Para-cycling (or Paracycling) is the sport of cycling adapted for cyclists who have various disabilities. It is governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The sport consists of seven different events which include road and track races. The world’s elite para-cyclists compete at Track and Road Worlds Championships (since 1994), the Commonwealth Games, the Paralympic Games and the World Cup (since 2010).

Para-cycling (or Paracycling) is the sport of cycling adapted for cyclists who have various disabilities. It is governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The sport consists of seven different events which include road and track races. The world’s elite para-cyclists compete at Track and Road Worlds Championships (since 1994), the Commonwealth Games, the Paralympic Games and the World Cup (since 2010).

Boccia is a precision ball sport, similar to bocce, and related to bowls and pétanque. The sport is contested at local, national and international levels, by athletes with severe physical disabilities. It is one of only two Paralympic sports (along with goalball) that have no counterpart in the Olympic program.

Boccia is a precision ball sport, similar to bocce, and related to bowls and pétanque. The sport is contested at local, national and international levels, by athletes with severe physical disabilities. It is one of only two Paralympic sports (along with goalball) that have no counterpart in the Olympic program.

Para-badminton is a variant of badminton for athletes with a range of physical disabilities. Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the main governing body for para-badminton starting from June 2011. The sport was governed by Para Badminton World Federation (PBWF) until a unanimous decision to join BWF during a meeting in Dortmund in June 2011.

Para-badminton is a variant of badminton for athletes with a range of physical disabilities. Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the main governing body for para-badminton starting from June 2011. The sport was governed by Para Badminton World Federation (PBWF) until a unanimous decision to join BWF during a meeting in Dortmund in June 2011.

Para-archery is a sport of precision, concentration and strength open to all athletes with physical or cognitive impairments: any age, gender and ability. Athletes who may otherwise be dissuaded from participating in sports can participate in archery even alongside athletes without any disability.

There are three divisions in Para-Archery: Recurve Bow, Compound Bow and Visually Impaired. Within these divisions, athletes are classified by their impairment(s) as follows:

Competitors shoot arrows at a target marked with ten scoring zones, from a set distance. Para-archery is very similar to able-bodied archery. Athletes shoot the same rounds, distances and events. The distance from the target and number of arrows shot is the same for para-archery athletes as for able-bodied competitors except for the Visually Impaired (VI) division.

Para-athletes are divided into three functional classes (Standing, Wheelchair 1 and Wheelchair 2).

ARST (also known as ST).
Archery Standing. Athletes may compete standing or in a wheelchair, but have limited impairment.

ARW1 (also known as W1). Archery Wheelchair 1.
Impairment in the arms and legs. Athletes compete from a wheelchair and have “limited function in lower and upper limbs, and usually trunk eg those with high level spinal cord injuries, or high multiple limb amputations”.

ARW2 (also known as W2). Archery Wheelchair 2.
Impairment in the legs. Athletes compete from a wheelchair and have “significantly limited lower limb function with little or no upper limb impairment eg athletes with paraplegia, diplegia or double leg amputation below the knee.”

Para-archery is a sport of precision, concentration and strength open to all athletes with physical or cognitive impairments: any age, gender and ability. Athletes who may otherwise be dissuaded from participating in sports can participate in archery even alongside athletes without any disability.

There are three divisions in Para-Archery: Recurve Bow, Compound Bow and Visually Impaired. Within these divisions, athletes are classified by their impairment(s) as follows:

Competitors shoot arrows at a target marked with ten scoring zones, from a set distance. Para-archery is very similar to able-bodied archery. Athletes shoot the same rounds, distances and events. The distance from the target and number of arrows shot is the same for para-archery athletes as for able-bodied competitors except for the Visually Impaired (VI) division.

Para-athletes are divided into three functional classes (Standing, Wheelchair 1 and Wheelchair 2).

ARST (also known as ST).
Archery Standing. Athletes may compete standing or in a wheelchair, but have limited impairment.

