The Paralympics began as a small gathering of British World War II veterans in 1948. Is that true?
Yes. It is.
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What sorts of athletes does the Paralympic games involve?
athletes with physical disabilities.
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There are four seasons Paralympic Games. Is that true?
No. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games only.
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There are twenty-two sports on the Summer Paralympic program and six sports on the Winter Paralympics program
True.
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Many disabled athletes did participate in the Olympic games prior to the creation of Paralympic games.
Yes, true. The first athlete to do so was German-American gymnast George Eyser in 1904, who had one artificial leg.
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There are currently 30 Paralympic sports sanctioned by the IPC
False. There are 28 sports. 22 summer and six winter.
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List some impairments that are eligible for the Paralympic competition.
Impaired muscle power,impaired massive range movement (ROM), limb deficiency, leg length difference, Short stature, hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis.
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All Paralympic Games are governed by the Olympic games committee.
International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
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Are the Paralympic Games or Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad?
True
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The key difference between the Olympics and the Paralympics is that in the Olympics the participants will be able-bodied people whereas in Paralympics the participants will have some form of physical or intellectual disabilities.
True
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Both boccia and goalball are Paralympic-specific sports and are the only two sports in the Paralympic programme that do not have an Olympic counterpart. True or false
