The motto of the 2012 Paralympic Games was to “inspire a generation” by changing attitudes toward disability issues and perceptions of what is possible rather than impossible in sporting competition – and that it did! This year’s Games saw more …
Many of the elite athletes who participate in the Paralympic Games use specialized sport wheelchairs to “live without limits”, overcome their physical impairments, and compete at the highest level in their respective sports. Wheelchair sports are some of the most …
In our latest series of blogs on the Paralympics, we have been focusing on the history, sport-level functional classifications and adaptive rules within the sports offered. Today’s blog will focus on the “aiming” sports that require intense concentration and accuracy, …
Paralympians in all disability categories compete and excel at the highest level in a variety of sporting events at the Paralympic Games. Continuing with our series of blogs on the types of sporting events at the Games, today we will …
Continuing with our series of blogs on the types of sporting events at the Paralympic Games, today we will focus on sports that are only open to athletes with visual impairments. Paralympic Judo Judo is the only martial art sport …
The 2012 Summer Paralympic Games are in full swing and elite athletes from all over the globe are competing for medals in 20 different sports. As explained in our previous blog article, Parlalympic athletes are classified into one of four …
Sports such as wrestling, boxing and weightlifting use a classification system to divide athletes into groups based upon weight class. The purpose of this classification is to ensure that athletes can compete against peers of the same size and weight, …
While the Summer Olympic Games have come to a close, a new set of elite athletes are preparing to take the stage in London as the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games begin today. From August 29th – September 9th, over 4,000 athletes …