Introduction to Physically Challenged Sports

SPORT NAME: Physically Challenged Sports
SPORT TYPE: | Adaptive| Challenged Athlete | Disability |

Adaptive Sports by Type

Adaptive Sports
Amputee Sports
Blind Sports
Cerebral Palsy Sports
Deaf Sports
Dwarf Sports
Powerchair Sports
Wheelchair Sports

Organizations

ENTITY World AbilitySport
ESTABLISHED: 2005 (renamed World AbilitySport in 2024)
FORMERLY: International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS)
WEB SITE: worldabilitysport.org | Link |
FORMER WEB SITE: iwasf.com/ | 2008 | 2016 | 2023 |
ARTICLE: Wikipedia

- Adaptive Athletics Association | adaptiveathletics.net |
- American Association of Adapted Sports Programs | adaptedsports.org |
- Blaze Sports | blazesports.org |
- Challenged Athletes Foundation | challengedathletes.org |
- Dwarf Athletic Association of America | daaa.org |
- International Committee of Sports for the Deaf | deaflympics.com |
- International Blind Sports Federation | ibsasport.org |
- International Paralymic Comittee | paralympic.org |
- Move United (formerly Disabled Sports USA) | moveunitedsport.org |
- Wheelchair Sports Federation | wheelchairsportsfederation.org |
- World Triathlon: ParaTriathlon | triathlon.org |

challengedathletes.org - adaptive sport organizations

Physically Challenged Sports by Category

Adaptive Sports
| Alpine Skiing | Athletics | Badminton | Basketball | Bocce | Bowling | Competitive Cheer | Cricket | Cross Country | Cycling | Dancesport | Equestrian | Figure Skating | Floor Hockey | Floorball | Football | Golf | Gymnastics Artistic | Gymnastics Rhythmic | Handball | Judo | Kayaking | Motor Activity Training | Netball | Open Water Swimming | Powerlifting | Roller Skating | Sailing | Short Track Speed Skating | Snowboarding | Snowshoeing | Softball | Swimming | Table Tennis | Tennis | Triathlon | Volleyball

Amputee Sports
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Cerebral Palsy Sports
| Athletics | Badminton | Boccia | Cricket | Cycling | Equestrian | Football | Frame Football | Frame Running | Golf | Gymnastics | Netball | Snooker | Swimming | Table Cricket | Tennis | Triathlon | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby |

Blind Sports
| Bowling (10-Pin) | Bowling (9-Pin) | Chess | Chess | Cricket | Football | Goalball | Golf | Judo | Powerlifting | Showdown | Skiing | Torball |

Deaf Sports

deaflympics.com - sports
Deaf Alpine Skiing
Deaf Artistic Gymnastics
Deaf Athletics
Deaf Badminton
Deaf Basketball
Deaf Beach Volleyball
Deaf Bowling
Deaf Chess
Deaf Cross Country Skiing
Deaf Curling
Deaf Cycling Road
Deaf Diving
Deaf Football
Deaf Futsal
Deaf Golf
Deaf Handball
Deaf Ice Hockey
Deaf Judo
Deaf Karate
Deaf Mountain Bike
Deaf Orienteering
Deaf Shooting
Deaf Snowboard
Deaf Swimming
Deaf Table Tennis
Deaf Taekwando
Deaf Tennis
Deaf Volleyball
Deaf Water Polo
Deaf Wrestling Freestyle
Deaf Wrestling Greco-Roman

Dwarf Sports
| Archery | Athletics | Badminton | Basketball | Boccia | Discus Throw | Fishing (Bass) | Flippy Flyer Throw | Floor Hockey | Football (Flag) | Javelin Toss | Kurling (Off-Ice Curling) | Powerlifting | Running | Shooting | Shot Put | Soccer | Softball Throw | Swimming | Table Tennis | Tennis | Tennis Ball Throw | Volleyball |

Frame Sports
| Football | Running |

Para Sports

Para 5-a-Side
Para Alpine Skiing
Para Biathlon
Para Canoe
Para Cross Country Skiing
Para Cycling Track
Para Equestrian
Para Goalball
Para Ice Hockey
Para Judo
Para Judo logo
Para Powerlifting
Para Road Cycling
Para Rowing
Para Sitting Volleyball
Para Snowboarding
Para Swimming
Para Taekwondo
Para Triathlon
Para Table Tennis
Para Shooting

Paralympic Sports

- International Paralympic Committee | paralympic.org/ |
- International Paralympic Committee: Sports | paralympic.org/ |

Paralympic Sports (Summer)

Para Archery | paralympic.org |
Para Athletics | paralympic.org |
Para Badminton | paralympic.org |
Blind Football | paralympic.org |
Boccia | paralympic.org |
Para Canoe | paralympic.org |
Para Cycling | paralympic.org |
Para Equestrian | paralympic.org |
Goalball | paralympic.org |
Para Judo | paralympic.org |
Para Powerlifting | paralympic.org |
Para Rowing | paralympic.org |
Shooting Para Sport | paralympic.org |
Sitting Volleyball | paralympic.org |
Para Swimming | paralympic.org |
Para Table Tennis | paralympic.org |
Para Taekwondo | paralympic.org |
Para Triathlon | paralympic.org |
Wheelchair Basketball | paralympic.org |
Wheelchair Fencing | paralympic.org |
Wheelchair Rugby | paralympic.org |
Wheelchair Tennis | paralympic.org |

Paralympic Sports (Winter)

Para Alpine Skiing | paralympic.org |
Para Biathlon | paralympic.org |
Para Cross-Country Skiing | paralympic.org |
Para Ice Hockey | paralympic.org |
Para Snowboard | paralympic.org |
Wheelchair Curling | paralympic.org |

Powerchair Sports
| Football | Running |

Wheelchair Sports

Wheelchair Archery | AAA |
Wheelchair Badminton | AAA |
Wheelchair Basketball | AAA |
Wheelchair Boccia | AAA |
Wheelchair Curling | AAA |
Wheelchair Fencing | AAA |
Wheelchair Racing Road | AAA |
Wheelchair Racing Track | AAA |
Wheelchair Rugby | AAA |
Wheelchair Table Tennis | AAA |
Wheelchair Tennis | AAA |
Wheelchair Shooting | AAA |

References

challengedathletes.org - adaptive sport- organizations