Abbie Rushton ParasportsParasports Lettersfor and Sounds RevisedAge47+
Parasports Contents How parasports started 2 Swimming 6 Athletics 8 Powerlifting 10 Smashing records! 12 Parasports for children today 14 Parasports 22 Written by Abbie Rushton
How parasports started Parasports began in the 1940s. Parasport events were started to help men injured in the conflict. 2
Crowds supported the contestants as they took part in sports. Parasports have transformed across the years, and now there are lots of events and sports. 3
Parasports are sports for contestants with impairments. You need lots of skill to do parasports at a high level. 4
Parasports are fair for all contestants. Contestants with similar impairments run, jump or swim to win! 5
Swimming This contest is for sight-impaired swimmers. “Tappers” stand at the end of the pool. tapper6
They tap the swimmers to tell them when to turn. Then the swimmers can speed down the pool! 7
Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long phonemesvowel collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat Parasport contestants are full of skill. They train hard and smash records! Parasports Phase 4 Set 2 An information book
