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Paralympic sitting volleyball (Large Print)

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This page has three images on it: a player sitting and serving the ball, a player about to return the ball, and a diagram showing the layout of a volleyball court. Members of the team have mixed disabilities. Players must keep one buttock on the ground during an attack. 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. Player serving the ball - The image on the top left of the page shows a player seen from the side, serving the ball. She is sitting facing right. In the top left corner of the image, she has her arm held up, ready to strike the ball in the top centre. Her other arm is down from the ball. She has just thrown the ball up to serve. Further down the page are the player's body and her leg on the ground stretched out to the right. Player about to return the ball - This image, at the bottom left of the page, shows a player seen from above, lying on his back about to strike the ball in the top right corner. Down and left from the ball are the player's hands. Further down and left are his head, his body and his legs. His leg on the right has been amputated above the knee and his leg to the left, below the knee. Diagram of volleyball court - This diagram on the right of the page shows the volleyball court and the six members of each team. The players are represented here by large dots and crosses. The net is set to 1.15 metres high for men's matches and 1.05 metres for women. It is shown as a heavy dashed line and extends horizontally across the centre of the diagram. Above and below this are the attack lines, two metres from the net. The court is 6 metres wide and 10 metres long.

Date Added: 01/27/2022

Paralympic sitting volleyball (UEB Contracted)

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This page has three images on it: a player sitting and serving the ball, a player about to return the ball, and a diagram showing the layout of a volleyball court. Members of the team have mixed disabilities. Players must keep one buttock on the ground during an attack. 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. Player serving the ball - The image on the top left of the page shows a player seen from the side, serving the ball. She is sitting facing right. In the top left corner of the image, she has her arm held up, ready to strike the ball in the top centre. Her other arm is down from the ball. She has just thrown the ball up to serve. Further down the page are the player's body and her leg on the ground stretched out to the right. Player about to return the ball - This image, at the bottom left of the page, shows a player seen from above, lying on his back about to strike the ball in the top right corner. Down and left from the ball are the player's hands. Further down and left are his head, his body and his legs. His leg on the right has been amputated above the knee and his leg to the left, below the knee. Diagram of volleyball court - This diagram on the right of the page shows the volleyball court and the six members of each team. The players are represented here by large dots and crosses. The net is set to 1.15 metres high for men's matches and 1.05 metres for women. It is shown as a heavy dashed line and extends horizontally across the centre of the diagram. Above and below this are the attack lines, two metres from the net. The court is 6 metres wide and 10 metres long.

Date Added: 01/27/2022

Paralympic sitting volleyball (UEB Uncontracted)

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This page has three images on it: a player sitting and serving the ball, a player about to return the ball, and a diagram showing the layout of a volleyball court. Members of the team have mixed disabilities. Players must keep one buttock on the ground during an attack. 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. Player serving the ball - The image on the top left of the page shows a player seen from the side, serving the ball. She is sitting facing right. In the top left corner of the image, she has her arm held up, ready to strike the ball in the top centre. Her other arm is down from the ball. She has just thrown the ball up to serve. Further down the page are the player's body and her leg on the ground stretched out to the right. Player about to return the ball - This image, at the bottom left of the page, shows a player seen from above, lying on his back about to strike the ball in the top right corner. Down and left from the ball are the player's hands. Further down and left are his head, his body and his legs. His leg on the right has been amputated above the knee and his leg to the left, below the knee. Diagram of volleyball court - This diagram on the right of the page shows the volleyball court and the six members of each team. The players are represented here by large dots and crosses. The net is set to 1.15 metres high for men's matches and 1.05 metres for women. It is shown as a heavy dashed line and extends horizontally across the centre of the diagram. Above and below this are the attack lines, two metres from the net. The court is 6 metres wide and 10 metres long.

Date Added: 01/27/2022

Paralympic swimming (Large Print)

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This page shows four images: the top two show a competitor performing the breaststroke, the bottom two show the front crawl. The water level is just above half way up each image. 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.The breast stroke (top) - These two images show a swimmer from the side facing to the right and wearing a swimming cap. She has only one leg visible. In the image to the left, the swimmer has her legs (only one is shown) stretched out to the left under the surface of the water. To the right, she has her head above the surface of the water looking to the right. One of the lenses of her swimming goggles is visible. Down the page are her arms. The one to the right has been amputated below the elbow. She is pushing down and back with her arms to propel her body forward. In the second image, on the right, the swimmer has her legs bent doing a frog kick . She has her arms stretched out to the front in readiness to push back again. The front crawl (bottom) - These images show a swimmer performing the front crawl. He is seen from the side and facing to the right. One of his legs has been amputated below the knee. In the image on the left, the swimmer has his legs stretched out to the left, doing a scissor kick. He moves alternate legs up and down to give him forward motion. To the right his body is twisted towards you. He has one arm in the air with his hand pointing forward, about to enter the water and push him to the right. Down the page is his head, facing right with his nose below the level of the water and his other arm powering him forward. In the image on the right, the swimmer again has his legs stretched out to the left, doing a scissor kick. To the right, his body has turned away from you and you can now see his back. His arm that was previously down the page, in the water, is now in the air and stretched out to the left. He is swinging it forward to enter the water. His other arm is pointing to the right in the water. It is pushing down and back to propel him to the right.

