▁played . ▁Ass ist ive ▁technology ▁in ▁sports ▁can ▁be ▁“ low - tech ” ▁or ▁can ▁be ▁highly ▁advanced . ▁Over ▁the ▁past ▁dec ades ▁technology ▁at ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games ▁has ▁become ▁more ▁special ised ; ▁with ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁tail ored ▁techn ologies ▁and ▁equipment ▁to ▁individual ▁athlet es ▁and ▁uses .. ▁ ▁Arch ery ▁ ▁Para - arch ery ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁compet itions ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁run ▁since ▁the ▁original ▁Par al ym pic ▁games ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁It ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁athlet es ▁who ▁have ▁physical ▁imp air ments ▁who ▁use ▁assist ive ▁devices ▁which ▁are ▁allowed ▁under ▁the ▁classification ▁rules . ▁Some ▁adapt ations ▁that ▁are ▁allowed ▁are : ▁ ▁Mechan ical ▁releases ▁on ▁the ▁bow , ▁ ▁M outh ▁sl ings , ▁tabs ▁or ▁mount s ▁for ▁people ▁with ▁restricted ▁arm ▁movement , ▁ ▁An ▁assistant ▁to ▁relay ▁information ▁about ▁position ▁of ▁ar rows ▁on ▁target ▁or ▁to ▁help ▁no ck ▁the ▁arrow ▁to ▁the ▁bow , ▁ ▁Stra pping ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁body ▁onto ▁the ▁wheel ch air , ▁ ▁S ight ▁a ids , ▁ ▁Pro st h esis ▁with ▁special ised ▁attach ments , ▁ ▁W heel ch airs ▁with ▁additional ▁back ▁support . ▁ ▁Cy cling ▁ ▁Vis ually ▁imp a ired ▁athlet es ▁use ▁the ▁same ▁type ▁of ▁equipment ▁to ▁able ▁bod ied ▁athlet es ▁in ▁a ▁tan dem ▁format . ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁large ▁range ▁of ▁prost h esis ▁which ▁allow