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What games are there in the para Olympics?

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Summer sports

The following sports are currently on the Summer Paralympic Games programme:

  • Archery
  • Athletics (Track and Field)
  • Boccia
  • Cycling
  • Equestrian
  • Football 5-a-side
  • Football 7-a-side
  • Goalball
  • Judo
  • Powerlifting
  • Rowing
  • Sailing
  • Shooting
  • Swimming
  • Table Tennis
  • Volleyball (sitting)
  • Wheelchair Basketball
  • Wheelchair fencing
  • Wheelchair rugby
  • Wheelchair tennis

These sports were part of the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China.

The following sports are not included in the Summer Paralympic Games program, but are governed by the IPC:

  • Bowls
  • Wheelchair dance sport

Winter sports

The following sports are on the current Winter Paralympic Games program:

  • Alpine skiing
  • Ice sledge hockey
  • Nordic skiing
    • Biathlon
    • Cross-country skiing
  • Wheelchair curling
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