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Age distributions in Paralympic Games Paris 2024: an analysis of 5,540 para athletes across 13 individual disciplines. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Sports Act Living
Kons RL   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Effect of L-Tryptophan Intake on Dynamic Strength in Paralympic Powerlifting. [PDF]

open access: yesInt J Tryptophan Res
Getirana-Mota M   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Exploring the Development of Passion in Paralympic Athletes

open access: yesLearning and Teaching: an International Journal of Classroom Pedagogy, 2015
This study examined some of the psychosocial factors that affect the development of passion and identity association with sport by Paralympic athletes. Athletes (n = 81) enrolled in the Australian Paralympic Preparation Program and completed measures for achievement goals, sport participation, role and organisation engagement, sport performance level ...
Darren Peters, Ian Solomonides
exaly   +4 more sources

Cardiovascular diseases in Paralympic athletes

British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2016
Background Sport participation (SP) of individuals with impairments has recently grown exponentially. Scarce scientific data, however, exist regarding cardiovascular (CV) risk associated with competitive SP. Objective Assessing the prevalence of CV ...
Pelliccia, Antonio   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Paralympic Athletes and “Knowing Disability”

International Journal of Disability Development and Education, 2012
This article explores non-disabled young people’s understandings of Paralympic athletes and the disability sports they play. The article examines how society has come to know disability by discussing medical and social model views of disability. The conceptual tools offered by Pierre Bourdieu are utilised as a means of understanding the nature and ...
Hayley Fitzgerald
exaly   +2 more sources

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