Paralympic games

The first official Paralympic Games were help in...

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You play this sport on an indoor court. Players are in wheelchairs. They need a ball. They pass the ball from one person to another

You play this sport on a court inside. Players sit on the floor. They need a net and a ball. Teams need to hit the ball over the net in three turns using their arms.

There are 12 players on a team, but there are only four players on the court for each team at one time. For a goal, the team carries the ball over the opposite team’s line and two wheels need to cross the line.

The net is lower than in the Olympic version. In the Olympic version, the players stand.

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