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ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2026

Competing with greater impairment: age distribution and competitive outcomes in Paralympic athletes with high support needs.

Rafael Lima Kons, Luiz Gustavo T Santos, Gennaro Apollaro, Marilia Passos Magno E Silva, João Paulo Casteleti de Souza, María Isabel Cornejo, Lorenzo Rum, Matías Henríquez

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Rafael Lima KonsDepartment of Physical Education, Faculty of Education, Federal University of Bahia, Bahia, Brazil.
Luiz Gustavo T SantosSports Development Department, Brazilian Paralympic Committee, São Paulo, Brazil.
Gennaro ApollaroDepartment of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Marilia Passos Magno E SilvaLaboratory of Adapted Physical Activity, Institute of Health Sciences, Postgraduate Program in Human Movement Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil.
João Paulo Casteleti de SouzaSports Development Department, Brazilian Paralympic Committee, São Paulo, Brazil.
María Isabel CornejoEscuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomas, Santiago, Chile.
Lorenzo RumDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Matías HenríquezEscuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomas, Santiago, Chile.

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Abstract

This study examined the age distribution of Paralympic athletes with high support needs at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, analyzing differences according to sex, competitive achievement, and discipline. A total of 1,263 athletes from eight individual sports were included. Between-group comparisons were conducted using the Mann-Whitney

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athlete developmentclassification systemdevelopmental pathwaysimpairment severitypara-sportperformance trajectory

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PMCPMC13416414

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