The pinnacle of competition for athletes with disabilities is almost upon us. The Olympic Games have ended and have been the perfect warm up event for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics Games.
To help you enjoy the excitement of the games, SDS has produced this resource to provide information about the Games being held between 24 August and 5 September 2021:
Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games School and Branch Resource.
The main focus of this resource is to raise awareness of the Paralympic Games and the Scottish para-athletes competing as part ParalympicsGB in Tokyo. Within this resource there are many links that you can follow to access more information on many different aspects of the Paralympic Games.
SDS has tried to anticipate questions you may wish to know the answer to such as:
- What are the Paralympic Games?
- What is the Paralympic Symbol?
- Who are the Scottish para-athletes and what sports are they competing in?
- How are Paralympians classified to make competition fair?
- Factfiles and videos about each of the sports that Scottish para-athletes are competing in (except target shooting)
- Where to go for further information.
In addition to the content listed above we have included the SDS Schools Boccia Resource and an Interactive Fact Sheet which learners can use to do their own research about the Scottish para-athletes.
We hope you enjoy using the information in this resource. If you require further information, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. If you or anyone you know would like to engage in disability sport at any level please contact us, Scottish Disability Sport, by emailing admin@scottishdisabilitysport.com or phoning 0131 317 1130 and we will support you/them to get involved.