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ByJapan and Estonia had teams. Sweden used their early knowledge to win the first Paralympic Winter Games in Norway and the game has been very popular ever since. Equipment The sticks are approximately one third the length of a regular hockey stick. They can be made of one or two pieces of wood and they are strengthened with layers of fiberglass. The picks on the end must not be sharp and must not protrude from the end more thancm. The picks do not damage the ice. The goalie stick has a pick on the heel end as well as the toe. The sticks are so designed as to allow the player to shoot the puck as well as use it for propulsion. The Sledge is made of aluminum for light-weight, but others are made of steel. The special blades are made of tempered spring steel mm thick.

The Paralympics Winter Games were first held in Sweden inand have been a regular feature of the Olympic games format since thegames in Albertville. What qualifies as a disability? There are six basic groups within the Paralympics qualification movement. Those are spinal cord injuries, visual impairment, amputee, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability and another group with disabilities that are outside the box and do not fit into any other category. Each sport has its own classification rules. Athletes are governed by officials know as classifiers who will observe the athletes both in and out of their sport. If an athlete improves, he/she may be reclassified up or down. The system continues to evolve and is always open to review.

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