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 NZ Paralympic Athletes

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1. Sophie Pascoe competes in 

a) Wheelchair Rugby                        b) Para Swimming

c) Parachuting                                             d) Para Athletics

2. Sophie Pascoe won 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal in the 

a) 2012 London Paralympics                     b) 2016 Rio Paralympics 

c) 2008 Beijing Paralympics            d) 2020 Tokyo Paralympics 

3. Tupou Neiufi went to her first Paralympic Games in Rio in 2016 when she was only

a) 20 years old                                 b) 18 years old

c) 12 years old                                     d) 15 years old

4. List 2 facts about Tupou Neiufi

→Tupou was hit by a speeding car when she was just two years old, which has resulted in a left sided hemiplegia, meaning she has paralysis on the left side of her body.  She is the eldest of seven children and she has always been driven and determined both in and out of the pool.

5. True or False: Cody Everson became a tetraplegic when he broke his leg. 

a) True b) False

6. Lisa Adams began competing in Para Athletics in these two events

a) Shot Put and Discus                                b) Discus and Javelin

c) Shot Put and Long Jump                    d) Shot Put and High Jump

7. Explain why our New Zealand Paralympians are amazing people. 

→cause they are good at sports and nz always wins

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disability in the paralympics

 Disability in the Paralympics

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1. The method used throughout the Paralympics movement to create and run fair athletic competitions is called

a) Ability Classification                    b) Disability Classification

c) Natural Classification                             d) Artificial Classification

2. To qualify for the Paralympics an athlete who is an amputee might have 

a) a leg missing                 b) a toe missing

c) a finger missing                   d) no hair

3. Cerebral Palsy is a genetic disease that affects

a) your height (how tall you are) b) the colour of your hair

c) how the brain works             d) how a computer works

4. List some of the problems that a person with an intellectual disability might have

→ two missing leg when you run but you have a fake leg

5. True or False: An athlete with quadriplegia needs to use a wheelchair to compete

a) True b) False

6. Vision impaired athletes have lost their sense of  

a) hearing                         b) touch

c) taste                                              d) sight

7. What is the mission of Paralympic Sports?

→ to win and try your best and focs all the time

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