There are many sports for the disabled, but they are also categorized according to the part of the disability;
There are 20 major sports in the Beijing Paralympics, namely archery, athletics, boccia, cycling, equestrian, 5-a-side soccer, 7-a-side soccer, blind goalball, blind judo, weightlifting, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, sitting volleyball, wheelchair fencing, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair Rugby and Wheelchair Tennis. The following programs are available
Sports and competitions for the physically disabled and blind
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Physically disabled people are categorized into amputation and other disabilities, spinal cord injuries, and cerebral palsy based on their disabilities.
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Amputation and other disabilities types of physically disabled people to participate in sports activities: weightlifting, aerobics, chess, track and field, swimming, archery, shooting, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing, table tennis, wheelchair tennis, volleyball and so on.
? Among the competitions are: athletics, swimming, weightlifting, archery, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing, table tennis, wheelchair tennis, shooting, volleyball.?
Spinal cord injury type of physically disabled people to participate in sports activities are: gymnastics, chess, track and field, swimming, weightlifting, archery, shooting, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing, wheelchair table tennis, wheelchair tennis, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair dance and so on.
? Among the competitions are: athletics, swimming, weightlifting, archery, shooting, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing, table tennis, wheelchair tennis, wheelchair rugby.?
Physically disabled people with cerebral palsy participate in sports activities such as: aerobics, chess, athletics, swimming, table tennis, shooting, boccia, soccer, wheelchair tennis, wheelchair rugby.
? Among the competitions are: athletics, swimming, table tennis, boccia, soccer, wheelchair tennis, wheelchair rugby.
? Sports activities for the visually impaired include: aerobics, chess, track and field, swimming, gateball for the blind, table tennis for the blind, judo, and soccer for the blind.
? Athletics, swimming, gateball for the blind, judo, and soccer for the blind are listed as competitions.
? Sports and competitions for the deaf
? At present, there are 20.57 million deaf people in China, accounting for 34.3% of the total number of people with disabilities.
? deaf people are suitable to carry out the same sports activities as the able-bodied, in which the competition programs are divided into summer and winter: men's competitions in the Summer Games include basketball, volleyball, soccer, table tennis, tennis, water polo, track and field, swimming, cycling, gymnastics, wrestling, judo, shooting, etc.; women's competitions include basketball, volleyball, table tennis, tennis, track and field, swimming, cycling, gymnastics, shooting, etc.; women's competitions include basketball, volleyball, table tennis, tennis, track and field, swimming , cycling, gymnastics, shooting and so on.
? Winter Games men's events include speed sliding, large obstacle skiing, special obstacle skiing, ski jumping, 15 kilometers skiing, 3 × 10 kilometers relay skiing, etc.; women's competitions include speed sliding, large obstacle skiing, special obstacle skiing, 5,000 meters of skiing, 3 × 5 kilometers relay skiing, etc. ?
Sports and competitions for mentally retarded people? Competitions in which mentally handicapped people participate are divided into official competition programs and national popular programs. ? Among the official summer competition programs are: water sports, golf, track and field, gymnastics, basketball, weightlifting, bowling, roller skating, cycling, softball, equestrian, tennis, soccer, volleyball. The more popular sports are: boccia, badminton, table tennis, handball, sailing.
? Winter official competition programs are: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, field field hockey, speed skating, figure skating. The more popular programs are: snowshoe walking.