Faculty of Sport
Taking Caribbean Sport to a Higher Level
Embracing Para-Athletes
Photo caption: Commonwealth Games 2022 kicks off with spectacular opening Ceremony. Photo credit: Pakistan Observer
As governments, non-governmental organisations and other well-intended persons and groups promote global inclusiveness of disabilities and social and cultural diversity, sporting organisations are also contributing toward achieving this fundamental human rights goal.
This is especially true for para-athletics, which allows for athletes with disabilities, including visual, physical and intellectual impairments, to compete against one another. The medals won by para-athletes contribute to a nation’s medal tally in the same way as medals won by able-bodied athletes.
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