Paralympic Games stripped after his positive drug test. At the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Swedish curler Glenn Ikonen tested positive for a banned substance and was suspended for six months by the IPC. He was removed from the rest of the curling competition but his team was allowed to continue. The 54-year-old curler said his doctor had prescribed a medication on the banned substances list. Another concern now facing Paralympic officials is the technique of "boosting". Athletes can artificially increase their blood pressure, often by self-harming, which has been shown to improve performance by up to 15%. This is most effective
National Paralympic Games National Paralympic Games The National Paralympic Games are high-level multi-sport events held at the national level by the International Paralympic Committee and national Paralympic Committees in non-Olympic years. The events provide competitions for disabled athletes. The Games started in 1948 a man by the name of Ludwig Guttmann created the events and competition for World War 2 veterans that had spinal injuries. In the Paralympic Games they divide the athletes into different categories based on their disability the categories include: Amputee:-Athletes with a partial or total loss of at least one limb. Cerebral Palsy:-Athletes with non-progressive brain damage, for example