Talk:Paralympic Games

Stoke Mandeville Games

I was led here after seeing an unusual picture on the 1968 Summer Paralympics medal table, and I realised a piece of the puzzle was missing. I think this article has an inadequate treatment of the Paralympics' relationship with the both the Stoke Mandeville Games (ISMWSF) and the International Sports Organisation for the Disabled (ISOD). It describes these as precursors to the Paralympics, but they were more than that – from 1960 to 1972 the Stoke Mandeville Games were the "Paralympics" on a quadrennial basis. Collaborations between the ISMWSF and ISOD were the essence of both the Summer and Winter Paralympics from 1976 to 1984. The Paralympic Games only took on its current form as late as 1988.[1]

The events from 1960 to 1988 were retrospectively recognised as Paralympic events. The article also states that the ISOD was "the first organization dedicated to advancement of athletic opportunities for people with a disability". This source seems to dismiss that idea. SFB 10:22, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

Lack of neutrality

The opening paragraphs read as if written from the point of view of someone who considers disabled sport to be underfunded, and who disputes selection criteria for disabled athletes in the Olympics:

"Paralympians strive for equal treatment with non-disabled Olympic athletes, but there is a large funding gap between Olympic and Paralympic athletes. There are also sports, such as track and field athletics, that are resistant to Paralympians who wish to compete equally with non-disabled athletes"

Would suggest the removal of this. I have not read the rest of the article which may contain further examples. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.26.20.173 (talk) 17:04, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

The statements you call POV are objective facts: funding is unequal - it is not a matter of opinion. Striving for equal treatment is a fundamental principle of the Paralympic movement. The opposition of the IAAF to admitting disabled athletes is a matter of public record - Oscar Pistorius was subjected to banning, repeated testing and had to fight the IAAF in court. I'm sorry but your complain is baseless - you admit that you have not read the entire article, so how can you pass judgement on it. Please read the whole article and pay particular attention to the section under the heading "Equality". I'm removing the tag as unjustified. Roger (talk) 07:57, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

They are facts, but the wording is biased. The phrase "but there is a large funding gap" implies that there should not be a large funding gap. And the phrase "certain sports...are resistant to Parlaympians" may also be a fact, but it implies that there isnt a good reason that they are resistant to them. Both these lines very clearly sound like they are written by a disabled person, when the whole point of neutrality is that we shouldnt be able to infer anything about the author. Fair enough I havnt read the rest of the article, so no banner is needed. But Ive deleted those two lines. Perhaps you can reword them.