Adaptive sports is also called disability sport or para sports. Persons with a disability, including physical. and intellectual participates in these sports. These sporting activities are modified to meet the needs of persons with disability. The differently-abled are broadly divided into three disability groups.
(a) The deaf
(b) People with physical disabilities.
(c) People with intellectual disabilities.
Sports teaches independence. Nowadays people with disability participate in high performance competitive and recreational sports. The number of such people is steadily increasing around the world.
Main Aim:-
(a) Adaptive sports programmes are aimed at motivating and encouraging and sustaining the participation of the differently-abled.
(b) A wide range of sports have been adapted for disabled sport persons as their fundamental right to education, achievement and achieve an attractive lifestyle.