The Paralympics

The history of the Paralympics

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Drag and sort correctlyMatch the word with its definition

Wheelchair

A.someone who has been in the armed forces during a war

Disability

B. a condition making somebody unable to use part of their body

Veteran

C. someone with a disability

D. a chair on wheels that people who are unable to walk use for moving around

Rehabilitation

Disabled

E. the process of returning to a healthy or good way of life

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Watch the video and get ready to answer some questions. Question 1: The document is a...

Short documentary on famous athletes

Extract from the last Paralympic Games

Short documentary on the history of the Paralympics

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Who was at the initiative of using sport for the rehabilitation of disabled people?

Ludwig Guttman

Stole Mandeville

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The first football competition in the UK

The first competition with disabled athletes

A British battle

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You're almost there.When and where were the first official Paralympic Games organised?

1954, Paris

1948, London

1965, Tokyo

1960, Rome

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Click on the image and discover the timeline. Keep the tab open to answer some questions. Which affirmation is correct?

23 countries participated to the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960

33 countries participated to the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960

23 countries participated to the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1964

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Take a good look at this image:The first time amputees participated in the Paralympics was in 1984.

False

True

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It was the last edition of the Paralympics.

It was the first time the Paralympics and the Olympics had a shared organisation.

The Paralympics took place in Sydney, Australia

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Question 1: The first Paralympic logo appeared for...

The 1988 Olympic Games

The first Paralympic logo was created in 1988. It reproduced the general shape of the Olympic symbol, except that the rings are replaced by five Taegeuks. This five coloured waves appear on the flag ou South Korea and were the first emblem of the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games.

South Korea's championship

The 1988 Seoul Paralympic Games

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Question 2: Why did the Paralympic symbol change in 1994?

Nobody liked the 1988 logo.

The colours and organisation of the Paralympic logo were similar to the Olympic rings. For that reason, the International Olympic Committee asked the International Paralympic Committee to change its symbol. It happened in 1994. In 2004, the symbol changed again for the Athens Paralympic Games. There was a last adjustment in 2019.

It was for the Athens Paralympic Games

It looked too much like the Olympic logo

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Let's take a look back at some of the greatest Para moments from the past.

Bebe Vio's dramatic victory at Rio 2016 The only wheelchair fencer without arms and legs to compete in the Paralympic Games, Bebe Vio secured her maiden victory during her Paralympic debut at Rio 2016. When the 19-year-old Italian finally scored her winning point against People's Republic of China's ZHOU Jingjing, Vio screamed and burst into tears as the crowd cheered alongside her. Looking back at that emotional moment, Vio said in the documentary Rising Phoenix: "You just need to believe in yourself. Just go ahead - do whatever you want."

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ZHENG Tao, first gold at London 2012Known as the 'armless swimmer', Zheng brought Paralympic glory to the People's Republic of China when he won a gold medal in the 100m backstroke (S6) during his debut at London 2012. And he repeated this feat again despite having injuries four years later in Rio.

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Tatyana Mcfadden strike gold in London 2012Tatyana Mcfadden has been racking in the medals ever since she made her debut at Athens 2004. But it was only in London 2012, where the Russian-born American athlete took home three gold medals at the 400m, 800m and 1,500m events (T54). “Won my FIRST gold medal ever at the games!!” McFadden tweeted after winning the 400. “have no words to describe this feeling. Thanks for all the wonderful support!” Four years later, Mcfadden added to her collection by winning the same events at London 2012, plus the 5,000m T54.

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Avani Lekhara takes historic gold for IndiaAvani Lekhara became the first Indian woman to win a Paralympic gold medal when she topped the podium in the R2 (women’s 10m air rifle SH1) with a world record of 249.6 points. Four days later she followed up her milestone victory with a bronze in the R8 women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1. To make her accomplishment even more impressive, Lekhara achieved all this at the age of 19. “I can’t describe this feeling. I feel like I’m on the top of the world. It’s unexplainable,” she said in Tokyo. “I’m so happy I could be the one to contribute it. Hopefully there’s a lot of medals more to come.”

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Morocco makes history with bronze in blind football Blind football powerhouses Brazil and Argentina went head-to-head in an epic gold medal match, as was expected, but it was underdogs Morocco who truly stole the show in Tokyo when they won a surprise bronze medal in the tournament. The African nation finished last in their Paralympic debut at Rio 2016, but soared to a podium finish five years later thanks to four impressive goals by Zouhair Snisla. Morocco defeated China 4-0 in the bronze medal match.

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Who is Bebe Vio, the fencing champion?

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What time did Zhen Tao do for the men backstroke 100m?

1:13:56

1:23:12

1:56:13

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Avani Lekhara practices fencing.

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