parasport
Sign in to saveAlso known as disability sport, adaptive sport, disabled sports, Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Sports for Persons with Disabilities
thumb|Iris Pruysen competes in the long jump at the 2014 Paris Athletics Paralympic Meeting. Parasports are sports played by people with a disability, including physical and intellectual disabilities. Some parasports are forms of adapted physical activities from existing non-disabled sports, while others have been specifically created for persons with a disability and do not have a non-disabled equivalent. Disability exists in four categories: physical, mental, permanent and temporary. At a competitive level, disability sport classifications are applied to allow people of varying abilities to
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12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Organization and history
- Hearing impairment
- Intellectual disability
- Physical disability
- Sports
- Training
- Inclusion
- Unified sports
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Iris Pruysen competes in the long jump at the 2014 Paris Athletics Paralympic Meeting. Parasports are sports played by people with a disability, including physical and intellectual disabilities. Some parasports are forms of adapted physical activities from existing non-disabled sports, while others have been specifically created for persons with a disability and do not have a non-disabled equivalent. Disability exists in four categories: physical, mental, permanent and temporary. At a competitive level, disability sport classifications are applied to allow people of varying abilities to face similar opposition.
==Etymology==
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