Standardised activities in wheelchair rugby, comparison between athletes with coordination impairment and athletes with other impairments by Viola C. Altmann, Viola C. Altmann, Viola C. Altmann, Mariska Janssen, Mariska Janssen, Johanna L. J. de Wit, Rienk M. A. van der Slikke, Rienk M. A. van der Slikke, Rienk M. A. van der Slikke

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Anti-Doping Monitoring Web-Based Android for Athletes Disabilities by Fadilah Umar, Dina Listiani, Slamet Riyadi, Misbah Misbah

“…The data sources involved in this research were administrators, medical officers, coaches, and disabled athletes from the NPCI (National Paralympic Committee Indonesia) Central Java Province. …”
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Weather Support for the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Events by Yan Ma, Rongzhen Gao, Yunchuan Xue, Yuqiang Yang, Xiaoyun Wang, Bin Liu, Xiaoliang Xu, Xuezhong Liu, Jianwei Hou, Hang Lin

“…The Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Competitions (referred to as OPSC hereafter) were held at Qingdao during August 9–23 and September 7–13 2008, respectively. …”
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Impact of paralympic sports on the resilience of people with disabilities: evaluation and key analysis by Karollyni Bastos Andrade Dantas, Gabriel Gastélum-Cuadras, David Arnoldo García-Fernández, Francisco Prado Reis, Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas

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Lived experiences of social support in Paralympic swimmers: A protocol for a qualitative study by Paul Martin, Alison Rushton, Nicola R Heneghan, Andrew Soundy, Beth Aitchison

“…Introduction Over the past decade, there has been an increase in awareness of and investment into disability sport as a result of the ‘Paralympic Movement’. The provision of personal and professional support to elite athletes is important for the well-being and success of the athlete, with various studies advocating a holistic approach to performance enhancement. …”
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Developing the Five-Target Test (FTT) for the technical performance analysis in boccia by Ivan Peña González, Juan José García-Hernández, Alba Roldán

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Factors influencing sport development among women with disabilities: a case study of a visually impaired Spanish Paralympic woman by Alejandro Barrera-Garcimartín, Áurea Redondo-Fernández, Javier Pérez-Tejero

“…IntroductionWomen with disabilities may experience particular difficulties in starting and developing in sport, also in the Paralympic context. Although a great deal of research has been conducted with high-performance athletes, relatively few studies have focused on athletes with disabilities, especially Paralympic women using person-first approaches. …”
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The dynamics of seated shot put: a case study example of pole grip optimisation by Connor J. Holdback, Rony Ibrahim, David S. Haydon, David S. Haydon, Paul Grimshaw, Paul Grimshaw, Paul Grimshaw, Richard Kelso, Richard Kelso, Ross A. Pinder

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En route vers la désinvisibilisation… et la dévulnérabilisation ? by Yann Descamps

“…Moreover, disabled women athletes are widely invisibilized in sports manga, except for one three-volume series published in the wake of the Tokyo Paralympics, Blade Girl: Kataashi no Runner (Running Girl. …”
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EFFECTIVENESS OF GOALBALL ATHLETES THROWING IN THE CHILEAN NATIONAL LEAGUE by M.Sc. Kevin Isaías Campos Campos, Ph.D Luis Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos, Ph.D Marcio Pereira Morato, M.Sc. Alessandro Tosim, M.Sc. Mónica Fernández Muñoz, M.Sc.. Karina Alarcón Segura, Ph.D Cristian Luarte Rocha

“…Goalball is a collective Paralympic sport with oppositional characteristics but without invasion bythe athletes that,despite requiring great physical condition in offensive and defensive actions, is also identified as a tactical sport, where the administration of technique in the various game situations determines success in competition. …”
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PENGALAMAN PELATIH DALAM MENGGUNAKAN PENDEKATAN PROPRIOSEPTIF UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN ATLET JUDO TUNANETRA by Ridha Wahdaniyaty, Rahmadi Rahmadi, Herita Warni

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Injury and Injury Prevention in United States Para Swimming: A Mixed-Methods Approach by Jay Salerno, Stephanie Tow, Elizabeth Regan, Stephen Bendziewicz, Matthew McMillan, Shana Harrington

“…Qualitative interviews with six U.S. Paralympics National team Para swimmers were conducted to provide detail on athlete experiences with injury and prevention…”
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Métodos de treinamento esportivo para atletas com paralisia cerebral: uma revisão sistemática. by Gabriel Moreno Mancio, Leandro Shoiti Takeyasu, Fabrício Teixeira Garramona

“…MÉTODOS: Foi realizada uma revisão sistemática com o propósito de identificar na base da literatura Pubmed e Web of Science, artigos que realizaram intervenção através métodos de treino em atletas com paralisia cerebral (APC) de modalidades esportivas e compararam resultados antes e após a intervenção, foram utilizadas combinações dos seguintes termos de busca: “cerebral palsy”, combinado com os termos “paralympic” “para-athlete” e “athlete”, e com os termos “sport performance”, “training”, “preparation”, “coaching”, “teaching”, “method” e “performance”. …”
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