Why the Commonwealth Games are such an important platform for para sport

England's Mark Swan celebrates a lift during the men's para powerlifting at the Birmingham games in 2022. hairul_nizam/Shutterstock The Commonwealth Games, being staged this year in Glasgow, hold para events in the same place and at the same time as the general competition. Not only does this give equal opportunity to all athletes, but it also brings disability sport into the mainstream conversation. The multi-sport competition has been held every four years since 1930, when they were known as…