Para Sports 1
Milano Cortina
Para Sports 2
Para Sports Equipment
Disabilities
100
Name 1 sport in the SUMMER paralympics
para archery, para athletics, Para Badminton, Blind Football, Boccia, Para canoe, Para Climbing, Para cycling, Para equestrian, Para fencing, Goalball, Para judo, Para powerlifting, Para rowing, Shooting Para sport, Sitting volleyball, Para swimming, Para table tennis, Para taekwondo, Para triathlon, Wheelchair basketball, Wheelchair rugby, Wheelchair tennis
100
True or False: The Milano Cortina Olympics are done
FALSE! The Paralympics are happening now!
100
True or False: The hoop for wheelchair basketball is lower than the hoop for standing basketball
False, the hoops are the same height!
100
What para sport is this chair used in?
Wheelchair basketball
100
True or False: If someone has a disability, they CANNOT do any sports.
False!
200
Name one para sport that YOU would like to try.
anything :)
200
Name 1 sport in the WINTER paralympics
Para alpine skiing, para cross country skiing, para biathlon, para ice hockey, para snowboarding, wheelchair curling
200
True or False: You are not allowed to play para sports for fun unless you have a disability
False! You can play wheelchair rugby, basketball, goalball, and more even if you don't have a disability!
200
What sport is this piece of equipment used in?
Para ice hockey (sledge hockey)
200
T/F All para athletes in an event (ex. downhill skiing) compete against each other for medals.
False.
For bonus points, how do the athletes know who they compete against (what is this process called)?
300
Why are there more Summer Paralympic sports than there are Winter Paralympic sports?
It's hard to push a wheelchair when your hands are wet, need courts/indoor spaces to do team sports.
300
What day did the 2026 Winter Paralympics start?
March 6
300
What is special about the ball that goalball uses?
Bell inside
300
What para sport is this chair used for?
Wheelchair racing
300
What is one disability you might see a Paralympic athlete have?
Amputation (missing arm/leg), spinal cord injury (brain cannot talk to arms/legs), visual impairment (cannot see as well as we can), ...
400
What is another name for Wheelchair Rugby?
Murderball
400
What day do the 2026 Winter Paralympics end?
March 15
400
What sport is this picture showing?
Sitting volleyball
400
What sport is this type of chair used for?
(Hint: look at how thick the "cage" around the bottom)
Wheelchair Rugby
400
What is the difference between the Paralympics and the Special Olympics?
Paralympians have physical disabilities (their bodies do sports differently than we do) and Special Olympians have intellectual disabilities (their brains understand sports differently than we do).
500
What Para sport(s) do I work with?
Wheelchair racing/throws
500
When is Canada Para Ice Hockey's next game?
Friday, March 13th
500
What is one sport that ONLY exists in para sports?
Goalball
500
What para sport is this piece of equipment used for?
Seated/Para throws
500
What is the difference between a disability and an impairment?
Impairment = something happening in your body (ex. you cannot walk)
Disability = the way your impairment might prevent you from doing things (ex. can't go up stairs when there is no ramp)