Paralympic History
Para Sport Facts (1)
Para Sports Facts (2)
Paralympic Facts
100
In which country are the Paralympic Games being held this year?
100
In the sport, Wheelchair Rugby, is the ball round or oval?
Round!
Fun Fact: It allows players with all levels of injuries to participate. A conventional oval-shaped rugby ball is more difficult to hold, so a round ball, similar to a volleyball, is used.
100
Which two sports made their Paralympic debut in Tokyo 2020?
Hint 1: Players use a racket to hit a "shuttlecock", "birdie”, “bird”, or “shuttle” over a net.
Hint 2: A Korean martial art and combat sport involving punching and kicking techniques
Para badminton and para taekwondo
100
Name one similarity between the Olympics and Paralympics
You have to compete against different athletes to qualify to make it into the games! The best of the best!
200
Is this the Paralympic Symbol/Logo?
FALSE
200
Can para swimmers wear their prostheses while competing?
No! It is considered it could be used as an advantage. Eliminating aid accessories such as a prosthesis, it is believed to even out the playing field for all competitors.
200
Is wheelchair rugby a mixed gender sport or divided (male team and female team)?
Mixed sport!
200
True or False: “Paralympic” uses the prefix “para-”, which means “next to, beside, alongside" in Greek?
TRUE!
Paralympics are the parallel Games to the Olympics and illustrates how the two movements exist side-by-side.
300
How soon after the Olympic Games do the Paralympic Games start?
Two weeks after
300
The balls used in blind football and goalball are filled with what material?
Hint: They make a noise when they roll so that the players can locate them.
Bells!
300
The first sporting event of the Paralympics?
Hint: The sport uses a bow and arrow
Archery
300
How many countries are expected to participate in the 2024 Paralympics? Is it over or under 200 countries?
Over 160 countries participate in the Paralympic Games
400
In which city were the first Paralympic Games officially held?
Hint: The capital city of Italy
Rome, Italy 1960
400
Not all Olympic sports have a Paralympic equivalent, do you know which two Paralympic sports they are?
Goalball and Boccia
*These two sports do not have an Olympic counterpart*
400
True or False:
In wheelchair basketball, Players may not push their wheels more than twice when they have the ball on their thighs, or they will be punished for the equivalent of a “travelling” violation.
TRUE!
400
Name at least one Paralympic athlete born in Maryland that is competing in the 2024 games?
Jessica Long (Paralympic swimming)
Tatyana McFadden (Track Events)
500
True or False: A doctor by the name of Ludwig Guttman started the Paralympics
True! He treated soldiers with spinal injuries and believed that injured soldiers could still play sports!
500
In the Paralympic Games, each sport has its own system of classification, which helps to ensure fair and equal competition. What does this mean?
Athletes are classified depending on the amount of impact their impairment has on their sporting performance
500
True or False:
In para-athletics (track style events), the athlete must always cross the finish line before his or her guide, and not the other way around.
TRUE!
500
What is the meaning of the Paralympic Logo?
The Paralympic logo, made of three swirling shapes (red, blue, and green), which represents the athletes' movement, courage, and passion. These shapes also symbolize unity among nations through sports, as their colors are common in flags worldwide. The logo's message is about the athletes' determination and the motto "Spirit in Motion."