Potencialidades antropométricas físicas-condicionales de atletas con discapacidad intelectual para Olimpiadas Especiales

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.6362411119

• Palavras-chave: Indicadores, discapacidad intelectual, antropométricos, físico condicionales

• Keywords: Indicators, intellectual disability, anthropometric, conditional physics

• Abstract: Introduction: The work is framed in the topic of the evaluation of anthropometric and physical-conditional indicators in athletes with intellectual disability of the Special Olympics Program in Athletics. Objective: To evaluate the physical condition of athletes with intellectual disabilities of the Special Olympics Program in Athletics, based on anthropometric and physical-conditional indicators. Methods: A descriptive study developed under a quantitative paradigm was carried out with the participation of 10 athletes with intellectual disabilities, members of the Athletics team of the Special Olympics Program in Villa Clara. Anthropometric measurements were made in upper and lower limbs such as reaches, lengths and circumferences, as well as indicators of conditional physical capacities such as flexibility, strength of arms, abdomen and legs, speed and endurance. Results: The results showed the main anthropometric and physical-conditional characteristics that distinguish the athletes, as well as their analysis according to the potentialities for the sport, from the behaviors of the mean values of each indicator. Conclusions: The results of this study showed the characteristics of the athletes with respect to anthropometric measurements and their physical capacities, which made it possible to analyze in detail their possibilities for sports practice. This information was decisive to elaborate more effective and adequate training programs for the specific needs of these athletes, with the objective of increasing their performance in Special Olympics competitions.