The Most Memorable Paralympic Moments Over the Years | Paralympic Games

[@jcortese3300]

The blind football amazes me every time I see it -- I've never seen better close ball control in my life. They are wizards, I swear.

[@tinymumrik2454]

My mum, who is blind, has a friend who is part of the national team of our country (I believe they are world champions now??), we are really close to him and a few other players, so yes, I can confirm they are wizards.

[@Albert-wz6jh]

@@tinymumrik2454 what team?

[@tinymumrik2454]

@@Albert-wz6jh Los Murciélagos (it means The Bats)

[@mollytaylor8122]

@@tinymumrik2454 What a perfect name!

[@gargoyleb]

I will be honest, I did laugh a bit when I saw the title of the sport. But after actually watching even just a clip of actual game play, I offer my most sincere apologies. I have no athletic ability whatsoever, and there's NO way I could do it as well as these guys. So I'll just sit here, shut up and be impressed.

[@shannonbannanie4370]

Not enough attention is given to the Paralympics or their athletes. So little is ever televised which is sad.

[@lydiastormberg1075]

I know they work just as hard as regular athletes maybe even harder give them credit because they can do normal things

[@God-gi9iu]

It’s because people like watching the best at a sport, they may have put in the same or more effort but sadly can produce the same results, ik it’s sad but it’s true

[@shannonbannanie4370]

@@God-gi9iu see now i think that a paralympian needs to woek even harder.

[@DustySmith1]

Literally everything is televised

[@shannonbannanie4370]

@@DustySmith1 minimally here... We just get recaps of what has happened. No where near the same focus as the Olympics

[@scz1770]

I'll be damned if Hamadtou doing table tennis with his feet and his mouth isn't absolutely mind boggling. That's the coolest, most determined thing I've seen.

[@hivemind4647]

It really is one of those things that you wouldn't believe if you didn't see it. What a great athlete.

[@invertedhamurai8642]

Watching him yesterday blew my mind. I'd never come across him before but my gosh, what an absolute Don.

[@shrirajshakunt7203]

Literally made me cry. Imagine there was moment in their life when they felt like nothing they can do and there is this moment when they win medal for their countries...... My respect for them ++++++++

[@Anlonn]

lets say you are competing in a race at Olympics. do you want to win a medal for you or your country? its a rhetorical question.

[@luciaa.p.2127]

This left me speechless. It's glorious, it's inspiring, it's challenging. These people are truly daunting.

[@just5218]

I used to work in a swimming club (before the pandemic) where we took an hour every Sunday to teach kids with disabilities ( none had physical disabilities) how to swim. There is so much work behind every single one of these athletes. They deserve to be celebrated. I always felt proud when my swimmers won medals in competitions, because they had work so hard. Cheers

[@michaelacioffi1291]

I really loved the German table tennis player after celebrating the victory went to hug his opponent Will Bailey. That was real sportsmanship.

[@shhmeowpsn7686]

This definitely made me want to watch the next Paralympic Games. I never have before but this made me feel like I’m missing out.

[@LaPetite510]

I have but get ready for the feeeeels😭😭😭 Beautiful and Inspiring! Not a great idea if you're an Asthmatic empath😫 However, they deserve the same views if not more than The Olympics 😭

[@devilsuoh]

Please, do it!!! I love the Paralympics a lot. It's the most beautiful thing you'll ever see, trust me!! I love so much!

[@YoureRightIThink]

@@devilsuoh do they start at the same time than the other Olympics?

[@goodnightthings892]

@@YoureRightIThink They start August 24th- September 7th I believe

[@puppyyeye5534]

i’ve been missing out too

[@EOh-ew2qf]

paralympic is the epitome of human's physical and mental strength. noting but respect for all of them.

[@meerkatnip892]

You see the human body moved and utilised in ways you would probably never see in the Olympics because it is not the most efficient way. Fascinating to watch how versatile the human body is from a biomechanics perspective.

[@deantasty7421]

wasnt a good idea to watch this while eating, i almost chocked because i'm crying of happiness :') A big "stay strong!" to whoever reads this empty comment section

[@sibikarthikeyan2426]

❤❤❤❤✌

[@tulbetulbe5737]

☺️❤️

[@ryanted8297]

They had us in the first half ngl

[@sslp5762]

I am so glad that an event like Olympics and Paralympics exist. It's just bring us all together and world seems like one big family for once

[@chasitybarnes9]

This makes me happy to be a human being. Makes me happy knowing there are people doing everything they can to live their dreams, even at a disadvantage. Makes me happy to know there are great people, disabled or otherwise, that are helping to bring those dreams to life. Makes me happy to know there are more good people than bad in the world. All of us coming together to celebrate human tenacity & grit, sharing a universal feeling of overwhelming, tear-jerking joy. Televise this like you do everything else, people WILL watch this, they will want to. Jam it down our throats like a reality tv show, because at least this would be good for us to see as a species, garner some perspective. Only the best of wishes to you friend.

