While the Paralympics enhance visibility for athletes, its use of inclusivity can mislead the public and overshadow other important disability sports and grassroots initiatives.
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Thousands of elite athletes have made it to the Paralympics Games. But who are the greatest Paralympians? And how would you decide?
The Paralympics have evolved from an archery competition between hospital wards to a global mega-event, but what will the Paris legacy be?
While many people can tell you Michael Phelps won 23 gold medals, three silver and two bronze, he is still a whopping 27 medals behind the greatest Paralympian of all time.
As Paris prepares to host the Paralympic Games, you may be wondering how classification works, which Aussies to watch, or whether there any sports unique to the Paralympics.
Parasports couldn’t exist without classifying competitors by their physical and mental limitations. But the process is far from perfect, and a handful of athletes have tried to game the system.
Taking part in sport can lead to a sense of belonging.
Within the parasport community itself, inclusivity and access is a real issue, especially for those who do not fit the mold of how we think an athlete “should” look or move.
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Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
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Professor, Western University
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Post-Doctoral Fellow, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Kinesiology, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Education, Charles Sturt University
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Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer, Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor, School of Kinesiology, Queen's University, Ontario
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Research Associate, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Social Inclusion - UTS Business School - Co-Lead UTS Disability Research Network - Australian Centre for Olympic and Sport Studies - Centre for Sport, Business and Society, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, Dept of Health and Physical Education, Mount Royal University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Business, Government and Law, University of Canberra
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Researcher and Administrator, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Qualitative Research Methods, Loughborough University