Paralympic Games
Adaptive sports championship
The Paralympic Games are an international athletic competition for athletes with physical disabilities, held alongside and shortly after the Olympic Games in the same host city.
Events are organized by disability classification—amputees, spinal cord injuries, visual impairments, and others.
She won three gold medals at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
The name combines "parallel" with "Olympic," indicating games that run parallel to the Olympics.
Competitive sport in mobility devices
- goalballTeam sport for visually impaired
- bocciaParalympic target ball sport
- sitting volleyballAdapted court sport, seated
- wheelchair basketballSport using rolling seats
wheelchair rugby · wheelchair tennis · wheelchair fencing · bocce · tandem cycling
Metal honor token
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- world recordHighest documented achievement globally
- classification systemScheme for organizing categories
- goldElement seventy-nine
silver · bronze · heat · final · qualifying · personal best · ceremony · anthem
Fabricated body part replacements
- racing wheelchairVehicle for para-athletics sprints
- handcycleArm-powered wheeled transport
- sit-skiSeated alpine apparatus
- mono-skiSingle wide ski
running blade · guide rope · tandem bicycle · classifier · assistive device · adaptive equipment
Systematic grouping by traits
- amputeeOne without a limb
- visually impairedHaving diminished sight
- wheelchair userPerson using wheeled mobility aid
- guide runnerSighted racing partner
prosthetist · spinal cord injury · cerebral palsy · paraplegia · quadriplegia · national team
Firmness of purpose
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- courageFortitude facing danger
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
dedication · training · athletic prowess · overcoming adversity · discipline · commitment · inspiration · breakthrough
Practice of welcoming all
- accessibilityEase of approach
- equalitySame status for all
- representationDepiction or likeness
- integrationCombining into a whole
disability sport · recognition · visibility · empowerment · advocacy · legacy · social change · diversity
wheelchair racing
Competitive sport in mobility devices
- goalballTeam sport for visually impaired
- bocciaParalympic target ball sport
- sitting volleyballAdapted court sport, seated
wheelchair basketball · wheelchair rugby · wheelchair tennis · wheelchair fencing · bocce · tandem cycling
medal
Metal honor token
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- world recordHighest documented achievement globally
- classification systemScheme for organizing categories
gold · silver · bronze · heat · final · qualifying · personal best · ceremony · anthem · village
prosthetics
Fabricated body part replacements
- racing wheelchairVehicle for para-athletics sprints
- handcycleArm-powered wheeled transport
- sit-skiSeated alpine apparatus
mono-ski · running blade · guide rope · tandem bicycle · classifier · assistive device · adaptive equipment
classification
Systematic grouping by traits
- amputeeOne without a limb
- visually impairedHaving diminished sight
- wheelchair userPerson using wheeled mobility aid
guide runner · prosthetist · spinal cord injury · cerebral palsy · paraplegia · quadriplegia · national team
determination
Firmness of purpose
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- courageFortitude facing danger
achievement · dedication · training · athletic prowess · overcoming adversity · discipline · commitment · inspiration · breakthrough · champion
inclusivity
Practice of welcoming all
- accessibilityEase of approach
- equalitySame status for all
- representationDepiction or likeness
integration · disability sport · recognition · visibility · empowerment · advocacy · legacy · social change · diversity
- OlympicsIOC, Winter Games, medal, gold medal, silver medal
- Sports EventsWorld Cup, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, Pan American Games, European Championships
- adaptive sportsadaptive sports, racing wheelchair, adaptive skiing, disability sports, sports wheelchair
- Powerliftingbench press, squat, deadlift, total, meet
- QuadrennialsFIFA World Cup, leap year, Rugby World Cup, Copa America, UEFA Euro
- hockeypuck, hockey, ice hockey, pucks, field hockey
Paralympic GamesOlympic Games
International multi-sport competition
Olympics · Summer Olympics · Winter Olympics · FIFA World Cup · Super Bowl
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