Extreme wheelchair sports is an umbrella term encompassing several sports redesigned to be actively performed by athletes in wheelchairs. These sports can be anything from sit skiing to skydiving.
The Paralympic games are an international sporting event that is the equivalent to the well known Olympic games.
There are many sports that have been created in a desire for physically challenged individuals to be able to perform athletically. Among the sports one of the most notable is called power soccer. It is sometimes called power football as well, but in certain countries such as America it is denoted as power soccer...
Wheelchair basketball is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, professional wheelchair sport in the world. It began under the name wheelchair netball in 1944. In 1946 it began to become very popular with disabled American World War II veterans.
The sport of wheelchair bowling uses an adaptive strategy for the players. There are two primary play styles. Each of those styles is derived from how the ball is put into play.
Dancing is one of the most popular activities in the world. Some people even make a sport out of it. The sport of wheelchair dancing is one such attempt.
The sport of wheelchair football is an adaptation of the traditional American sport of Football. This sport should not be confused with wheelchair soccer as football is the name for soccer in nearly all other countries of the world. In wheelchair football the rules are fairly similar to the traditional play method.
Wheelchair power lifting is a sport that is designed to be participated in by individuals that have mobility issues with their lower bodies.
The sport of wheelchair racing is divided into two subsets. The first one, non-powered, is typically referred to as wheelchair track and field racing. The second type, powered, wheelchair racing is a relatively new sport that has grown incredibly popular in recent years.
Wheelchair Rugby originated in Canada in the year 1977. At the time though, its name was murderball due to the highly aggressive nature and physically dominant requirements of the quadriplegic athletes that played it. In the United States it became known as quad rugby.
Wheelchair softball began roughly three decades ago in the Midwestern United States.
Wheelchair sports have grown in popularity over the years. One of the most popular of these sports is known as wheelchair tennis. A sport that began in 1976 via its creator Brad Parks, wheelchair tennis is a professional athletic sport that is a part of the Paralympics.
Wheelchair track and field events have become incredibly popular over the years. They are one of the easiest types of wheelchair related sporting events to actively organize and have been part of the Paralympics...
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