

• www.usaba.org

Cerebral Palsy

• BlazeSports USA

• www.blazesports.org

• Head Injured and Stroke survivors

Amputee

• Disabled Sports, USA

• www.dsusa.org

• Ski and outdoor programs

Mentally Impaired

• Special Olympics International

• www.specialolympics.org

Les Autres

• French for “the others”

• MD, MS, OI, etc

THE SPORTS

Archery

Athletics

Athletics

Athletics

Athletics

Basketball

Boccia

Cycling

Cycling

Cycling

Equestrian

Fencing

Football 7-a-side (Soccer)

Football 5-a-side (Soccer)

Goalball

Goalball

Judo

Powerlifting

Rowing

Rugby

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Table Tennis

Table Tennis

Tennis

Volleyball (standing)

Volleyball (sitting)

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