As paralimpíadas escolares e as ações esportivas para a formação de atletas com deficiência: um estudo sobre o Estado de Goiás entre os anos 2006 e 2019

Abstract

This research looks at the participation of athletes with disabilities in the School Paralympics, from the state of Goiás and over the years 2006 to 2019. Brazilian Paralympic sport has stood out with its results at the Paralympic Games. One of the main actions for discovering and training paralympic athletes has been the School Paralympics, which brings together children and teenagers with disabilities from all over Brazil in a single event. Despite this, the number of academic studies and publications on the subject is low, which is the main justification for this dissertation. The main objective of this work is to analyze the contributions of the School Paralympics and sports activities to the training of athletes with disabilities in the state of Goiás. As specific objectives, we present an introduction to paralympic sport in the world and in Brazil, with historical and conceptual aspects; we present public policies and sports promotion actions for people with disabilities in Brazil and in the State of Goiás and; we analyze the composition of the delegations of the State of Goiás in the School Paralympics, in the period from 2006 to 2019 and the interrelationships established between the public authorities and the institutions involved, in the period demarcated for the study. The methodology consists of the descriptive qualitative research method and the techniques of bibliographic review and documentary analysis. The documentary analysis was carried out using bulletins issued by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) and publications in the Goiás media on the subject. The bibliographical review consisted of studying the main works, theses, dissertations and scientific articles on the subject. As the main results, we can say that the state of Goiás played a significant role in the School Paralympics in the 2006 to 2019 editions, with greater prominence in the 2018 and 2019 editions. We found, through documentary analysis, that the School Paralympics and sports activities have played an important role in training athletes with disabilities in the state of Goiás.