Paralympics

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The Paralympics are winter and summer games that involve a range of people with varying disabilities. The games were devised by Dr Ludwig Guttmann of Stoke Mandeville hospital in the UK in 1948.

  • The 1996 Atlanta Paralympics  - Highlights the Paralympics held in Atlanta, Georgia and attended by 3,500 athletes from 127 nations.
  • Ability v Ability  - Raising awareness of the Paralympic movement and attempting to remove some of the myths surrounding sport and disability.
  • Australian Paralympic Games  - Official news and information including details of past and future events, the athletes, sport, media, photo galleries, donations, corporate information and contacts.
  • The British Paralympic Association  - A charity responsible for selecting Britain's disabled teams at the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games. Includes current teams and their area of sport.
  • Canada’s Paralympic History  - Highlights Canada's involvement in the Paralympics with a medal winners table from 1996 onwards and a list of sports from archery to wheelchair tennis.
  • Disabled World: Paralympic Games  - Covering the history of the games since 1948, that involved World War II veterans with spinal injuries. Includes the categories of both summer and winter Paralympics.
  • History of the Paralympics  - BBC coverage that highlights the start of the paralympics in 1948 at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in the UK. Includes medal winners details and a list of past hosts of the games.
  • Paralympic Summer Games: Rome 1960  - An overview of the 1960 games involving people with spinal cord injuries held at the Acqua Acetosa stadium in Beijing.
  • Paralympics New Zealand  - Official coverage with winter and summer medals tables and details of the New Zealand medal winners since 1968.
  • The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games  - Unofficial site of the 2000 games with details of the opening ceremony and games coverage by Gold medalist Daniel Andrews.
 
 
 
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