Here are some amazing videos about the Olympics and Paralympics. Have a look at them so that you can better appreciate the abilities of the athletes competing. Here some further links to check out:
https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/
https://www.youtube.com/c/Olympics/featured
In this episode of BTN students will meet a young athlete who’s got her sights set on Paralympic glory. Brydi is nine years old and she’s already broken a record and started training with an Australian wheelchair racing champion. Brydi tells more about her story.
There are many videos on Clickview relating to the Olympic Games. This playlist has been created to include some of the most recent episodes of Behind the News and videos relevant to the Tokyo Olympics.
This video is best for Stage 3 students.
Eliza Ault-Connell was just 16 when she lost her legs and fingers to meningococcal disease. She speaks to Kurt about representing Australia in wheelchair racing and how coronavirus impacted her return to the Paralympics.
27 min, 49 sec