Can Sports & Disabilities Go Simultaneously?

Paralympic sports a very interesting and multi-sport event for athletes those having physical disabilities and intellectual impairments. Paralympic Sports generally include activities that can be easily performed by disabled people. The origin of Para sports had made its landmark in world history because a huge number of the disabled population has engaged in these activities since the 19th century. Paralympic sports compromise events both in summer and winter. Summer Paralympics includes 22 sports and 526 events whereas winter Paralympic includes 5 sports and disciplines and about 72 events.

A number of international organizations, mainly the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation(IWAS), The International Blind Sports Federation(IBSA), and the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association(CP-ISRA) govern sports that are specific to certain impairment groups.

The advantages of Paralympics are that it gives disabled motivation and providing a chance to represent their country also it makes the disabled confident about their disabilities. Emphasizing the negative effects We generally don't have any but because an unfair judgment of people and irregular thinking impact the disabled in a society that they aren’t worthy for the sports.

In the 2016 Rio Paralympics, China won 239 medals total, while Great Britain, Ukraine, the US, Australia earned 147, 117, 115, and 81 respectively. There is not one person but a whole set of the team for Paralympic games and hence the few of the motivational athletes are as follows: Trischa Zorn – swimmer, Ragnhild Myklebust – skier, Jonas Jacobsson – shooter, Natalia Partyka – table tennis player, etc.

Lastly, an old person is never a disabled person, and since there is no age limit for being old just a person can be born any time as disabled. Always respect disabled and an impaired people because they are the most inspirational people to whom we never pay attention. Though they are more creative than any other normal people.

SALUTE TO ALL THE DISABLED WARRIORS

By:- Himanshi Arora

Content-https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17430437.2016.1225882