Athletes who participate in archery competitions in Paralympic Games are generally disabled people with spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy and physical disability. According to the disability category, they are divided into three levels and eight items: male and female ARW 1 (sitting posture 1), ARW2 (sitting posture 2), ARST (standing posture) and group * * *. In official competitions, some levels are usually merged according to the number of participants. In the World Championships and other competitions, there are sometimes events such as compound bows and crossbows, while all previous Paralympic Games are only held in recurve bow. Recently, the international archery organization for the disabled discussed and approved the competition of adding compound bows according to procedures at relevant meetings. Every level of competition needs to be ranked first. The qualifying for the Paralympic Games is 70-meter double-wheel qualifying, that is, each player shoots 72 arrows (36 arrows in a single wheel) at a distance of 70 meters, and the ranking is based on the final total number of rings. According to the ranking, the knockout will be conducted in a confrontational way, and the ranking of the knockout will be the final result of the athlete's participation in the Paralympic Games.
Archery was listed as an official event in the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960. After nearly half a century's development, there are currently 37 countries in the world to carry out this sport, and this number is still growing.
Section 2 Track and Field Sports
Track and field events originated from rehabilitation activities of various kinds of disabilities, and gradually developed into Paralympic track and field events after World War II. After more than half a century of development and evolution, track and field events have gradually been included in various disability categories. In order to make athletes of all kinds of disabilities in a relatively equal environment, it is necessary to conduct classified competitions. For example, visual disability is divided into three grades: B 1, B2 and B3 (B is the prefix of the English word Blind for the blind). Different grades will also have corresponding special rules. Therefore, track and field has become the category, level and event with the largest number of disabled people in all Paralympic Games, and its organization is also the most complicated. There are 205 events in the track and field competition of Athens Paralympic Games. After the "slimming" merger, there will be more than 60 events in the track and field competition of Beijing Paralympic Games in 2008.
Section 3 Hard Bowling (Hard Bowling)
Hard bowling originated in Italy 20 years ago and then became popular in Europe. Because of its easy-to-master skills and simple rules, it is deeply loved by people with disabilities. This activity is especially suitable for people with severe spasms, cerebral palsy or severe physical disabilities.
During the competition, the athlete must throw the ball in a wheelchair and calculate the score according to the distance between the ball and the target ball (that is, the center ball). The person closest to the target ball scores, and the person with the highest cumulative score wins. Starting from 1992, this event was officially listed as a Paralympic Games event, with a total of 7 gold medals.
Section 4 Cycling
Cycling in Paralympic Games is similar to cycling in Olympic Games, and it is also divided into circuit race and road race. Athletes are composed of some or all athletes with visual impairment, cerebral palsy, physical disability or other permanent physical disabilities. Blind people use two-wheeled bicycles when riding bicycles, and cyclists are passive healthy athletes; Physically disabled athletes with severe lower limbs disabilities use a pedal bicycle pedal; Athletes with lower limb disabilities can also use hand-cranked bicycles to participate in the competition; Athletes with severe cerebral palsy can use tricycles to participate in the competition. Cycling is a new sport for the disabled. At the earliest, only athletes with visual impairment used tandem bicycles to participate in competitions. Cycling road race first appeared in 1988 Seoul Paralympic Games, which marked that cycling officially became a Paralympic event. 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games added track cycling.
Bicycle is the gold medal winner of Paralympic Games, second only to track and swim. The cycling competition of the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games was divided into two stages: track race and road race. More than 90 riders from 48 countries participated in it. China sent six athletes to participate in the track race and road race 17 events respectively, and won 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze.
Section 5 Equestrian (Equestrian)
Equestrian for the disabled began in 1970s, and became an official event from 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games.
Equestrian events for the disabled only include dressage, including individual championships (required movements), individual freestyle events (optional movements) and team events. The individual competition is divided into four levels according to the disability category, with a total of 9 events. Both male and female riders can take part in the race.
