Paralympics

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Paralympics

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

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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

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International Paralympics Committee

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

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Attendance

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

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Para lympics

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

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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

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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

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Disability Groups

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