Paralympic movement

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disability rights movement international social movement sports movement

The Paralympic movement is a global sporting and social initiative that promotes high-performance competition and inclusion for athletes with disabilities through the Paralympic Games and related programs.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Paralympic Movement	11
Paralympic movement canonical	5
Paralympic Games movement	1
Paralympic Movement in the United States	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T927586 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Paralympic movement
Context triple: [UK Sport, fieldOfWork, Paralympic movement]

A. Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event featuring athletes with disabilities, held shortly after and in parallel with the Olympic Games.
B. International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee is the global governing body responsible for organizing the Paralympic Games and promoting elite sport for athletes with disabilities worldwide.
C. Special Olympics
Special Olympics is an international sports organization that provides year-round training and athletic competitions for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
D. International Olympic movement
The International Olympic movement is the global network of organizations, athletes, and institutions that support and promote the ideals, governance, and staging of the modern Olympic Games.
E. 2022 Winter Paralympics
The 2022 Winter Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities held in Beijing, China, featuring winter sports competitions across various disciplines.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Paralympic movement
Target entity description: The Paralympic movement is a global sporting and social initiative that promotes high-performance competition and inclusion for athletes with disabilities through the Paralympic Games and related programs.

A. Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event featuring athletes with disabilities, held shortly after and in parallel with the Olympic Games.
B. International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee is the global governing body responsible for organizing the Paralympic Games and promoting elite sport for athletes with disabilities worldwide.
C. Special Olympics
Special Olympics is an international sports organization that provides year-round training and athletic competitions for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
D. International Olympic movement
The International Olympic movement is the global network of organizations, athletes, and institutions that support and promote the ideals, governance, and staging of the modern Olympic Games.
E. 2022 Winter Paralympics
The 2022 Winter Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities held in Beijing, China, featuring winter sports competitions across various disciplines.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	disability rights movement ⓘ international social movement ⓘ sports movement ⓘ
abbreviation	IPC movement ⓘ linked to: IPC
aimsTo	advance the rights of persons with disabilities ⓘ change perceptions of disability ⓘ create equal opportunities in sport for persons with disabilities ⓘ develop Paralympic sport worldwide ⓘ promote inclusion through sport ⓘ
alignedWith	United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ linked to: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
communicationLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ
cooperatesWith	International Olympic Committee ⓘ Olympic movement ⓘ linked to: International Olympic Committee
focusesOn	Paralympic education programs ⓘ elite sport ⓘ grassroots sport development ⓘ women with disabilities in sport ⓘ youth with disabilities ⓘ
governingBody	International Paralympic Committee ⓘ
hasAgreementWith	International Olympic Committee ⓘ
hasCoreEvent	Paralympic Games ⓘ Winter Paralympic Games ⓘ linked to: Paralympic Games
hasValue	courage ⓘ determination ⓘ equality ⓘ inspiration ⓘ
historicalRoot	Stoke Mandeville Games ⓘ
includes	International Federations ⓘ linked to: International Sports Federations National Paralympic Committees ⓘ athletes with disabilities ⓘ broadcasters ⓘ classifiers ⓘ coaches ⓘ host cities ⓘ officials ⓘ sponsors ⓘ support staff ⓘ volunteers ⓘ
isBasedOn	Paralympic values ⓘ
originatedFrom	rehabilitation sport for injured World War II veterans ⓘ
promotes	accessibility in sport ⓘ equality in sport ⓘ high-performance sport for athletes with disabilities ⓘ rehabilitation through sport ⓘ social inclusion of persons with disabilities ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
supports	anti-doping in sport ⓘ human rights of persons with disabilities ⓘ integrity in sport ⓘ
usesClassificationSystemFor	athletes with intellectual impairments ⓘ athletes with physical impairments ⓘ athletes with visual impairments ⓘ

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