Paralympic Games
 | Governing organization. The Paralympic Games
are staged by the International Paralympic Committee. |
| Schedule. The Paralympic Games are conducted
every four years in the same years as Olympic Games. Since 1988, the
Paralympic Summer Games have been held in the same location as Olympic
Games. |
| Athletes. Athletes with physical
disabilities (e.g., amputations, cerebral palsy, dwarfism, les autres
conditions, spinal injuries), athletes who are blind and visually
impaired, and athletes with cognitive disabilities are eligible to compete
at the Paralympic Games. |
| Sports. For a list of sports contested at
the Paralympic Games, click on "sports," then choose either summer or
winter sports. |
Paralympic Summer Games
|
Year |
Location |
Athletes |
| 1960 |
Rome, Italy |
Wheelchair users |
| 1964 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Wheelchair users |
| 1968 |
Tel Aviv, Israel |
Wheelchair users |
| 1972 |
Heidelberg, Germany |
Wheelchair users |
| 1976 |
Etobicoke, Canada |
Wheelchair users,
amputees, blind |
| 1980 |
Arnhem, Holland |
Wheelchair users,
amputees, blind |
| 1984 |
New York, USA &
Stoke Mandeville, England |
Wheelchair users,
amputees, blind, and cerebral palsy |
| 1988 |
Seoul, Korea |
Wheelchair users,
amputees, blind, and cerebral palsy, les autres |
| 1992 |
Barcelona, Spain &
Madrid, Spain |
Wheelchair users,
amputees, blind, and cerebral palsy, les autres (Barcelona) &
intellectual disability (Madrid) |
| 1996 |
Atlanta, USA |
Wheelchair users,
amputees, blind, and cerebral palsy, les autres, intellectual disability
|
| 2000 |
Sydney, Australia |
Wheelchair users,
amputees, blind, and cerebral palsy, les autres, intellectual disability
|
| 2004 |
Athens, Greece |
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Participation in the Paralympic Summer Games has
increased steadily since 1960, both in number of participating countries and
in number of athletes. Reasons for increased participation include the
addition of new sports, the inclusion of additional athlete populations, and
increased opportunities for persons with a disability to pursue sports. The
IPC has placed a cap on the number of athletes since 1996.
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Paralympic Winter Games
|
Year |
Location |
Athletes |
| 1976 |
Örnsköldsvik,
Sweden |
Wheelchair users,
amputees, blind |
| 1980 |
Geilo, Norway |
Wheelchair users,
amputees, blind |
| 1984 |
Innsbruck, Austria |
Wheelchair users,
amputees, blind |
| 1988 |
Innsbruck, Austria |
Wheelchair users,
amputees, blind |
| 1992 |
Tignes-Albertville,
France |
Wheelchair users,
amputees, blind |
| 1994 |
Lillehammer, Norway |
Wheelchair users,
amputees, blind, cerebral palsy |
| 1998 |
Nagano, Japan |
Wheelchair users,
amputees, blind, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability |
| 2002 |
Salt Lake City, USA |
Wheelchair users,
amputees, blind, cerebral palsy (intellectual disability not included
because of IPC suspension of INAS-FID) |
| 2006 |
Turin, Italy |
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Participation in the Paralympic Winter Games has
increased steadily since 1976, both in number of participating countries
and in number of athletes. However, participation in the winter games is
considerably less than the summer games, in part because fewer events
are offered, and in part because winter sports are not part of the
culture in many nations.
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