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First published in 2006 by Red Rocket Readers, an imprint of Flying Start Books Ltd.

Reprinted 2007, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018.

13/45 Karepiro Drive, Auckland 0932, New Zealand.

story Julie Ellis

photography Lieven Coudenys

Printed in New Zealand

This book is copyright. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in

any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without permission in writing

from the publisher.

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Word Count = 517

You are sure to know about the Olympic Games.

Have you heard about the Paralympic Games which

are held after the Olympic Games? Athletes with

disabilities compete against other athletes

with the same disabilities. How?

Use Teacher Talk to stimulate discussion of topic.

Develop research skills based on this topic.

Use Table of Contents to locate specific information.

Refer to Glossary to clarify basic concepts.

Understand prefix dis meaning opposite: disabled

Notice irregular plural ies : countries disabilities

Identify silent letters: enough guide thought

Understand use of apostrophe to show possession.

Notice numbers written as words and dates.

Promote drama, writing or art as follow-up activities.

Find learning resources to extend and reinforce the literacy

strategies in this title @ redrocketreaders.com

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ISBN978-1-776853-99-1

Paralympic Games

written by Julie Ellis

photographs by Lieven Coudenys

Contents Page

Wheelchair sports 2-3

The first Paralympic Games 4-5

The Paralympic Games today 6-7

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niforms and medals 8-9

Winter sports 10-13

Summer sports 14-15

Friends and fun 16

Many men were disabled in the Second World War .

Some couldnt move their legs . It wasnt easy for

them to push themselves around in wheelchairs .

A doctor thought that wheelchair sports might

teach the men how to use their wheelchairs .

They could also become strong while having fun .

In 1948 , the first Wheelchair Games were played

in England , at the same time as the London Olympic

Games . There were two teams with sixteen players .

Now there are thousands of wheelchair athletes

from countries all over the world .

In 1960 , the first Paralympic Games were held in

Rome , Italy . There were more than four hundred

wheelchair athletes from twenty - three countries .

At those Games , the most important thing wasnt

to win , but to take part .

More and more people with other disabilities

thought they would also like to play sports . By

1976 , there were athletes with six different

disabilities at the Paralympics in Canada . They

competed against athletes with the same

disabilities so that everyone had a fair chance .

Now Paralympic Games are held every other year ,

with both Summer and Winter Paralympics .

They follow right after the Olympic Games in the

same place , with an Olympic torch and flags .

Men and women from more than one hundred and

thirty countries compete in many of the same

sports . There are some outstanding athletes who

take part in both the Winter and Summer Games .

Every country chooses its best athletes to send to

these special games . The athletes work hard to be

chosen , and they feel proud to wear their countrys

team uniform . People from eleven to sixty - six years

old have competed in the Paralympic Games .

For most athletes , it is not enough just to take part .

They really want to win a medal for their own country .

First prize is a gold medal , silver is for second prize ,

and third place wins a bronze medal .

There are only four sports at the Winter Paralympics .

The most popular sport is ice sled hockey , which is a

fast team sport for strong players .

Each team has six players who sit in sleds . They

race across the ice using special sticks to push

the puck into the goal net . Many people like to

watch this fast , exciting game .

Mountain skiing is for skiers with many

different types of disabilities . A blind

skier can follow a guide , and they both ski

very fast . Some people ski sitting down .

In Nordic skiing , athletes can do cross - country ,

biathlon , or both events .

Wheelchair curling is a team sport played on ice

that is popular with women and men .

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