[@RemnantCult]

Honestly, this is more inspirational than the other Olympics. These folks deserve all the respect for their dedication.

[@Lexter606]

I choked to tears for admiration in their commitment and determination to live life to the fullest! Congrats all athletes of the world!!!!!

[@emilyvera8538]

It sits so right with the soul to see them succeed, i enjoyed the heck out of Tokyo 2021, time to tune in on August 24th to see these superhumans.

[@tideio]

This whole video genuinely put a smile to my face bless these athletes for having so much courage and willpower that most people don’t even have

[@fitman3170]

The power of the human spirit is a beautiful thing to behold.

[@stoneforest2639]

Wheelchair rugby looks brutal. Very very impressive though, just don’t get your finger run over if you fall

[@DiegoRuiz1991]

Yeah, it's almost closer to ice hockey when it comes to how contact is made

[@rikkipowers3921]

I love watching these incredible warriors. They are accomplishing more in a few years than I might my entire lives, and I'm completely okay with that so long as I can scream my support.

[@jasonmartin9584]

The extra effort in their training shows in their emotions. Every olympian trains hard but the paraolympians have that just one step more to overcome.

[@AbhikShome]

this is so cool and exciting. It inspired me so much. So many winners as there are no losers in olympics or paralympics. They are legends.

[@rudywijaya5850]

30 years I’ve never watch paralympic on tv, this should get more exposure, cause it’s inspirational, they were amazing

[@sadlobster1]

As someone who's lived/is living with Hydrocephalus, partial blindness in his right eye, special needs and mild Glaucoma; it gives me such pride to see people like me succeed at greatness

[@ishasaxena3685]

My heart melted seeing those smiles 🥺❤

[@silrikmomin4310]

Alot of respect to all the athletes and coaches in the Paralympics.. for their enduring hardwork and dedication... Such an incredible moment to watch ..

[@KeaveMind]

I love that Paralympics is a thing.

[@musicloverlondon6070]

The Paralympics used to be thought of as the poor relation to the ordinary Olympics but in actual fact it's beginning to be appreciated as a very different entity with its own distinct events and rules. I enjoyed viewing these games more than the ordinary Olympics. The athletics mixed 4x4 relay race in particular, was so exciting to see! As time goes on it will be fascinating to watch how each games leaves its legacy for the next. One of its best outcomes is how it challenges our perceptions in such an inspiring way. Merci a Paris - Formidable!

[@corimono]

I am watching this while on my period and I AM CRYING... So many beautiful moments, I love the paralymplics! Can't wait for this year's!

[@sossgirl3079]

i’m not even on my period and i’m bawling 😭 this video is so touching

[@filippo_random_phil]

i love this , congrats to all the athletes . a huge ,true, great INSPIRATION

[@shawngordon6626]

WOW LOOK HOW THESES PEOPLE APPRECIATE AND PEOPLE WITH ALL BODY PARTS WILL NOT EVEN GIVE THE HOLY GOD THANKS

[@samsignorelli]

The most amazing thing about Bebe Vio is she has no wrist to angulate her foil...ALL of her attacks are straight, and nothing to the back...and yet... I've given lessons at chair distance...it ain't easy at all.

[@DiegoRuiz1991]

That's one thing that surprises me: · Some paralympic stuff could be done by 100% able-bodied people... and it'd still be entertaining to watch for the most part

[@ticrific]

Some background info on some of these for anyone curious! 1:07 KL1 class is for paracanoers with little to no trunk function and no leg function. It’s for people with impaired range of motion or loss of muscle strength equivalent to a complete t12 spinal cord injury. 1:27 Zahra Nemati survived a car accident. She also wants to be known for her womens rights and human rights activism! 1:46 Joann Formosa is partially paralyzed from the waist down 2:13 Lenia Ruvalcaba is visually impaired 4:28 the brussig twins were born visually impaired 5:20 Ho Won Jeong has cerebral palsy and Greg Polychronidis has spinal muscular atrophy 5:50 Jessica long was born with fibular hemimelia, a genetic abnormality which caused her lower legs to develop without fibulas, ankles, heels, and most bones in her feet 7:31 Lisa Llorens is autistic 9:42 Yanina Martinez has cerebral palsy

[@anishasingh6247]

Thank uu

[@gibbs-13]

7:02 this does not look fair for this guy without both arms so I fully respect him doing this

[@cedriclouche1058]

The chinese swimming without arms too... Humans can have strong mind, it's impressive...

