Sledge Hockey
Mar.04, 2010 in
2010 Vancouver, Paralympics, sledge hockey, sports
One of the Paralympic events is sledge hockey. This game is similar to ice hockey, but it allows athletes that are unable to walk or stand to compete. Instead of standing and skating like in regular hockey, athletes sit in a specially developed-sledge.
In prior Paralympics, sledge hockey was a men-only sport. For Vancouver, it has gone temporarily coed. No decision has been made on what to do about the 2014 Sochi Paralympics, but officials are trying to make Paralympic events more available to women, so there may be permanent changes in four years.
Eight teams have qualified for the 2010 Paralympics. The first games will take place on March 13, 2010.
March 21st, 2010 at 8:29 am
[...] may have won the able bodied gold medal, but the United States took the gold in Paralympic sledge hockey. Canada lost to Japan in the semi-finals, and then lost to Norway in the bronze-medal game. Japan [...]