The global reality of the Paralympic Movement: Challenges and opportunities in disability sports

Abstract The purpose of this study was to briefly illustrate some of the challenges and realities of national and international Paralympic sports. The elite disabled athlete paradigm is still not widely known in the world of regular sports competitions. The winning elite disabled athletes are restri...

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Main Authors: Eliane Mauerberg-deCastro, Debra Frances Campbell, Carolina Paioli Tavares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Series:Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-65742016000300111&lng=en&tlng=en