Introduction: The Paralympic movement has grown considerably over the last decades, but few studies have analyzed the performance evolution of the best athletes with disabilities. This study examined the performance of athletes with visual impairments in track-and-field events over eight Paralympic Games (1988–2016). Method: Results in the Paralympic track-and-field events for athletes with visual impairments (and in the corresponding track-and-field Olympic events) were collected from official public websites. Results: Analysis showed that most performances at Paralympic track-and-field events increased linearly over the years, which finding contrasts with the general stagnation in Olympic events. The improvements from 1988 to 2016 in Paralympic sprinting, middle- and long-distance running, throwing, and long-jumping events were 4.0–16.3%, 3.2–16.2%, 23.0–54.2%, and 4.9–18.9%, respectively. Men had better performances than women in running, throwing, and jumping events. In general, sports classes with a less severe level of visual impairment achieved higher performance levels than those with a more severe level of visual impairment, especially men. The competition density of Paralympic track-and-field events showed modest improvements. Conclusions: This study provides evidence that the performance of track-and-field athletes with visual impairments have been improving persistently over the last eight Paralympic Games, confirming that Paralympic athletes are achieving high-level performances. Implications for Practitioners: This study will be helpful for coaches and athletes with visual impairments who are setting performance (and training) goals for the Paralympic Games and other international athletic events.

简介：残奥运动在过去的几十年中取得了长足的发展，但很少有研究分析最优秀的残疾运动员的表现演变。本研究考察了八届残奥会（1988-2016 年）田径项目中视力障碍运动员的表现。方法：从官方公共网站收集残奥会田径项目视力障碍运动员（以及相应的奥运会田径项目）的结果。结果：分析显示，残奥会田径项目的大部分表现多年来呈线性增长，这与奥运会项目的普遍停滞形成鲜明对比。1988-2016年残奥短跑、中长跑、投掷和跳远项目的进步分别为4.0-16.3%、3.2-16.2%、23.0-54.2%和4.9-18.9%。在跑步、投掷和跳跃项目中，男性的表现优于女性。一般而言，视力障碍程度较轻的运动课程的表现水平高于视力障碍程度较严重的运动课程，尤其是男性。残奥会田径项目的比赛密度略有改善。结论：这项研究提供的证据表明，在过去八届残奥会上，有视力障碍的田径运动员的表现一直在持续改善，证实了残奥会运动员正在取得高水平的表现。对从业者的启示：这项研究将有助于为残奥会和其他国际体育赛事设定表现（和训练）目标的视力障碍教练和运动员。