The Paralympic Games Explained: Second EditionRoutledge, 2016 M07 1 - 246 páginas The Paralympic Games is the second largest multi-sport festival on earth and an event which poses profound and challenging questions about the nature of sport, disability and society. The Paralympic Games Explained is the first complete introduction to the Paralympic phenomenon, exploring every key aspect and issue, from the history and development of the Paralympic movement to the economic and social impact of the contemporary Games. Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, it includes new material on hosting and legacy, Vancouver 2010 to Rio 2016, sport for development, and case studies of an additional ten Paralympic nations. Drawing on a range of international examples, it discusses key issues such as: • how societal attitudes influence disability sport • the governance of Paralympic and elite disability sport • the relationship between the Paralympics and the Olympics • drugs and technology in disability sport • classification in disability sport. Containing useful features including review questions, study activities, web links and guides to further reading throughout, The Paralympic Games Explained is the most accessible and comprehensive guide to the Paralympics currently available. It is essential reading for all students with an interest in disability sport, sporting mega-events, the politics of sport, or disability in society. |
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... success at the London 2012 Summer Paralympic Games by Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index Ranking 8.9 Participation at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games by Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index Ranking 8.10 Medal success ...
... success. Some of the issues that arise out of the debate around the cultural versus sports model debate and the impacts they have had upon the participation rates for both women and athletes with high support needs are also described ...
... success. Immediately the possibility of Tokyo, already chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to host the Olympics in 1964, also hosting the Stoke Mandeville Games was voiced. An invitation to the Japanese to host the Games ...
... success nonetheless. These first Games only catered for athletes with amputations or visual impairments. The first six incarnations of the Games all took place in Europe, where winter sports were highly developed and winter sports for ...
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2 The Olympic Movement and the Paralympic Games | 23 |
3 The governance of Paralympic sport | 37 |
4 Disability and the body | 52 |
5 The broader social issues of disability within society and their impact on sports participation | 68 |
6 Media marketing and disability sport | 86 |
7 Major issues within the Paralympic Movement | 111 |
8 Diversity at the Paralympic Games | 128 |
9 International perspectives on Paralympic participation | 157 |
10 The Special Olympics intellectual disability and the Paralympic Games | 198 |
Bibliography | 210 |
Index | 225 |