Date Added: 01/27/2022

Paralympic swimming (UEB Contracted)

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This page shows four images: the top two show a competitor performing the breaststroke, the bottom two show the front crawl. The water level is just above half way up each image. 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.The breast stroke (top) - These two images show a swimmer from the side facing to the right and wearing a swimming cap. She has only one leg visible. In the image to the left, the swimmer has her legs (only one is shown) stretched out to the left under the surface of the water. To the right, she has her head above the surface of the water looking to the right. One of the lenses of her swimming goggles is visible. Down the page are her arms. The one to the right has been amputated below the elbow. She is pushing down and back with her arms to propel her body forward. In the second image, on the right, the swimmer has her legs bent doing a frog kick . She has her arms stretched out to the front in readiness to push back again. The front crawl (bottom) - These images show a swimmer performing the front crawl. He is seen from the side and facing to the right. One of his legs has been amputated below the knee. In the image on the left, the swimmer has his legs stretched out to the left, doing a scissor kick. He moves alternate legs up and down to give him forward motion. To the right his body is twisted towards you. He has one arm in the air with his hand pointing forward, about to enter the water and push him to the right. Down the page is his head, facing right with his nose below the level of the water and his other arm powering him forward. In the image on the right, the swimmer again has his legs stretched out to the left, doing a scissor kick. To the right, his body has turned away from you and you can now see his back. His arm that was previously down the page, in the water, is now in the air and stretched out to the left. He is swinging it forward to enter the water. His other arm is pointing to the right in the water. It is pushing down and back to propel him to the right.

Date Added: 01/27/2022

Paralympic swimming (UEB Uncontracted)

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This page shows four images: the top two show a competitor performing the breaststroke, the bottom two show the front crawl. The water level is just above half way up each image. 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.The breast stroke (top) - These two images show a swimmer from the side facing to the right and wearing a swimming cap. She has only one leg visible. In the image to the left, the swimmer has her legs (only one is shown) stretched out to the left under the surface of the water. To the right, she has her head above the surface of the water looking to the right. One of the lenses of her swimming goggles is visible. Down the page are her arms. The one to the right has been amputated below the elbow. She is pushing down and back with her arms to propel her body forward. In the second image, on the right, the swimmer has her legs bent doing a frog kick . She has her arms stretched out to the front in readiness to push back again. The front crawl (bottom) - These images show a swimmer performing the front crawl. He is seen from the side and facing to the right. One of his legs has been amputated below the knee. In the image on the left, the swimmer has his legs stretched out to the left, doing a scissor kick. He moves alternate legs up and down to give him forward motion. To the right his body is twisted towards you. He has one arm in the air with his hand pointing forward, about to enter the water and push him to the right. Down the page is his head, facing right with his nose below the level of the water and his other arm powering him forward. In the image on the right, the swimmer again has his legs stretched out to the left, doing a scissor kick. To the right, his body has turned away from you and you can now see his back. His arm that was previously down the page, in the water, is now in the air and stretched out to the left. He is swinging it forward to enter the water. His other arm is pointing to the right in the water. It is pushing down and back to propel him to the right.

Date Added: 01/27/2022

Paralympic Tennis - Wheelchair (large print)

