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Kōrero: Disability sport

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Development of disability sport

Murray Halberg at the Rome Olympics, 1960

Murray Halberg at the Rome Olympics, 1960

Race at the annual limbless soldiers' picnic, 1920s

Race at the annual limbless soldiers' picnic, 1920s

Father Leo Close

Father Leo Close

Pompey Heremaia at the Perth Games, 1962

Pompey Heremaia at the Perth Games, 1962

Halberg Foundation

Halberg Foundation

Sophie Pascoe, Halberg Award winner

Sophie Pascoe, Halberg Award winner

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Disability and para sports

Boccia

Goalball

Riding for the Disabled

Riding for the Disabled

Adaptive snow sports

Adaptive snow sports

Adaptive surfing

Adaptive surfing

Halberg Junior Disability Games

Halberg Junior Disability Games

Harry Randall, keen sportsman

Harry Randall, keen sportsman

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Paralympics and Commonwealth Games

1968 Paralympic team

1968 Paralympic team

Eve Rimmer

Neroli Fairhall

Neroli Fairhall

Liam Malone, Rio, 2016

Liam Malone, Rio, 2016

New Zealand's Paralympic and Commonwealth Games medals

New Zealand's Paralympic and Commonwealth Games medals

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Special Olympics and Deaflympics

Special Olympics at the Caledonian Ground, Dunedin, 2009

Special Olympics at the Caledonian Ground, Dunedin, 2009

Jenny Metcalfe

Deaf Rugby World Championships, 2002

Deaf Rugby World Championships, 2002

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Ian McDonald, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/disability-sport/media (accessed 8 December 2023)

He kōrero nā Ian McDonald, i tāngia i te 5 Sep 2013, updated 1 Feb 2022 with assistance from Catriona McBean