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What is Paralympic Sport? Excellent youtube from Australia.

NZ Paralympics Paralympic videos listen carefully to the message the person in the video is telling you. Go to near the bottom for links to a variety of sports. Open up the links, go to the bottom of any links for images and some information. Vision and Mission World Paralympic Info The vision of the IPC, run by 200 members, is **‘To enable Para athletes to achieve sporting excellence and inspire and excite the world.’** **Enable** - Creating conditions for athlete empowerment **Para athletes** - The primary focus, from initiation to elite level **Achieve** - Sporting excellence is the goal of a sport centred organisation **Inspire and excite** - Touch the heart of all people for a more equitable society Founded on 22 September 1989 as a non-profit organisation, it is based in Bonn, Germany and aims to develop sports opportunities for all people with an impairment from the beginner to elite level. It employs more than 70 people from 20 countries and is composed of a General Assembly (highest decision making body), a [|Governing Board] (executive body), a Management Team and various Standing Committees and Councils. Aspiration To make for a more inclusive society for people with an impairment through Para sport. **Paralympic Values** **Courage** Para athletes through their performances showcase to the world what can be achieved when testing your body to its absolute limits. **Determination** Para athletes have a unique strength of character that combines mental toughness, physical ability and outstanding agility to produce sporting performances that regularly redefine the boundaries of possibility. **Inspiration** As role models, Para athletes maximise their abilities, thus empowering and exciting others to participate in sport. **Equality** Through sport Para athletes challenge stereotypes and transform attitudes, helping to increase inclusion by breaking down social barriers and discrimination towards people with an impairment.