Preview of the Summer Paralympic Games

Copyright, 1996 © Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc.

Today’s Presentation

WHAT WHERE WHEN WHO and WHY (the SPORTS) of the Paralympic Games

WHAT?

• • • Olympic style competition in 18 different sports.

Sanctioned by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Held in the same city and same venues as the Olympic Games

WHERE?

• • • • • • • • • 1976: Montreal 1980: Holland 1984: New York 1988: Seoul 1992: Barcelona 1996: Atlanta 2000: Sydney 2004: Greece 2008: Beijing

WHO?

• • 4000 athletes from 134 countries Disabilities: – – – – – – spinal cord injured visually impaired cerebral palsy amputee mentally impaired les autres

Spinal Cord Injured

• Wheelchair Sports, USA • www.wsusa.org

Visual impairments

• U.S. Association of Blind Athletes • www.usaba.org

Cerebral Palsy

• • BlazeSports USA www.blazesports.

org • Head Injured and Stroke survivors

• • • Disabled Sports, USA www.dsusa.org

Ski and outdoor programs

Amputee

Mentally Impaired

• • Special Olympics International www.specialolympics.

org

Les Autres

• • French for “the others” MD, MS, OI, etc

THE SPORTS

Archery

Athletics

Athletics

Athletics

Athletics

Basketball

Boccia

Cycling

Cycling

Cycling

Equestrian

Fencing

Football 7-a-side (Soccer)

Football 5-a-side (Soccer)

Goalball

Goalball

Judo

Powerlifting

Rowing

Rugby

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Table Tennis

Table Tennis

Tennis

Volleyball (standing)

Volleyball (sitting)

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