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Paralympic Games

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Paralympic Games
recurring international multi-sports competition
Year dem found am1960 Edit
Sportparalympic sports Edit
Countryworldwide Edit
Trophy awardedParalympic medal Edit
OrganizerInternational Paralympic Committee Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.paralympic.org Edit
HashtagJeuxParalympiques, Paralympics Edit
FlagParalympic flag Edit

De Paralympic Games anaa Paralympics be periodic series of international multisport events wey dey involve athletes wey get range of disabilities. Winter den Summer Paralympic Games dey, wey since de 1988 Summer Olympics insyd Seoul, dem hold South Korea shortly after de corresponding Olympic Games. Ebe de International Paralympic Committee (IPC) wey dey govern all Paralympic Games.

De Paralympics begin as a small gathering of British World War II veterans insyd 1948. Na de 1960 Games insyd Rome draw 400 athletes plus disabilities from 23 countries, as wey doctor Antonio Maglio propose. Currently e be one of de largest international sporting events: de 2020 Summer Paralympics dey feature 4,520 athletes from 163 National Paralympic Committees.[1] Paralympians strive for equal treatment plus non-disabled Olympic athletes, buh der be a large funding gap between Olympic den Paralympic athletes.[2]

Dem dey organize de Paralympic Games in parallel plus den insyd a similar way to de Olympic Games. De IOC-recognized Special Olympics World Games dey include athletes plus intellectual disabilities (although since 1992, na people plus intellectual disabilities sanso dey participate insyd de Paralympic Games), wey na dem hold de Deaflympics since 1924 be exclusive for deaf athletes.[3][4]

Given de wide variety of disabilities of Para athletes, der be chaw categories insyd wich dem dey compete. Dem dey divide de allowable disabilities into ten eligible impairment types: impaired muscle power, impaired passive range of movement, limb deficiency, leg length difference, short stature, hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, vision impairment den intellectual impairment.[5] Dem further divide dese categories into various subcategories.

Host cities

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Year Summer Paralympic Games[6] Winter Paralympic Games[7]
Edition Host(s) Top nation Edition Host(s) Top nation
1960 1 Italy Rome Italy[8]
1964 2 Tokyo United States[9]
1968 3 Tel Aviv United States[10]
1972 4 Heidelberg West Germany[11]
1976 5 Canada Toronto United States[12] 1 Örnsköldsvik West Germany[13]
1980 6 Arnhem United States[14] 2 Geilo Norway[15]
1984 7 United States New York City

Stoke Mandeville

United States[16] 3 Innsbruck Austria[17]
1988 8 Seoul United States[18] 4 Innsbruck Norway[19]
1992 9 Barcelona & Madrid[20] United States[21] 5 France Tignes den Albertville United States[22]
1994 6 Lillehammer Norway[23]
1996 10 United States Atlanta United States[24]
1998 7 Nagano Norway[25]
2000 11 Sydney Australia[26]
2002 8 United States Salt Lake City Germany[27]
2004 12 Athens China[28]
2006 9 Italy Turin Russia[29]
2008 13 China Beijing China[30]
2010 10 Canada Vancouver-Whistler Germany[31]
2012 14 London China[32]
2014 11 Sochi Russia[33]
2016 15 Rio de Janeiro China[34]
2018 12 PyeongChang United States[35]
2020 16 Japan Tokyo China[36]
2022 13 China Beijing China[37]
2024 17 France Paris China
2026 14 Italy Milan-Cortina
2028 18 United States Los Angeles
2030 15 France French Alps
2032 19 Brisbane
2034 16 United States Salt Lake City

Na dem postpone am to 2021, secof de COVID-19 pandemic, wey mark de first time wey na dem postpone de Paralympic Games. Dem still dey call am de 2020 Summer Paralympics, even plus de change in scheduling to one year later.[38] Na dem hold de Games from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[39]

References

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  1. ↑ Dehghansai, Nima; Lemez, Srdjan; Wattie, Nick; Baker, Joseph (January 2017). "A Systematic Review of Influences on Development of Athletes With Disabilities". Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly. 34 (1): 72–90. doi:10.1123/APAQ.2016-0030. PMID 28218871.
  2. ↑ Vritika (2017-04-25). "Difference between Olympics and Paralympics". www.differencebetween.info. Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  3. ↑ "News & Announcements". www.deaflympics.com (in English). Archived from the original on 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  4. ↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). info.specialolympics.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  5. ↑ "Classification". Official website of the Paralympic Movement. Archived from the original on 2014-03-16.
  6. ↑ "Paralympic Games – Summer". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  7. ↑ "Paralympic Games – Winter". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  8. ↑ "Rome 1960 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  9. ↑ "Tokyo 1964 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  10. ↑ "Tel Aviv 1968 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  11. ↑ "Heidelberg 1972 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  12. ↑ "Toronto 1976 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  13. ↑ "Ornskoldsvik 1976 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  14. ↑ "Arnhem 1980 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  15. ↑ "Geilo 1980 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  16. ↑ "Stoke Mandeville & New York 1984 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  17. ↑ "Innsbruck 1984 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  18. ↑ "Seoul 1988 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  19. ↑ "Innsbruck 1988 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  20. ↑ "Madrid 1992 – the Paralympic Games that time forgot!". paralympicanorak. 2012-06-25. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  21. ↑ "Barcelona 1992 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  22. ↑ "Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  23. ↑ "Lillehammer 1994 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  24. ↑ "Atlanta 1996 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  25. ↑ "Nagano 1998 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  26. ↑ "Sydney 2000 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  27. ↑ "Salt Lake City 2002 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  28. ↑ "Athens 2004 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  29. ↑ "Torino 2006 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  30. ↑ "Beijing 2008 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  31. ↑ "Vancouver 2010 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  32. ↑ "London 2012 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  33. ↑ "Sochi 2014 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  34. ↑ "Rio 2016 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  35. ↑ "PyeongChang 2018 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  36. ↑ "Tokyo 2020 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  37. ↑ "Beijing 2022 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  38. ↑ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee - Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  39. ↑ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

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