Abstract            Volume:13  Issue-6  Year-2025         Original Research Articles

Online ISSN : 2347 - 3215 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcret@gmail.com

This study examined media coverage of the Paralympic Games in Benin. The objective was to take stock of the factors limiting the visibility of Paralympic sports in Benin. The approach followed consisted of collecting information using an interview guide addressed to sports journalists, para-athletes, and leaders of organizations that organize sports. The mechanistic approach of the SWOT model served as a theoretical framework for the research. The results reveal that the media's low enthusiasm for covering the Beninese Paralympic Games stems from insufficient financial resources, difficulties linked to division rights, and the state of the Beninese economy. In addition, the latter believes that media coverage of the Paralympic Games in Benin is excessively expensive. This hurts the development of Beninese para-sport. It is important to think about better visibility of para sport in the Republic of Benin by changing media tools for better quality of images and videos, and by creating websites to publish Beninese talents. Also, create television channels only for Beninese sports. There is also the state subsidy, which plays a vital role in the visibility of para sport in Benin. For example, the state subsidy for the Handisport federation is approximately 40000000 FCFA in 2023, compared to 15000000 FCFA in 2022. Note that a considerable effort from the government has been noted, even if this remains insufficient.

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