How different wheelchair designs can help Paralympians excel | Popular Science

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The Paralympics—so called for the Greek prefix para, meaning "alongside"—give elite disabled athletes the chance to compete at the highest level. Not all contenders in the games, which typically run after the Olympics, use wheelchairs, but those who do showcase some of the most technologically advanced assistive devices in the world. Each sport requires different tweaks to the standard chair; we break down a few of them here.


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