The Paralympic Movement and the Paralympic Games / by Ian Brittain

Brittain, Ian

Edited by The Olympic Studies Centre - 2024

The Paralympic Games are a major international sports competition for athletes with a variety of impairments (physical, sensory, and intellectual), held in conjunction with the Olympic Summer and Winter Games – usually beginning about two weeks after the Olympic closing ceremony. This article outlines the origins of the Paralympic Games, how they developed, who gets to participate, and how they ensure fair competition, given the differences in the type and severity of the impairments of the athletes who participate. It will then highlight some of the historical connections between the Olympic and Paralympic movements, how these connections have developed over time, and the impact this has had on the two movements.

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