HISTORY OF THE PARALYMPICS

 Task Descreption: Today i woke up and saw that we had a new topic for the week and the topic for this week is History of the Paralympics. i hope you enjoy my Reading Task.

History of the Paralympics

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1. The name ‘Paralympics’ means

a) the Olympic Games                     b) Pt England Olympics

c) the side Olympics                                   d) alongside the Olympics

2. The man responsible for organising an athletic competition for disabled war veterans in 1948 (called the Stoke Mandeville Games) was 

a) Mr Goodwin                   b) Mr Somerville

c) Ludwig Guttmann d) Mr Hughes

3. In 1960, the first Paralympic Games were held in 

a) Auckland b) Rome

c) Sydney             d) Paris

4. List some of the disabilities that Paralympic athletes might have

→Some are blind,some have limited vision.

5. True or False: IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee 

a) True b) False

6. In the Summer Paralympic Games, athletes can compete in 

a) 5 sports             b) less than 3 sports

c) more than a dozen sports d) 8 sports

7. What is one of the goals of the IPC?

→TO help athletes with disabilities achieve excellence in sports.