[@arvindkugan9667]

@@cedriclouche1058 At least there is a classification in that Chinese athlete's case and there were some swimmers without 2 arms whereas in table tennis playing without arms is a huge disadvantage and props for him to play.

[@judyives1832]

It’s impossible to have enough categories to make sport “fair” for all athletes. Because disabilities are so individual and where are you going to get enough opponents with exactly the same diagnosis. But the good thing is that we don’t really care too much. We are just enjoying our sport and challenging ourselves. There aren’t many financial gains in winning for disabled athletes, and when you have had a life threatening major illness or injury, you often have a different mind set.

[@ianwyj1]

These athletes may not be ordinary but they're definitely extraordinary - true inspirations, every one of them!

[@qiaramartinez9451]

I love the sportsmanship in both the Para and Olympic games it's really beautiful to see

[@ramonroman6480]

waooooo...the best video that i´ve seen of this magical games....paralympics games are an inspiration for me because they (super humans) are the best ´cause they made the impossible of the possible.....thanks for this video

[@oliveiragabrielm1426]

Seriously, I think that's one of the coolest things of all! Speechless!

[@cuppycake3879]

3:44 That warm hug. Makes you forget every pain 🙂🙂🙂

[@gina3304]

Love watching the Paralympians. I competed in the special olympics, and there was this one athlete there who went from being chained up in a building, to competing in Abu Dhabi. Paralympics are awesome, and I enjoy watching them on tv when I can

[@JuCarlos-ex8ip]

All of them are my inspiration to never give up, although I'm not disabled they just inspire me

[@lvmln7843]

I'm so glad we are getting closer and closer to times where all people's needs are accomodated and they can compete and take part in sports and other activities the way they want to, instead of being ignored and just told that they are not worthy or that their way of doing things is wrong because they can't do things the same way abled people to them. It makes me happy to see more and more people gain agency! People with disabilities deserve it all and I'm glad their fight for equal rights, their hard work seems to be paying off!

[@Rocky712_]

Alex Zanardi´s Triumph is so special for a motorsport fan. Seeing from what he has come to achieve this, is just crazy and very admirable. Paralympics don´t get the big attention as the Olympics, but it´s definitely on the same level, if not even better. Those people could beat over 99.9% of the people on earth despite their huge disadvantages. Just admiring that you can reach such crazy things if you worked hard for it.

[@El_Dromedario]

Dude, this is just beautiful.

[@iamlalapalooza]

i cried through the whole thing.. dunno why but just so amazing and good to see so many achieving so much through courage and hope.

[@sebastianpeheim8851]

04:08 wait what? those bikes looked way heavier xD but he's got massive arms as well, amazing to watch

[@senelithperera5425]

This made me cry. Huge respect for these atheletes!!!! very inspiring

[@santosmacias7089]

This is amazing to see brought a tear to my eyes

[@winterbonnie7859]

Mannn why is this better than the other olympics...honestly, its more inspiring

[@samystarfish5056]

everyone should share and talk more about paralympics to make it much bigger event!! lets do our part

[@JeremyMYG]

There are so many truly remarkable things Paralympians do. I hope this becomes more widely shown.

[@singledijjiti.q.2294]

The only hard part about seeing someone have the best moment ever is you usually see someone having the worst moment ever along side

[@guilhermesavian5445]

9:47 i felt really bad for the brazilian girl who had the lead.. and lost because she got hurt

[@araw_buwan]

The bittersweet contrast of loss and triumph ;(

[@freiheit3025]

I love Paralympics Games, can't wait to watch all that magic

[@ticrific]

One critique is that there was no one reading the captions in this video for blind viewers. I’m sure they’d love to hear about this!

[@muzzicip530]

They are ALL champions! huge respect! i dropped some tears, was impressive!

[@02markcal]

WOW, these Paralympics are so exciting to watch and so inspiring/motivational to others.

[@riyank5238]

One of the few competitions with genuine brotherhood and goodwill

[@savagelifeq6303]

I wish I had known of this sooner. I can't watch it without crying tears of joy for them all.

[@auroragil9586]

i wsnt expecting to cry but here i am lol. seeing them accomplish and achieve greatness warms my little heart, a huge pat on the back for all these amazing athletes. wish i could see more!

[@PurpleDrank1983]

Simply inspiring

[@ryanchingsubam]

Absolute greatness! Loved every single one of the paralympians ❤️

[@cieloarkaandivsa9325]

i'm watching superhuman competing, they're all so great !

