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What events are there in the Paralympic Games?
Paralympic Games include badminton, weightlifting, rowing, shooting and swimming.

1. Badminton: Athletes will be divided into six groups (two wheelchair groups and four standing groups) to compete. Except for a few minor changes, the rules of ordinary badminton competition are basically adopted. Each game adopts the best of three games system, and each game is divided into 2 1 point. All groups use nets of the same height.

2. Weightlifting: Weightlifting is a contest of athletes' upper limb strength. The athlete must remove the barbell from the bracket, move it down to the chest, support it on the chest smoothly, and then push it up until the arm is straight and the elbow cannot be bent.

3. Rowing: Rowing in Paralympic Games is an event of Paralympic Games. The classification of sailing athletes in Paralympic Games is carried out by the classification committee appointed by the International Disabled Sailing Association (IFDS).

4. Shooting: In the shooting competition of Paralympic Games, most athletes are in wheelchairs. Therefore, there are special requirements for athletes' posture and competition rules, whether it is horizontal, vertical or kneeling. There are also special requirements for the venue, facilities and equipment of the competition.

5. Swimming: All swimming events adopt the one-time departure rule; For athletes with visual impairment, after the referee issues a long whistle and before the starter issues a "take your positions" password, auxiliary personnel are allowed to help them determine the direction as required. Auxiliary personnel enter the infield to help according to the athlete's "exception symbol".