The Games deserve to be watched not just for offering displays of often incredible athleticism but because they play such an important role in breaking down barriers of discrimination
Equality is one of the core values of the Paralympic Games , which opened in Paris last week, with a spectacular parade along the Champs-Élysées.
That is why media coverage of the events are so important. The Paralympics in Paris will be the first to have live broadcast coverage of all 22 sports. In Tokyo, three years ago, 19 sports were broadcast live. At Rio 2016, only 15 were. The Stoke Mandeville Games, named after a hospital for veterans with spinal-cord injuries, featured 16 servicemen and women who competed in archery. They were held on the same day as the Opening Ceremony of the London Games in 1948.
The International Paralympic Committee has rejected both ideas. It has said staging the Games before the Olympics risks making them look like a rehearsal. Holding both at the same time presents too many logistical challenges for host cities – accommodating the massive number of athletes being a primary one – and presents the risk of media coverage favouring Olympic events over Paralympic ones.
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