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On this page, there are three images: a player about to return a high ball, a player returning a service and a small image of a player serving a ball to his opponent. All of the players are wheelchair users. 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. Player about to return a high ball (left). This image fills the left side of the page. It shows a tennis player, seen from the front, in her wheelchair. The player's head is turned to the right in the left centre of the image with her hair in a ponytail to the left. Only one of her eyes can be found. Down the page are her shoulders with one arm to the right extending up and to the right. She holds a tennis racquet in her hand and is about to hit the ball, which is to the left of the racquet. Her other arm goes down the page from her shoulders to her hand resting on the wheel of her chair, which is seen from the front with its wheels to the left and right. The player's body and legs are further down the page from her shoulders. She is wearing a grey sleeveless vest and red shorts. Player returning a service (top right). This image shows a player returning a ball that has been served to her. She is seen from the side so that only one of her eyes can be found. The player's head is in the top centre of the image, facing to the left. She is wearing a sun visor that sticks out from her forehead with a band around her head. Down the page, her arm can be found extending left to her hand holding a racquet. The ball has been hit by the racquet and is now in the top left corner of the image, travelling to the left. Down and right from the player's head are her shoulders, with her other arm stretched out to the right. Further down the page you can find her body, perched on the seat of the wheelchair with her one visible leg going left and down to her foot on the footrest. The large spoked, round wheel of the chair is to the right of her foot. Player serving the ball to his opponent (bottom right). There are two players shown in this image. They are both in wheelchairs and seen from the side at a much smaller scale than the other images. One player is in the bottom left of the image; he is facing to the right with his racquet held out to the right. In the bottom centre of the image you can find the vertical line of the tennis net seen from the side. The other player is in the bottom right of the image, facing to the left. He has just thrown the ball up in the air with his hand on the left. To the right he holds up his racquet, about to hit the ball. He has both legs amputated above the knee, although only one of them is visible.

Date Added: 01/27/2022

Paralympic Tennis - Wheelchair (UEB contracted)

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On this page, there are three images: a player about to return a high ball, a player returning a service and a small image of a player serving a ball to his opponent. All of the players are wheelchair users. 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. Player about to return a high ball (left). This image fills the left side of the page. It shows a tennis player, seen from the front, in her wheelchair. The player's head is turned to the right in the left centre of the image with her hair in a ponytail to the left. Only one of her eyes can be found. Down the page are her shoulders with one arm to the right extending up and to the right. She holds a tennis racquet in her hand and is about to hit the ball, which is to the left of the racquet. Her other arm goes down the page from her shoulders to her hand resting on the wheel of her chair, which is seen from the front with its wheels to the left and right. The player's body and legs are further down the page from her shoulders. She is wearing a grey sleeveless vest and red shorts. Player returning a service (top right). This image shows a player returning a ball that has been served to her. She is seen from the side so that only one of her eyes can be found. The player's head is in the top centre of the image, facing to the left. She is wearing a sun visor that sticks out from her forehead with a band around her head. Down the page, her arm can be found extending left to her hand holding a racquet. The ball has been hit by the racquet and is now in the top left corner of the image, travelling to the left. Down and right from the player's head are her shoulders, with her other arm stretched out to the right. Further down the page you can find her body, perched on the seat of the wheelchair with her one visible leg going left and down to her foot on the footrest. The large spoked, round wheel of the chair is to the right of her foot. Player serving the ball to his opponent (bottom right). There are two players shown in this image. They are both in wheelchairs and seen from the side at a much smaller scale than the other images. One player is in the bottom left of the image; he is facing to the right with his racquet held out to the right. In the bottom centre of the image you can find the vertical line of the tennis net seen from the side. The other player is in the bottom right of the image, facing to the left. He has just thrown the ball up in the air with his hand on the left. To the right he holds up his racquet, about to hit the ball. He has both legs amputated above the knee, although only one of them is visible.

Date Added: 01/27/2022

Paralympic Tennis - Wheelchair (UEB uncontracted)

by Rnib

On this page, there are three images: a player about to return a high ball, a player returning a service and a small image of a player serving a ball to his opponent. All of the players are wheelchair users. 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. Player about to return a high ball (left). This image fills the left side of the page. It shows a tennis player, seen from the front, in her wheelchair. The player's head is turned to the right in the left centre of the image with her hair in a ponytail to the left. Only one of her eyes can be found. Down the page are her shoulders with one arm to the right extending up and to the right. She holds a tennis racquet in her hand and is about to hit the ball, which is to the left of the racquet. Her other arm goes down the page from her shoulders to her hand resting on the wheel of her chair, which is seen from the front with its wheels to the left and right. The player's body and legs are further down the page from her shoulders. She is wearing a grey sleeveless vest and red shorts. Player returning a service (top right). This image shows a player returning a ball that has been served to her. She is seen from the side so that only one of her eyes can be found. The player's head is in the top centre of the image, facing to the left. She is wearing a sun visor that sticks out from her forehead with a band around her head. Down the page, her arm can be found extending left to her hand holding a racquet. The ball has been hit by the racquet and is now in the top left corner of the image, travelling to the left. Down and right from the player's head are her shoulders, with her other arm stretched out to the right. Further down the page you can find her body, perched on the seat of the wheelchair with her one visible leg going left and down to her foot on the footrest. The large spoked, round wheel of the chair is to the right of her foot. Player serving the ball to his opponent (bottom right). There are two players shown in this image. They are both in wheelchairs and seen from the side at a much smaller scale than the other images. One player is in the bottom left of the image; he is facing to the right with his racquet held out to the right. In the bottom centre of the image you can find the vertical line of the tennis net seen from the side. The other player is in the bottom right of the image, facing to the left. He has just thrown the ball up in the air with his hand on the left. To the right he holds up his racquet, about to hit the ball. He has both legs amputated above the knee, although only one of them is visible.

