Athletics has been contested at every Summer Paralympics since the first games in 1960. Men and women from all disability groups compete in the sport. Some athletes use wheelchairs or prosthetic limbs and compete in their respective sport independently and under their own power. Visually impaired athletes participate in running events with the help of a sighted guide, to whom they may be attached by a tether. Sound-emitting devices or a sighted "caller" are used to indicate target areas for throwing events, take-off points for jumping events, and other important locations for visually impaired competitors. There are several different classifications and groups in which athletes compete that are based on their disability. Each disability has a different classification which determines the class the athletes will compete in. Nearly every opportunity that is available to non-disabled athletes are available in the Paralympics. In the first edition of the Summer Paralympic Games in 1960, Italy finished the sport in the first place of the medal table, between 1964 to 1996 there was a clear dominance of the United States, being broken in 2000, when Australia dominated the sport at home and since 2004, China has dominated the sport. (en)
El atletismo adaptado fue incluido en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Verano desde la primera edición que se celebró en Roma (Italia) en 1960. (es)
L'athlétisme aux Jeux paralympiques est une épreuve paralympique qui est un dérivé de l'athlétisme. (fr)
L'atletica leggera paralimpica è sport paralimpico ai Giochi paralimpici estivi sin dalla prima edizione di Roma 1960. (it)
Atletiek is een van de sporten die op het programma van de Paralympische Spelen staan. De sport is toegankelijk voor sporters met een bepaalde lichamelijke handicap. De sport staat onder auspiciën van het Internationaal Paralympisch Comité (IPC). Tijdens de Paralympische Spelen van 2008 is atletiek de sport waar de meeste onderdelen in worden gehouden: 160 keer. (nl)
As competições de Atletismo nos Jogos Paralímpicos de Verão são disputadas desde a edição inaugural dos jogos em Roma 1960. Homens e mulheres divididos classificados de acordo com o tipo e o grau de suas deficiências competem na modalidade. Alguns atletas utilizam cadeira de rodas para a prática de seus exercícios, outros utilizam-se de prótese. Os atletas são classificados de acordo com o tipo e o grau de suas deficiências. Cada categoria recebe um prefixo que identifica o tipo de prova: F para provas de campo ("field", em inglês), T para provas de pista ("track", em inglês) e P para o pentatlo. (pt)
Легка атлетика на літніх Паралімпійських іграх вперше з'явилася у 1960. (uk)
El atletismo adaptado fue incluido en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Verano desde la primera edición que se celebró en Roma (Italia) en 1960. (es)
L'athlétisme aux Jeux paralympiques est une épreuve paralympique qui est un dérivé de l'athlétisme. (fr)
L'atletica leggera paralimpica è sport paralimpico ai Giochi paralimpici estivi sin dalla prima edizione di Roma 1960. (it)
Atletiek is een van de sporten die op het programma van de Paralympische Spelen staan. De sport is toegankelijk voor sporters met een bepaalde lichamelijke handicap. De sport staat onder auspiciën van het Internationaal Paralympisch Comité (IPC). Tijdens de Paralympische Spelen van 2008 is atletiek de sport waar de meeste onderdelen in worden gehouden: 160 keer. (nl)
Легка атлетика на літніх Паралімпійських іграх вперше з'явилася у 1960. (uk)
Athletics has been contested at every Summer Paralympics since the first games in 1960. Men and women from all disability groups compete in the sport. Some athletes use wheelchairs or prosthetic limbs and compete in their respective sport independently and under their own power. In the first edition of the Summer Paralympic Games in 1960, Italy finished the sport in the first place of the medal table, between 1964 to 1996 there was a clear dominance of the United States, being broken in 2000, when Australia dominated the sport at home and since 2004, China has dominated the sport. (en)
As competições de Atletismo nos Jogos Paralímpicos de Verão são disputadas desde a edição inaugural dos jogos em Roma 1960. Homens e mulheres divididos classificados de acordo com o tipo e o grau de suas deficiências competem na modalidade. Alguns atletas utilizam cadeira de rodas para a prática de seus exercícios, outros utilizam-se de prótese. (pt)