There are currently 28 paralympic sports sanctioned by the ipc:

Paralympic wheelchair sports. Wheelchair curling is open to athletes with a physical impairment in the lower part of the body. Sports summary wheelchair basketball was one of the foundation sports at the first paralympic games in rome, 1960. Men’s wheelchair basketball has featured.

It is played on a basketball court and the objective is. Originally known as murderball, wheelchair rugby is a rough and rumbling sport for men and women, most of whom have quadriplegia. Sports summary wheelchair curling made its debut at the torino 2006 paralympic winter games.

20 adaptive wheelchair sports activities 1. The team with the most points by the time the clock. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities,.

Taster sessions for the public to try paralympic disciplines (blind football, wheelchair tennis, wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, etc.), led by para athletes a day of celebration,. For wheelchair sport athletes, there is extra luggage they have to factor in. History of para dance sport.

Banks is the senior institute coach for wheelchair racing at british athletics, and a former high performance manager with the australian paralympic committee. The two newest sports to be given paralympic status are badminton and taekwondo, which will. Para dance sport (formerly ipc wheelchair dance sport) para dance news para dance sport stellar weekend for south korea at mainhatten cup para dance sport mainhatten cup.

22 summer and six winter. Wheelchair fencing is open to athletes with a physical impairment. The australian steelers wheelchair rugby team is one of the most successful teams in the world, winning two gold medals at the paralympic games (2012 and 2016) and a world championship.