A more equitable society : the politics of global fairness in paralympic sport

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dc.contributor.authorSwartz, Leslieen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBantjes, Jasonen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRall, Divanen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Suzanneen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBlauwet, Cherien_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-24T12:45:40Z
dc.date.available2017-02-24T12:45:40Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionCITATION: Swartz, L., et al. 2016. A more equitable society : the politics of global fairness in paralympic sport. PLoS ONE, 1(12):e0167481, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0167481.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://journals.plos.org/plosone
dc.descriptionPublication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund.
dc.description.abstractThe Paralympic Movement explicitly sets out to create a more equitable society and promote participation for all and fairness in disability sport. This is primarily achieved through the use of a range of interventions with less attention given to how economic factors may hinder access and achievement in Paralympic sport. We investigated how country-level economic variables influence the level of participation and achievement in the 2015 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics Championships held in Doha. We used multiple regression analysis to show how levels of participation and achievement in the Championships were significantly determined by economic factors independent of population size. Our data show that in spite of the ideals of inclusion and fairness within the Paralympic Movement and the considerable effort expended on the use of technologies to achieve this, economic factors continue to exert a statistically significant influence on both the level of participation and achievement of Paralympic athletes. LMICs participate at lower levels and achieve fewer medals when compared to HICs. These differences are particularly marked in events that have a high cost of participation. Our findings raise questions regarding the use of current technologies and the level to which they are able to truly disrupt the politics of global inequality in sport.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0167481
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent15 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSwartz, L., et al. 2016. A more equitable society : the politics of global fairness in paralympic sport. PLoS ONE, 1(12):e0167481, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0167481
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203 (online)
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1371/journal.pone.0167481
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/100646
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
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dc.subjectParalympic sporten_ZA
dc.subjectOlympics -- Rules -- People with disabilitiesen_ZA
dc.subjectParalympics -- Law and legislationen_ZA
dc.subjectOlympics -- People with disabilities -- Economic aspectsen_ZA
dc.titleA more equitable society : the politics of global fairness in paralympic sporten_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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