Boccia requires accuracy, muscle control, high amount of focus and concentration. It is developed for people suffering from cerebral palsy or related neurological conditions involving a wheelchair and is practiced in more than 50 countries. Outside the tournament, the program may be applied to other lesser disabilities (Grade 1 to 8), the elderly, and people…

Para badminton is not much different from badminton in general. However, players who compete in wheelchairs fall under the Sport class of “WH”, and athletes who stand while competing, and use their lower limb or upper limb falls under the prefix “SL”, and “SU” respectively. Badminton for athletes with disabilities consists of the same rules…

Chess is a sport that extracts the best in strategic thinking and tactics. In competitive chess between sighted and visually handicapped players (legally blind) either player may demand the use of two boards, the sighted player using a normal board, the visually handicapped player using one specially constructed. Tentative Games Schedule for 2 August 2022 …

The Sitting Volleyball is a team sport that features constant movement and communication between players. Two teams of six players are separated by a net and try to score points by dropping the ball into the opponent’s court. The game is basically the same as volleyball in general, only there are some adjustments. The net…

Wheelchair Tennis is a tennis match played by athletes using wheelchairs. The categories are divided into 2, namely ‘open’ for athletes with permanent foot problems (one or both) and ‘quad’ for athletes with additional arm disorders that affect racket swings and wheelchair manoeuvres. Tentative Games Schedule for 2 August 2022  – Men’s Singles Quarterfinals –…

Para Archery consists of standing archers with disabilities or archers who compete on a wheelchair. The archers are required to undergo a set of specific tests, and the outcome of which will then decide which class the archer will compete in. The target is placed at a distance of 70m and the men’s and women’s…

Goalball is a team sport designed for the visually impaired. The game is played in teams of 3. Athletes attempt to score by rolling a ball equipped with bells into the opposing team’s goal. The sound of the bells attached to the ball guide defenders who use their bodies to block against these shots. All…

Field Events Para Athletics consists of a wide range of competitions and events that are open to both genders in all impairment groups, such as vision impairment, cerebral palsy, amputees and spinal cord injury athletes. The sport is carried out on either the track or in the field and involves various events such as running,…

In Para Swimming, athletes are classified on their functional ability to perform each stroke, and their skills are tested in freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke and medley events. The sport class names in Swimming consist of a prefix “S,” “SM,” or “SB” and a number. The prefixes stand for the strokes and the number indicates the…