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Title: Paralympics


1
Paralympics
  • Jacob Pole, Mallory Larsen, Nate Buys
  • History Principles

2
History of the Paralympics
  • Traced back to Guttmann
  • Developed games for WWII vets
  • 1960 First organized games for disabled
    athletes
  • 1994 First termed Paralympics
  • 2001 Olympic Paralympic committee signed an
    agreement

3
International Paralympics Committee
  • Called the IPC
  • Founded in 1989
  • Comprised of 160 National Committees
  • Rules, regulations, adaptations
  • Motto Spirit in Motion

4
Attendance
  • Athens 2004 - 3806 athletes from 136 countries
    competed (more participants than any other year)

5
Para lympics
  • Originally termed paralympics because it meant
    paraplegic
  • Now para stands for parallel to the Olympic
    games

6
Mission Statement
  • To enable to create the conditions for athlete
    empowerment through self-determination
  • Paralympic athletes is the development of all
    athletes from initiation to elite level
  • To achieve sporting excellence the goal of a
    sports centered organization
  • To inspire and excite the world our contribution
    to a better world for all disabled people

7
Games in Paralympics
  • Archery
  • Bowling
  • Horse Riding
  • Indoor Football
  • Judo
  • Sailing
  • Swimming
  • Volleyball
  • Wheelchair Rugby
  • Wheelchair Fencing
  • Wheelchair Tennis
  • Light Athletics
  • Cycling
  • Handball
  • Weightlifting
  • Target Shooting
  • Table Tennis
  • Wheelchair Basketball

8
Disability Groups
  • Amputee
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Visual Impairments
  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • The others
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