COMPETITION SPORTS

Para athletics is one of the largest Paralympic sports, featuring track and field events for athletes with physical, visual, and intellectual impairments.

Para table tennis is played by athletes with physical and intellectual impairments, in wheelchair and standing classes.

Para badminton features athletes with physical impairments competing in wheelchair and standing categories.

Para canoeing features kayak events over 200m and 500m for athletes with physical impairments.

Para powerlifting tests the strength of the upper body. Athletes lie on a bench and lower the bar to the chest before pushing it upwards to arm's length with locked elbows.

Para shooting includes rifle and pistol events for athletes with physical impairments.

Para karate features kata and kumite for athletes with physical and visual impairments.

Wheelchair tennis follows the same rules as able-bodied tennis, with the exception that the ball may bounce twice.

Para cycling includes road and track events for athletes with physical and visual impairments.

Para swimming features athletes with physical, visual, and intellectual impairments competing in various strokes and distances.

Para taekwondo features kyorugi (sparring) and poomsae (forms) for athletes with arm or leg impairments, in weight and classification categories.

Amputee football is played by outfield players with lower limb amputations. Teams of 7 compete on a smaller pitch.

Para soccer (CP football) is for athletes with cerebral palsy and related conditions.

Para volleyball (sitting volleyball) is a fast-paced team sport played on a smaller court by athletes with lower limb impairments.

Wheelchair basketball is a fast-paced team sport played by athletes with physical impairments affecting their lower limbs.