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The Paralympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. As of 2010, the Summer Paralympics include 20 sports and disciplines and about 420 events[1], and the Winter Paralympics include 5 sports and disciplines and about 64 events. The number and kinds of events may change from one Paralympiad to another.
some of the sports and events are:
Sport
Archery
Athletics
Boccia
Cycling
Equestrian
Football 5-a-Side
Football 7-a-Side
Goalball
Judo
Powerlifting
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Volleyball
Wheelchair Basketball
Wheelchair fencing
Wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair tennis
Discontinued summer sportsSportBasketball
Lawn bowls
Snooker
Dartchery
Wrestling
Winter ParalympicsSport
Alpine skiing
Ice sledge hockey
Nordic skiing:
Biathlon
Cross-country skiing
Wheelchair curling
Discontinued winter sportsIce sledge racing
Most of the same games as in the Olympics but with variations certain events and rules meaning it is fair to people in all classifications.
The games currently played in the Paralympics are:ArcheryALA, CP, WCIPCSummer sport (1960--present)AthleticsALA, CP, ID, VI, WCIPCSummer sport (1960--present)Boccia
CPCP-ISRASummer sport (1984--present)CyclingALA, CP, VI, WCIPCSummer sport (1988--present)EquestrianALA, CP, VI, WCFEISummer sport (1996--present)Football 5-a-SideVIIBSASummer sport (2004--present)Football 7-a-SideCPCP-ISRASummer sport (1984--present)GoalballVIIBSASummer sport (1980--present)JudoVIIBSASummer sport (1988--present)PowerliftingALA, CP, WCIPCSummer sport (1964--present)RowingALA, CP, VI, WCIFDSSummer sport {2008-present}SailingALA, CP, VI, WCIFDSSummer sport (2000--present)ShootingALA, CP, VI, WCIPCSummer sport (1976--present)SwimmingALA, CP, ID, VI, WCIPCSummer sport (1960--present)Table tennisALA, CP, WCIPCSummer sport (1960--present)VolleyballALAWOVDSummer sport (1976--present)Wheelchair basketballWC, ALAIWBFSummer sport (1960--present)Wheelchair fencingWCIWASSummer sport (1960--present)Wheelchair rugbyWCIWASSummer sport (2000--present)Wheelchair tennisWC
Cycling and swimming are two of the varied games included in the Paralympics.
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In what year were the first modern Paralympic Games held?
Franceee
Has London hosted paralympic games before?
No, London has not hosted the Paralympic Games before. The 2012 Paralympic Games will be the city's first.
When was Winter Paralympic Games created?
Winter Paralympic Games was created in 1976.
What is the purpose of the paralympics?
Paralympic games are for people who are disabled so the games that disabled people play are called Paralympic games
What kind of games are there in the paralympic games?
olympic games
How many gold medals did Australia get at the Paralympic games?
Auatralia won 19 gold medals at the last paralympic games
When was the first Paralympics World Cup?
Paralympic GamesThe Summer Games of 1988 held in Seoul was the first time the term "Paralympic" came into official use.The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy.There are winter and summer paralympic games, which are held immediately following their respective olympic games. All Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee(IPC).
When did Paralympic games begin?
1986
When were the first paralympic games?
1952
Who is the forerunner of the paralympic games?
caren
What are the names of the 2012 summer games mascots called?
The organisers of the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games have unveiled the official Olympic and Paralympic Mascots, Wenlock and Mandeville.
Who is Paralympic rowing designed for?
the rowing event is for paralysed people so they can take part in the Paralympic games.