The competition will be held in the venue of healthy people, and the venue standard is 20m× 40m or 20m× 60. Athletes will control the horses to make prescribed actions such as marching, scurrying and jogging within the specified time, so as to show the coordination between horses and jockeys, the flexibility of horses and the tame degree of jockeys, and strive to make the judges and spectators feel that the horses are completely under their control.
Section 6 Blind futsal football
Football for the blind is a game specially designed for athletes with visual impairment. The first World Championship was held in Spain on 1986, and the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games was listed as an official event.
The game is played between two teams, each team consists of five players and five substitutes (including 1 goalkeeper and 65438 substitutes). The venue is a perfect five-a-side football match venue, but the venue can be artificial turf or indoor. Five players on each team, except the goalkeeper, are all completely blind and wear blindfolds. Under the command of their off-court guides, the players of both sides tried their best to attack the football with bell to the opponent's goal. When the whole ball crosses the goal line from between the goalposts and under the crossbeam, but the ball is not thrown, carried or deliberately blocked by the attacker, it is scored. The team that scored more goals in the game won. If the two teams score equally or fail to score, the game is a draw.
Section 7 Sevens (Cerebral Palsy) Football (Sevens Football)
Football with cerebral palsy was a special event for cerebral palsy athletes at the first Scottish Cerebral Palsy Games in 1978, and was listed as an official event of the Paralympic Games in 1984.
The game was played between two teams. Seven players from each team, including 1 goalkeeper, played in the game, with three substitutes from each team. The game is divided into two halves, ***60 minutes, and the intermission is 5 minutes. In the semi-finals and finals, if the game doesn't win or lose within 60 minutes, extra time 10 minutes is needed, and the golden ball winning method of the International Football Federation is adopted. If the game has never won or lost, it will be decided by penalty.
Section 8 Goal (goal kick)
Gateball is a unique ball game for the blind. It was created by Austrians and Germans for the blind veterans of World War II in 1946, and was listed as an official event of the Toronto Paralympic Games in 1976.
Gateball is divided into men's and women's events, and each team consists of three players and three substitutes. The game was held in a rectangular stadium. The venue was flat and the goal was as wide as the stadium. This game uses a ball with a bell. During the game, one player tried to throw the ball into the opponent's goal by hand, while the other three players identified the position of the ball in the defensive area by ringing the bell when the ball rolled out, and then switched between attack and defense. The person who scores more points wins.
Section 9 Judo for the Blind
Judo for the blind in Paralympic Games is a sport specially designed for athletes with visual impairment. At the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games in South Korea, the blind judo men's event became an official event; At the Athens Paralympic Games, blind women's judo also became an official event for the first time.
Athletes participating in judo competition in Paralympic Games are divided into three grades according to the degree of visual impairment, but the competition is only open according to the weight grade, and there are seven grades for men and women according to the weight grade. The rules of the competition are implemented by the Judo Rules of the International Judo Federation and the Judo Rules of the International Sports Federation for the Blind (IBSA).
Section 10 Weightlifting (Strength Weightlifting)
This event first appeared at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan in 1964, and the weightlifting method of "powerlifting" has been determined as the weightlifting method of the Paralympic Games. In bench press, the athlete straightens his arm to take the barbell off the barbell rack, bends his arm to his chest, pauses, and then lifts it. In the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, women's competitions were added for the first time. Looking at the international stage, China, Egyptian, Iranian and Nigerian all have great strength. At the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games, China won five gold medals, four silver medals, six bronze medals and three fourth places in this event. In 2006, more than 300 athletes from 66 countries participated in the World Weightlifting Championships for the Disabled. The weightlifting competition of the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games will be held in the gymnasium of Beihang University.
Athletes participating in the Paralympic weightlifting competition are divided into men's 10 and women's 10 according to their weight, and each level of competition directly enters the finals. Each competitor has three attempts, and the fourth attempt is allowed, but this is only for record and is not included in the final score. Each attempt to increase the weight must be a multiple of 2.5 kg, and it must be a multiple of 0.5 kg in case of trying to break the record.