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The origins of the Winter Paralympics are much similar to the Summer Paralympics. Injured soldiers returning from World War II sought sports as an avenue to healing. [ 2 ] Organized by Dr. Ludwig Guttmann , sports competitions between British convalescent hospitals began in 1948 and continued until 1960 when a parallel Olympics was held in Rome ...
7–16 March - Sochi Winter Paralympics - 541 athletes from 45 countries; [6] 72 events in 5 sports. 316,200 tickets were sold, the most ever for Paralympic Winter Games. Para-snowboard added to the program. [6] 316,200 ticket sales, surpassing the record from Vancouver Games. [6] 2016: 7–18 September - Rio de Janeiro Summer Paralympics.
This is a list of nations, as represented by National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), that have participated in the Winter Paralympic Games between 1976 and 2022. The Winter Paralympic Games have been held every four years (once during each Paralympiad) since 1976,and in 1994 when the Winter Games were moved to the middle of the Paralympiad, two years after the previous Games. 61 NPCs (56 of the ...
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities.There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, have been held shortly after the corresponding Olympic Games.
Five cities have been chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to host the upcoming Paralympics: Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo for the 2026 Winter Paralympics, Los Angeles for the 2028 Summer Paralympics, Nice-French Alps for the 2030 Winter Paralympics, Brisbane for the 2032 Summer ...
The table is pre-sorted by the name of each Paralympic Committee, but can be displayed as sorted by any other column, such as the total number of gold medals or total number of overall medals. To sort by gold, silver, and then bronze (as used unofficially by the IPC and by most broadcasters outside the US) sort first by the bronze column, then ...
In another history-setting milestone, the 2024 Games will see the largest refugee team ever assembled at the Paralympics, with eight athletes and two guide runners forming the squad. The first ...
1976 Winter Paralympics; 1980 Winter Paralympics; 1984 Winter Paralympics; 1988 Winter Paralympics; 1992 Winter Paralympics; 1994 Winter Paralympics; 1998 Winter Paralympics; 2002 Winter Paralympics; 2006 Winter Paralympics; 2010 Winter Paralympics; 2014 Winter Paralympics; 2018 Winter Paralympics; 2022 Winter Paralympics; 2026 Winter ...