Paralympic Knowledge Relay

A team relay where each runner picks up a card with a question about Paralympic sport, and the team decides the answer before carrying it to a cone. It blends running, teamwork and knowledge.

How to play

1. Make 5 teams of 5 in pinnies, in lines. Fifty feet out, each team has a hoop with 10 face-down cards with three answers (A, B, C) and the answer covered on the back. Halfway, 3 colored cones, one per answer (3 min).
2. The first runner grabs a card and returns; the team reads it quietly and decides within 20 seconds.
3. The next runner drops the card under the chosen cone, continues to the hoop for another and runs back with it.
4. Samples: How many goalball players per team are on the court? (3). Who crosses the line first in guided running? (the athlete). Which Paralympic sport isn't Olympic? (boccia).
5. After all cards or 10 minutes, uncover the answers: 2 points per correct one and 1 bonus for the first team done (15 min so far).

Rules

• Only one runner per team at a time, always in your own lane.
• Read the card in line, not at the hoop.
• Slow down before the cone; nobody dives to drop a card.

Variations

Adaptations

• Limited mobility: permanent card reader or a half-length run.
• Visual or reading difficulties: large print read aloud by a teammate.
• Fitness level: speed walking instead of running on hot days.

Learning goals

• Learn Paralympic rules, athletes and events.
• Cooperate to decide quickly under time pressure.
• Use respectful vocabulary about disability.

Equipment for a class of 25

• task cards: 50
• cones: 20
• hoops: 5
• pinnies: 25

Teacher tip

Cover answers with sticky notes and shuffle the same question set for each team. Include Team USA Paralympians of all genders and a question about the Deaflympics.

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