[@jcassiopeia5790]

Alex Zanardi brought tears to my eyes… and all of these amazing athletes goosebumps. What an amazing willpower 😀💪

[@Maxmillion77]

Not to take away from all the talented able bodied olympions but these guys and gals are freakin incredible every time I see them. They are the epitome of "nothing will hold me back"

[@Josuefabiann]

THEY ALL DESERVE GOLD .. PURE GOLD !

[@fernandamendoza925]

they are so brilliant!!! congratulations for all of them, great effort and spirit!

[@vandien9721]

God bless all Paralympians. Such inspirations

[@marcustr6484]

oh my tears, I can't stop them from flowing.

[@emmasattolo9584]

These are real life champions

[@cmw12]

Amazing. Is it wrong of me to want a description of the way in which each athlete is differently abled? Just to appreciate the achievement better? Also, wheelchair tennis looks nuts. How the f do they do that?!

[@marstomajormiracle5603]

me tooo

[@gnarghhfps3239]

My guy Won gold in back stroke with no arms.....speechless

[@jcassiopeia5790]

10:30 the chinese boy who won the backstroke - no words, absolutely gorgeous!

[@LuanFauth]

i love the paralympics 💙💙

[@hanoman78]

Just one word for these athletes.. AMAZING, INCREDIBLE, UNBELIEVABLE, MIRACULOUS, BREATHTAKING, EXTRAORDINARY, ASTONISHING, SPECTACULAR, PHENOMENAL, PRODIGIOUS... I know those are 10 words, but I'm mind blown 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@nbecker675]

I think I'd be too emotional to watch this. I'm crying just watching this.

[@Spocklee]

all these people are amazing!

[@karlarao8736]

This is the pinnacle of human ability their athletic abilities are phenomenal

[@tonystokes3666]

I’m at work on my lunch break and needless to say, I have to pause and come back later cause “Oh the water works”! 🤣

[@angelacamargo4309]

Wow these ppl is truly amazing. All my admiration.

[@lorenlinea]

LOS MOMENTOS DE MÁS ALEGRÍA Y SENTIMIENTOS SE HAN VIVIDO AQUÍ EN TOKIO 2020. FELICIDADES A TODOS LOS DEPORTISTAS...

[@nationssunshinefelix4482]

Literally sobbing they're all so inspiring

[@albertsmith99]

fantastic athletes but overall amazing people

[@partha261197]

these athletes are true inspiration .

[@spidrawebster]

For accessibility, is there an audio described version of this highlights video?

[@DrunkTalkin]

I think KZbin stopped that. The irony. There was a KZbin strike in response but nothing was changed. 🙃

[@spidrawebster]

@@DrunkTalkin Audio description would simply be recorded to the video, then uploaded. I think you might be thinking of KZbin canceling community captioning.

[@DrunkTalkin]

@@spidrawebster I was thinking of that, thank you for the correction!

[@triplebbb1484]

Greatest Olympians.

[@chrillebaloo]

12 minutes of real heroes 🤟

[@1strights]

Well ooh la la. Go Paralympians!!! You rock OUR world.🌏 Looking forward to August 24th and you rocking our world over and over again!🏋🏻‍♀️🤺🤼🚣🏽‍♀️🤽🏻‍♂️🏊🏼‍♂️🏊🏼‍♀️🤸🏽 Bowing deeply.✨🙏🏽✨

[@feldjager_931]

Слёзы у 30тилетнего мужчины льются рекой не из-за чувства жалости ,а из-за огромного уважения и воли к победе у этих людей.

[@mollytaylor8122]

I think the Paralympics is so much more exciting than the Olympics. These aren't athletes backed with endless money and support. These are real people achieving goals they were constantly told they could never achieve, but stuck through it all and achieved them anyway.

[@taeyong4281]

This is a very inspiring event. Shoutout to those amazing men andall other amazing people out there

[@darlingmusci]

Para athletes are amazing 👍👍👍

[@L_Aster]

I've never watched the paralympics before, but recently I've been thinking about all the stuff I can't do and it'd be good for me to watch... the stuff I still definitely can't do but at least I can see an athlete with the same disability as me compete. And it opens on my birthday, how nice :)

[@DanielAtheist]

There's no machine like a human being. Amazing

[@AVManagers]

Welcome to Japan 🇯🇵

[@AbdulMannan-ig8tx]

Wow I love the Paralympic Games!

[@Cybernaut551]

This is my everyday source of inspiration. Thank you!

[@JT-xe7yi]

These are the only olympics worth watching.

[@xanbell7723]

Why do we even watch the other Olympics, this is way better

[@francisnguyen6349]

Incredible uploading Paralympic Games.

[@beyourownhero1489]

These people are amazing!

[@celticfire1175]

They are superhumans... ❤❤❤