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Brazil made its Paralympic Games debut at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, sending representatives to compete in track and field, archery, swimming and wheelchair basketball. The country has competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since. [1]
This is a list of nations, as represented by National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), that have participated in the Summer Paralympic Games between 1960 and 2024. As of the 2024 Games ,188 NPCS Paralympic Games .At least 188 National Paralympic Committees have sent delegations to an edition of the Paralympic Games.
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.
The five players from each team on the court during play may not exceed a total of 14 points. In places where teams are integrated, non-disabled athletes compete as either a 4.5 in Canada or a 5.0 in Europe; however, non-disabled athletes are not allowed to compete internationally. [13]
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities.There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, have been held shortly after the corresponding Olympic Games.
The Paralympic Games are set to open Wednesday as some 4,400 athletes with disabilities, permanent injuries or impairments prepare to compete for 549 medals across 22 sports over 11 days in Paris.
The Brazilian men's goalball team qualified for the Paralympic games after being the champion at 2022 IBSA Goalball World Championships in Matosinhos, Portugal. [24] Team roster. Coach: Jonatas Castro. The following is the Brazil squad in the goalball tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [25] The roster was announced on 25 June 2024. [16]
These are the Whitewater (and Wisconsin at large) connections to the wheelchair basketball teams getting set for the 2024 Paris Paralympics this week.