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Paralympic athletics (Large Print)

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Synopsis

On this page there are images of a runner with a carbon fibre 'blade', a wheelchair racer, a man throwing a club and a man putting the shot. Each image has a dashed line image border. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. Runner with a blade (top left) This image shows a running man seen from the side. His leg to the right is amputated below the knee and is he wearing a 'blade' (a curving carbon fibre spring). His head is at the top centre of the image, with his body down the page and his arms extending to the left and right. He is wearing a singlet and shorts. One of his legs goes down and left from the knee, to the ground at the bottom of the image. His other leg goes down to the knee, where the 'blade' is fixed. Wheelchair racer (top right) This is an image of a wheelchair racer seen from the side and facing to the right. Her head, wearing a helmet, is at the top centre of the image. Her body curves down the page to the left and her one visible arm extends out to the left. Further down is the chair's large back wheel and to the right is a horizontal section of the chair's structure and a smaller front wheel. Both wheels are touching the surface of the ground at the bottom of the image. Club throwing event (bottom left) The club thrower is seen from the side and facing to the left. His head is at the top centre of the image and his body is down the page. He has one arm going left and up and one going right and down. Down from his body is the seat of the wheelchair and further down its two wheels are touching the ground. The club that he has just thrown backwards over his head is flying through the air in the top right of the image. Shot putting (bottom right) This athlete is about to put the shot (throw a heavy metal ball with a pushing motion). He is a double amputee, having lost his legs from the upper thigh down, and is seated on a high table to bring him up to a suitable height for the event.

Book details

Author:
Rnib Bookshare
ISBN:
N/A
Publisher:
RNIB Bookshare
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2016-08-05
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2012
Copyright by:
RNIB Bookshare 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Sports