Classification Explained: Para Athletics | Paralympic Games

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So let's go back to the men's long jump t11 lex gillette his fourth round jump well that's gonna be struggling here with the noise from the crowd that one looked like it might have hurt yeah that has to hurt that you see he goes off the track he comes back on the guy there in front certainly is that... Read more

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[music] faster higher further athletics run jump throw para athletics was one of eight sports included in the first paralympic games in 1960 it is divided into 168 separate events the most for any sport at the paralympic games some athletes use a competitive wheelchair called eraser [music] some have... Read more

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There are a lot of people with muscular dystrophies. so different types of muscular dystrophies. there are people with less strength so it's really important that you're really accurate in your throwing. so i've got cerebral palsy spastic quadriplegia. or hypotonic cp, depending on what generation you... Read more

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[music] a flurry of lightning fast hits para badminton this is the first time para badminton has officially been included in the paralympic games the rules of para badminton are the same as badminton with a match consisting of the best of three games up to 21 points there are two types of event wheelchair... Read more

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Donc la réalité le sport c'est un formidable outil pour gagner en autonomie outre la confiance en soi pour créer du lien social pour aller rencontrer des gens puissent confronté aussi à des gens pour affrontrer plus pour affronter plus facilement les obstacles aussi de la société et [musique] c'est... Read more

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[music] [music] [music] [music] he's going to be really close coming back all the time but boyanchi will have to touch with her head and she does touch with her head and she is first place turkey will take the gold medal here at the european championship [music] can the turkish teenager hold on it's... Read more

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And kratter rounds out the field in lane 9. t63 100m final is moments away. very good even start. the indonesian explodes in the middle of the track. might be sabbatini, the youngest of the three, she'll take the gold, tairani the silver and it will be contraffato of italy who go one, two, three, italy,... Read more

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Wow this is quite the spectacle in the orange is a man guiding timothy adul a blind runner in the par olympics this is a great feat of courage and resilience on both the runner and the guy [music] Read more

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Swam in the, he swam in adelaide in that incredibly fast time. wonderful wind up and coil. slow reaction time from hance as he gets away relatively slow. it was the british swimmers who got off to the best start. it is lawlor who looks to be ahead. lee alongside him. >> hance doesn't have the best reaction... Read more

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Placed over the top. first punch with the coach, first punch with the coach, everything is right, just up to everything is right, just up to me now, she says. me now, she says. >> f -- fist punch with the >> f -- fist punch with the coach.... Read more

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Konkoly, at 14 years of age, the youngest from any to represent the rio games, she goes in four. two lengths of this pool. now sophie pascoe, how will she manage this race? no doubt has been this contact with her long time coach, who we must say celebrated her fourth successive individual medley win... Read more

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[music] day three of the tokyo 2020 paralympic games [music] garcia looking for a shot takes it banks it in he's playing with incredible ferocity what a spot what a pass to ah and they have masterminded a quite magnificent victory [music] and up the shot goes and in the shot goes [music] a shot put... Read more