The skill of the athlete, coupled with this new prosthetic technology, enabled oscar to enter qualification in the men’s 400m sprint in both the olympic and paralympic games.

Paralympic athlete wheelchair. Official website of the paralympic. It is one of the few sports where women and men play on the same team. Draws made for tokyo 2020 paralympic games.

Wheelchair rugby was developed in canada in the 1970’s by athletes with quadriplegia. Women’s competition was introduced in 1968. It is now practiced in 24 different countries.

Depending on the kind of sport, the wheelchair used will enable. Official website of the paralympic. Wheelchair curling is open to athletes who have a physical impairment in the lower half of their body.

Athletes with an intellectual disability after racing at the 2000 summer paralympics. Team ireland athlete patrick flanagan said he was gutted when he found out that his wheelchair had been broken on his journey to tokyo to compete in the 2020 paralympic. Wheelchair tennis is practiced in more than 100 different countries.

For wheelchair sport athletes, there is extra luggage they have to factor in. Wheelchair fencing was developed by sir ludwig guttmann at the stoke mandeville hospital and was introduced to the world at the rome 1960 paralympic games. Men’s wheelchair basketball has featured at every paralympic games since 1960.

The wheelchairs used in para sports are suited to fit athletes’ bodies and their impairments, depending on their sport, and allow them to maximise their performances in.