ARW1 (also known as W1). Archery Wheelchair 1.
Impairment in the arms and legs. Athletes compete from a wheelchair and have “limited function in lower and upper limbs, and usually trunk eg those with high level spinal cord injuries, or high multiple limb amputations”.

ARW2 (also known as W2). Archery Wheelchair 2.
Impairment in the legs. Athletes compete from a wheelchair and have “significantly limited lower limb function with little or no upper limb impairment eg athletes with paraplegia, diplegia or double leg amputation below the knee.”

Wheelchair basketball is a fast-paced game played by two teams of five players where the object is to shoot the ball into the opposing team’s basket.

Every team is comprised of five players and seven substitutes. The match consists of four periods of ten minutes. If the score is tied at the end of playing time for the fourth period, the match will be continued with an extra period of five minutes or with as many such periods of five minutes as are necessary to break the tie.

Wheelchair basketball is a fast-paced game played by two teams of five players where the object is to shoot the ball into the opposing team’s basket.

Every team is comprised of five players and seven substitutes. The match consists of four periods of ten minutes. If the score is tied at the end of playing time for the fourth period, the match will be continued with an extra period of five minutes or with as many such periods of five minutes as are necessary to break the tie.

Wheelchair tennis is a form of tennis adapted for wheelchair users, and it is played on regular tennis courts that you will find at any public park or private club. The only main difference in the way wheelchair tennis is played compared to able-bodied tennis is that players competing in a wheelchair are entitled to two bounces of the tennis ball on their side of the court rather than one. All other lines on the court are the same and the same height of the net is used.

There are three main categories in wheelchair tennis, Men’s, Women’s, and Quad’s; each of these categories has singles and doubles tournaments. In the early days of the sport each category was divided into divisions ranging from Open (highest), A, B, C to D (lowest). Today only the Open divisions of the Men’s and Women’s categories are played exclusively by each gender. All other divisions have become Coed divisions.

The Quad division (quadriplegic), is for players that have substantial loss of function in at least one upper limb, and may include various disabilities besides quadriplegia. As the newest division in wheelchair tennis it has recently sometimes been called Mixed, especially at the Paralympic Games.

Quad players as they are known were originally mainly players that competed in the sport with greater limitations in their abilities compared to those of their Men’s and Women’s counterparts, and players would often tape the rackets to their hand, to compensate for loss of function, some players would compete in electric-powered wheelchairs, and even some one-armed players would compete in the division. In today’s Quad division their is a great debate that goes to the very core of the sportsmanship know in wheelchair tennis since its inception, as players with what most would consider “minimal” limitations have inundated the division to claim the equal prize money that has been offered to its competitors.

Wheelchair tennis is a form of tennis adapted for wheelchair users, and it is played on regular tennis courts that you will find at any public park or private club. The only main difference in the way wheelchair tennis is played compared to able-bodied tennis is that players competing in a wheelchair are entitled to two bounces of the tennis ball on their side of the court rather than one. All other lines on the court are the same and the same height of the net is used.

There are three main categories in wheelchair tennis, Men’s, Women’s, and Quad’s; each of these categories has singles and doubles tournaments. In the early days of the sport each category was divided into divisions ranging from Open (highest), A, B, C to D (lowest). Today only the Open divisions of the Men’s and Women’s categories are played exclusively by each gender. All other divisions have become Coed divisions.

The Quad division (quadriplegic), is for players that have substantial loss of function in at least one upper limb, and may include various disabilities besides quadriplegia. As the newest division in wheelchair tennis it has recently sometimes been called Mixed, especially at the Paralympic Games.

Quad players as they are known were originally mainly players that competed in the sport with greater limitations in their abilities compared to those of their Men’s and Women’s counterparts, and players would often tape the rackets to their hand, to compensate for loss of function, some players would compete in electric-powered wheelchairs, and even some one-armed players would compete in the division. In today’s Quad division their is a great debate that goes to the very core of the sportsmanship know in wheelchair tennis since its inception, as players with what most would consider “minimal” limitations have inundated the division to claim the equal prize money that has been offered to its competitors.