Paralympic sports events
2010
Book
The Paralympics are a series of sporting events for elite athletes with different physical abilities. This book examines the five Paralympic winter sports, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, biathlon, ice sledge hockey, and wheelchair curling, and the athletes who compete in them. Prepare to be inspired by their courage, skill, and dedication to their sport.
Item Details
ISBN:
- 9780778740445
- 9780778740254
Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Contents:
- Paralympic games
- Alpine skiing events
- Downhill
- Slalom
- Giant slalom
- Super-G
- Nordic skiing events
- Cross-country skiing: individual
- Cross-country skiing: relay
- Short-distance biathlon
- Long-distance biathlon
- Ice sledge hockey
- Wheelchair curling
- Snapshot of the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
LCCN: 2009021497
Control Number: 716411
Publisher: New York, NY : Crabtree Pub. Co., [2010]Series:
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