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  2. How does the Paralympic classification system work? - AOL

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    “Classification is the cornerstone of the Paralympic Movement, it determines which athletes are eligible to compete in a sport and how athletes are grouped together for competition,” says the IPC.

  3. Wikipedia : WikiProject Olympics/Paralympics/Templates

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    Use these links to edit these templates: Archery • Athletics • Boccia • Cycling • Equestrian • Football 5-a-side • Football 7-a-side • Goalball • Judo • Powerlifting • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Table tennis • Volleyball • Wheelchair basketball • Wheelchair fencing • Wheelchair rugby • Wheelchair tennis

  4. Paralympic Games - Wikipedia

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    The Summer Games of 1988 held in Seoul was the first time the term Paralympic came into official use. "Spirit in Motion" is the current motto for the Paralympic movement. The current Paralympic flag is used since 2020 and contains three colours, red, blue, and green, which are the colours most widely represented in the flags of nations.

  5. Template:Infobox Paralympic sport - Wikipedia

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    This infobox is used in the articles included in the "Sport at the Summer/Winter Paralympics" series. Briefly, it displays: a free-licensed unofficial pictogram of the sport (default), or an optional alternative image with description; details about the sport (e.g. international governing body, number of events held at the latest Games);

  6. Para-athletics - Wikipedia

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    The sport is known by various names, including disability athletics, disabled track and field and Paralympic athletics. Top-level competitors may be called elite athletes with disability . [ 1 ]

  7. Parasports - Wikipedia

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    Within each movement, different sports are practiced at different levels; for example, not all sports in the Paralympic movement are part of the Paralympic Games. In addition, many sports are practiced by persons with a disability outside the formal sports movements. Adapted sports help society learn about disability.

  8. Why do Team GB and ParalympicsGB run separately? - AOL

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    The first Paralympic Games took place in 1960, 66 years after the maiden modern summer Olympics. The British Paralympic Association was founded in 1989 and has overseen Games participation ever since.

  9. Paralympic sports - Wikipedia

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    The Paralympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. As of 2020, the Summer Paralympics included 22 sports and 539 medal events, [1] and the Winter Paralympics include 5 sports and disciplines and about 80 events. [2] The number and kinds of events may change from one Paralympic Games to another.