parasport
Paralympic competitive activity
Parasport refers to competitive athletic activities designed for or adapted for people with physical, visual, or intellectual disabilities.
The term covers events in the Paralympic Games and similar competitions: She trains year-round for parasport cycling.
Individual sports are also called parasports: Wheelchair rugby is one of the fastest-growing parasports.
Games for disabled athletes
- goalballTeam sport for visually impaired
- bocciaParalympic target ball sport
- DeaflympicsAthletic competition for deaf
- medalsAwards for achievement
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- orthosisExternal body support device
- handcycleArm-powered wheeled transport
sit-ski · tandem · mono-ski · outrigger · modification · customization · tethered
Being made part
- accessibilityEase of approach
- representationDepiction or likeness
- barrier-freeWithout physical obstructions
- participationAct of taking part
advocacy · awareness · empowerment · belonging · visibility · inspiration · equality · diversity
Developing abilities through practice
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- strengthPower to exert force
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- agilityQuickness and ease
fitness · coordination · stamina · biomechanics · periodization · drills · conditioning · nutrition
Paralympics
Games for disabled athletes
- goalballTeam sport for visually impaired
- bocciaParalympic target ball sport
- DeaflympicsAthletic competition for deaf
wheelchair
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- orthosisExternal body support device
handcycle · sit-ski · tandem · mono-ski · outrigger · modification · customization · tethered
inclusion
Being made part
- accessibilityEase of approach
- representationDepiction or likeness
- barrier-freeWithout physical obstructions
participation · advocacy · awareness · empowerment · belonging · visibility · inspiration · equality · diversity · integration
training
Developing abilities through practice
agility · fitness · coordination · stamina · biomechanics · periodization · drills · conditioning · nutrition · recovery
parasporttraditional sport
Historically practiced competitive activity
sport, parallel, sporting, sportsman, para, paraplegic, wheelchair basketball