Paralympic sports
Disabled athlete competitions
Paralympic sports are athletic competitions designed for athletes with physical, visual, or intellectual disabilities.
The term derives from "parallel" to the Olympics, as the Paralympic Games are held alongside the Olympic Games using the same venues.
Events include adapted versions of Olympic sports like swimming and athletics, plus disability-specific sports like goalball and boccia.
Athletes compete in classifications based on their level of impairment: She won gold in the T54 wheelchair racing event.
- paratriathlonMulti-sport disability competition
- bocciaParalympic target ball sport
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- goalballTeam sport for visually impaired
- wheelchair basketballSport using rolling seats
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- sports typesmartial arts
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