Olympics vs Paralympics | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Comparing between the two international games

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Are the Paralympic Games or Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad?

True

What sorts of athletes does the Paralympic games involve?

athletes with physical disabilities.

The Paralympics began as a small gathering of British World War II veterans in 1948. Is that true?

Yes. It is.

There are four seasons Paralympic Games. Is that true?

No. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games only.

All Paralympic Games are governed by the Olympic games committee.

International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

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.

There are twenty-two sports on the Summer Paralympic program and six sports on the Winter Paralympics program

True.

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

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.

There are currently 30 Paralympic sports sanctioned by the IPC

False. There are 28 sports. 22 summer and six winter.

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

True.