Sports
As many of these are based on existing sports modified to meet the needs of people with a disability, they are sometimes referred to as adapted sports. However, not all disabled sports are adapted; several sports that have been specifically created for people with a disability have no equivalent in able-bodied sports. In competitive events, participants are graded or classified based on their “result” and often divided into groups of comparable performance, (e.g. gender, weight and age). The measurement of the result may be objective or subjective, and corrected with “handicaps” or penalties.
- Allen, 36, has changed his diet and cut down on his portion sizes after being told by a close friend that he might not be able to walk his daughter down the aisle in the future if he did not shed some weight.
- United spent more than £211million this summer on six signings, including winger Antony, midfielder