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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.
The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities or intellectual impairments. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. Paralympic sports refers to organized competitive sporting activities as part of the global Paralympic movement. These sports are organized and run under the supervision of the International Paralympic Committee and other international sports federations.
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The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes...
body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports. Founded on 22...
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the International Paralympic Committee for its sport to become a paralympic sport, though in the latter case, several ParalympicSports are governed by...
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blindness, and cerebral palsy. The Paralympic Games are held every four years, organized by the International Paralympic Committee. Medals are awarded in...
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of all Paralympic medalists since 1960, organized by each Paralympic sport or discipline, and also by Paralympiad. List of multiple Paralympic gold medalists...
is governed by the Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed) and is one of only two Paralympicsports (along with goalball) that have no counterpart...
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term Paralympicsports may also be used interchangeably with parasports, though technically this only refers to sports contested at the Paralympic Games...
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event for Paralympicsports held outside of Summer Paralympic years. The International Stoke Mandeville Games were the forerunner of the Paralympic Games...
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Amputee Sports Federation that is a federation of the International Paralympic Committee, and is one of the sports in the Summer Paralympic Games. The...
Paralympic powerlifting, also known as para powerlifting and para-lifting, is an adaptation of the sport of powerlifting for athletes with disabilities...
Australia, Wheelchair Sports Australia, and Yachting Australia. Paralympics Australia was established in 1990 as the Australian Paralympic Federation. It is...
the Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions throughout the world. The sport is governed by the International Paralympic Committee. Both...
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enter athletes in the Paralympic Games. Within countries, some NPCs serve as the national governing body for one or more sports, while others only act...
The 2018 Winter Paralympics (Korean: 2018년 동계 패럴림픽; RR: 2018nyeon Donggye Paereollimpik), the 12th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known...
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