2006-12-27 16:49:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Olympics
The paraolympics are very much like the Olympics in that the races and contests are highly challenging. Most of the individuals who participate as paraolympians have a physical disability that does not inhibit them from participating fully in events that would be challenging even for a person who does not have a disability. The special olympics have events that are geared down for individuals who have cognitive difficulties, retardation. The contests are geared towards individuals who for instance could have Downs syndrome. Most of the time a person with Down's syndrome would not have the physical and/or mental capability to participate in paraolympic events because they would be too challenging to create equal competition with the other competitors. I'm not totally sure what the guidelines are for these events but this has been my observation from talking with different people.
2006-12-27 16:56:07 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Paralympics Vs Special Olympics
2016-11-14 21:58:52 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Paralympics is a competition where only the athletes with disabilities gets to compete in an 11-day competition. The Olympics is a competition where all of the athletes compete!
2016-03-16 04:09:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Special Olympics are for persons with intellectual disabilities- they are the people you went to school with who went to the special education classes.
Paralympics are for persons who have physical handicaps. They are able to perform Olympic events with the use of a prosthetic or wheel chair, or they may have a disability like blindness or deafness.
Both are very exciting to watch.
2006-12-27 16:59:45 · answer #4 · answered by slaughter114 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Special Olympics are for people with Down-syndrom and Paralympics are for people who are paralyzed or physically impaired in some way that maybe puts them in a wheel chair or in need of a cain or brace.
2006-12-27 16:53:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Special Olympics is for mentally challenged athletes (hence everybody wins), and Paralympics is for those who are physically challenged, such as those in wheelchairs or missing limbs.
2006-12-27 16:53:29 · answer #6 · answered by Sean W 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
para requires some form of paralysis or loss of limb requiring a wheel chair or artificial limbs. special is for mentally challenged.
2006-12-27 16:55:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can find out on the computer,To me I have no idea what the difference is.
2006-12-28 09:07:22 · answer #8 · answered by samm 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