Sino-US Competitive Sports for Persons with Disabilities: Historical Evolution and Future Prospects

Yunuo Xie

doi:10.6918/IJOSSER.202604_9(4).0018

Authors

Yunuo Xie

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6918/IJOSSER.202604_9(4).0018

Keywords:

Competitive sports, Current development, Athletes with disabilities

Abstract

By reviewing the history and current development of competitive sports for persons with disabilities in China and the United States and summarizing relevant experience, this paper provides a reference for the modernization of China's competitive sports development. Literature retrieval was conducted through platforms such as CNKI, Web of Science, and JSTOR from the inception of each database to November 7, 2024. Chinese search terms included: China's competitive sports, US competitive sports, athletes with disabilities, competitive sports management, and employment of persons with disabilities. English search terms included: disability, disabilities, disabled, special needs, physical activity, exercise, sport. Combined searches were performed for each group of Chinese and English terms, followed by manual screening of included literature to further collect studies meeting the inclusion criteria of this paper.

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