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Para-judo - Sport
Para-judo was added to the Paralympic programme at the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games.
The sport is open to athletes with a vision impairment across seven weight categories for men and…
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Goalball - Sport
Goalball made its Paralympic debut in Toronto, Canada in 1976 and the women’s event was added at the 1984 Paralympic Games in New York, USA.
Goalball is a team sport…
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Para-equestrian - Sport
Para-equestrian was first included in the Paralympic Games in Atlanta in 1996. Athletes with a physical impairment or visual impairment compete in Para-equestrian.
Individual riders compete in two Dressage events;…
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Para-cycling - Sport
Para-cycling made its Paralympic debut at New York/Stoke Mandeville 1984 and has been contested at every Games since.
Para-cycling is open to athletes with a physical or visual impairment and…
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Boccia - Sport
Boccia has been a Paralympic sport since the 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York, Paralympic Games.
Boccia is played by athletes with a significant physical impairment affecting all four limbs.
Athletes compete…
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Para-archery - Sport
Para-archery has featured at every Paralympic Games since the first in Rome, Italy in 1960.
At the Paralympic Games, Para-archery is open to athletes with a physical impairment and comprises…
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Wheelchair tennis - Sport
Wheelchair tennis first appeared at the Paralympics at the Barcelona 1992 Games.
Wheelchair tennis is open to athletes with a physical impairment. Players compete in singles and doubles events. In…
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Paralympic Uniforms Earned Through ‘Blood, Sweat and Tears’ - News
The Australian Paralympic Team’s uniform for the Tokyo Games, unveiled digitally for the first time today, will give our Para-athletes a sense of national and personal pride unlike at any…
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‘Doomed’ Paralympics Film To Screen In 190 Countries - News
A feature-length documentary on the history of the Paralympics and nine of its current stars will “smash down barriers”, according to one of the Australians involved in the landmark project.…
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