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When Paralympic athletes fake the extent of their disability

  • Written by Jaime Schultz, Professor of Kinesiology, Penn State

More than 4,000 athletes with physical, vision and intellectual impairments will compete in 22 sports during the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.

Within those 22 sports, there will be 549 medal events. That number seems high because several sports include multiple “sport classes,” which are used to even the playing field for athletes...

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