1. 5th lecture – Sport for handicapped Situation in Finland Paralympics
Classification
Special Olympics

2. Main forms of action in special physical activity
Organizations for handicapped
sport,Paralympic committee
Top
sport
Organizations for handicapped
sport,clubs
Competition
sport
Municipal,club and individual
activities
Conditioning and
recretional physical
activity
School
Applied physical education
Health care
Rehabilitation / rehabilitative
physical activity

3. Competitive and top sport
Federations of handicapped sport organizations mainly responsible, the 3 biggest:
SIU = Finnish Federation for Invalid Sport
SKLU = Finnish Sport for Mentally Handicapped
NKL = Central Organization for Visually Impaired
Finnish Paralympic Committee responsible of top sport

4. Finnish sport and physical activity for handicapped VAU ry www
Finnish sport and physical activity for handicapped VAU ry
Estabilished

5. Sport for handicapped in Finland
Sport federation of war invalids
Strong path opener in early days
Last national cahampionship games in 2000
Nowadays sport for handicapped in addition to VAU with
Finnish Sport Federation for Deaf

6. Great Book of Olympics (Suuri Olympiateos) – part 10
Siukonen, Pulakka, Ahola (1996), Jyväskylä: Gummerus
History of paralympics
participants
results
profiles
From freak to top sport (Kummajaisesta huippu-urheiluksi) History of finnish sport for handicapped Leena Kummu 2007.

7. Paralympics www.paralympic.org
International top athletic games for physically and visually impaired governed by International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and recognized by international Olympic Committee (IOC)
Organized after Olympic games at the same venues
Finnish Paralympic Committee
is responsible of organizing,choosing and sending team to the games

8. Paralympic sports: summer
bench press
wheel chair rugby
wheel chair fencing
yachting
shooting
swimming
table tennis
wheel chair tennis
sitting volleyball
rowing
archery
track and field
wheel chair basketball
boccia
cycling
equestrian events
fencing
soccer
goalball
judo
CP soccer

9. Paralympialajit: talvi
cross-country skiing
alpine skiing
biathlon
sled ice-hockey
wheel chair curling

10. Classification of handicapped athletes
Athletes are classified by functional ability
Goal:equal competitive situation
Observed in classification:
background information of athlete (diagnosis)
function capability of muscles / eyesight
functional capability of athlete in performance
Classification can be permanent or temporary

11. Special Olympics www.specialolympics.org
World wide organization of mentally handicapped recognized by IOC
Offers year-round physical activity to mentally handicapped,their instructors,coaches and families
Organizes Special Olympics every second year (alternating summer and winter games)
In Finland organized by VAU