Date Added: 01/27/2022

Paralympic track cycling (Large Print)

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This page has two images on it: a cyclist with a prosthetic leg and a rider cycling with one leg. 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. Track cyclist with a prosthetic leg - The image on the left of the page shows a track cyclist seen from the side and facing right. The rider's head is in the top centre of the image. Only one of his eyes can be found. He is wearing a racing helmet that tapers to a point at the left to reduce wind resistance. His body curves left and then right and down to his prosthesis, which continues down the page to where it is attached to the pedal of the bike. His other leg has not been shown as it mostly hidden behind the cycle. The bike fills the bottom half of the image. There is a wheel at the left, then the chain, the chainwheel and pedal to the right. The front wheel is at the bottom right of the image. The bike's carbon fibre frame is in the area between the wheels. It is filled with a light texture.Rider cycling with one leg - This image is on the right of the page. It shows a rider and bike from the front. The rider's head is at the top of the image wearing a helmet with ventilation slots. His neck cannot be found as he is leaning forward. His shoulders are to either side with his arms leading down the page to his hands holding the bike's handlebars. Down from the rider's hand on the left is his leg, leading down to the pedal. Down from the hand on the right is the stump of the rider's other leg, which has been amputated at the thigh. Further down and left is the fork and front wheel of the bike. The tyre on the wheel is very narrow to reduce rolling resistance.

Date Added: 01/27/2022

Paralympic track cycling (UEB Contracted)

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This page has two images on it: a cyclist with a prosthetic leg and a rider cycling with one leg. 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. Track cyclist with a prosthetic leg - The image on the left of the page shows a track cyclist seen from the side and facing right. The rider's head is in the top centre of the image. Only one of his eyes can be found. He is wearing a racing helmet that tapers to a point at the left to reduce wind resistance. His body curves left and then right and down to his prosthesis, which continues down the page to where it is attached to the pedal of the bike. His other leg has not been shown as it mostly hidden behind the cycle. The bike fills the bottom half of the image. There is a wheel at the left, then the chain, the chainwheel and pedal to the right. The front wheel is at the bottom right of the image. The bike's carbon fibre frame is in the area between the wheels. It is filled with a light texture.Rider cycling with one leg - This image is on the right of the page. It shows a rider and bike from the front. The rider's head is at the top of the image wearing a helmet with ventilation slots. His neck cannot be found as he is leaning forward. His shoulders are to either side with his arms leading down the page to his hands holding the bike's handlebars. Down from the rider's hand on the left is his leg, leading down to the pedal. Down from the hand on the right is the stump of the rider's other leg, which has been amputated at the thigh. Further down and left is the fork and front wheel of the bike. The tyre on the wheel is very narrow to reduce rolling resistance.

Date Added: 01/27/2022

Paralympic track cycling (UEB Uncontracted)

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This page has two images on it: a cyclist with a prosthetic leg and a rider cycling with one leg. 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. Track cyclist with a prosthetic leg - The image on the left of the page shows a track cyclist seen from the side and facing right. The rider's head is in the top centre of the image. Only one of his eyes can be found. He is wearing a racing helmet that tapers to a point at the left to reduce wind resistance. His body curves left and then right and down to his prosthesis, which continues down the page to where it is attached to the pedal of the bike. His other leg has not been shown as it mostly hidden behind the cycle. The bike fills the bottom half of the image. There is a wheel at the left, then the chain, the chainwheel and pedal to the right. The front wheel is at the bottom right of the image. The bike's carbon fibre frame is in the area between the wheels. It is filled with a light texture.Rider cycling with one leg - This image is on the right of the page. It shows a rider and bike from the front. The rider's head is at the top of the image wearing a helmet with ventilation slots. His neck cannot be found as he is leaning forward. His shoulders are to either side with his arms leading down the page to his hands holding the bike's handlebars. Down from the rider's hand on the left is his leg, leading down to the pedal. Down from the hand on the right is the stump of the rider's other leg, which has been amputated at the thigh. Further down and left is the fork and front wheel of the bike. The tyre on the wheel is very narrow to reduce rolling resistance.

Date Added: 01/27/2022