Two Line Offside Podcast

PowerPlay: Paralympic Explainer 1

In which Mel explains the epicness of the Paralympic Games in Paris 2024. Not only a brief history of the Games themselves, but also explainers for two of the Games’ most unique sports: Goaiball, and Boccia. I ran out of space on sources again, I'll add those to next episode.

Sources:

International Olympic Committee (2024). History of the Paralympic Games. Olympics.

https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/the-games/olympic-paralympic-games/history-paralympic-games

International Paralympic Committee. (2024). Paralympics History. Paralympics.

https://www.paralympic.org/ipc/history

International Paralympic Committee. (2024). History of Boccia. Paralympics.

https://www.paralympic.org/boccia/about

BCC. (2024). Paralympics 2024: A guide to boccia at the Paris Games. BBC Sport.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/crgg0d8wr2do

Canadian Paralympic Committee. (2024). Get to Know Boccia. Canadian Paralympic Committee.

https://paralympic.ca/sport/boccia/

Ben Morse. (August 28,2024). What is boccia, the Paralympics’ ‘fastest-growing’ event? CNN Sport

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/28/sport/boccia-paralympics-2024-paris-explainer-spt-intl/index.html

International Paralympic Committee. (2024). Classification. International Paralympic Committee.

https://paralympic.ca/sport/boccia/#:~:text=Players%20are%20classified%20into%20four%20classes%20depending%20on,For%20players%20with%20other%20involved%20physical%20disabilities.%20