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The Paralympic Games are the equivalent Olympics for athletes with
a physical, visual or mental disabilities.
Sir Ludwig Guttmann
organized a sports competition in 1948 which became known as the Stoke Mandeville Games, involving World War II veterans with spinal cord injuries; in 1952 competitors from the Netherlands took part in the competition, giving an international notion to the
movement. The first Olympic Style games for athletes with a disability were held in Rome in
1960 which became the Paralympic Games. The first Winter Paralympics were held in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden in 1976. The Games
are now always held alongside the Olympic Games as of June 19, 2001 when an agreement was signed between the
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
and the International Paralympic
Committee (IPC) securing this practice for the future.
The IPC logo denotes three Tae-Geuks,
one in red, blue and green. The three Tae-Geuks symbolise the most significant components of the human being: Mind, Body, Spirit.
"Mind, Body, Spirit" was adopted as the IPC motto.
The next Paralympic Games are going to be held in Athens, Greece from 17th to 28th September 2004. These will be the 12th
Paralympic Summer Games.
Summer Games
- 1960 Summer Paralympics, Rome, Italy
- 1964 Summer Paralympics, Tokyo, Japan
- 1968 Summer Paralympics, Tel Aviv, Israel
- 1972 Summer Paralympics, Heidelberg, Germany
- 1976 Summer Paralympics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 1980 Summer Paralympics, Arnhem, Netherlands
- 1984 Summer Paralympics, Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom & New York, United States of America
- 1988 Summer Paralympics, Seoul, South Korea
- 1992 Summer Paralympics, Barcelona, Spain
- 1996 Summer Paralympics, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- 2000 Summer Paralympics, Sydney, Australia
- 2004 Summer Paralympics, Athens, Greece
- 2008 Summer Paralympics, Beijing, China
- 2012 Summer Paralympics, Up for Bidding
Winter Games
- 1976 Winter Paralympics, Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
- 1980 Winter Paralympics, Geilo, Norway
- 1984 Winter Paralympics, Innsbruck, Austria
- 1988 Winter Paralympics, Innsbruck, Austria
- 1992 Winter Paralympics, Tignes-Albertville, France
- 1994 Winter Paralympics, Lillehammer, Norway
- 1998 Winter Paralympics, Nagano, Japan
- 2002 Winter Paralympics, Salt Lake City, United
States of America
- 2006 Winter Paralympics, Turin, Italy
- 2010 Winter Paralympics, Vancouver, Canada
- 2014 Winter
Paralympics, Up for Bidding
Summer Sports
Winter Sports
- Alpine
Skiing
- Cross-Country Skiing
- Curling
- Ice Sledge
Hockey
- Ice Sledge
Racing
- Wheelchair Dance
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