The flying of both olympic and paralympic flags side by side.

Paralympics and olympics differences. Paralympic swim team selection procedures are very different from the olympic team selection process. Special olympics and paralympics are two separate organizations recognized by the ioc. Olympics is a world level sports meet and paralympics is also same but the difference is olympics particpats are not physically challenged person but paralympics is only physically challenged.

The olympics and paralympics have different governing bodies but for decades have been held in tandem — in the same host. For the criteria, olympics and paralympics has different criteria to achieve. While some paralympic athletes have participated in olympic games, no disabled athlete has ever won a.

Like the olympics, the paralympics are a worldwide competition where athletes from all over the world. The criteria and philosophy under which. Paralympic team selection is a bit more complicated.

Special olympics and paralympics are two different worldwide events. Apart from that, special olympics and the paralympics differ in three main areas: While the paralympics values competition and elite skill.

Both of these organizations create platforms for people with disabilities to be able to compete in sports but they differ in their intentions. They are similar in that they both focus on sport. The olympics gathers the top athletes from each country for competition.

What are the differences between the olympics and paralympics? In london the logos for the olympic and paralympic games are. The disability categories of the athletes that they work with 2.