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In addition, another 16 participants have died at the Olympics from other causes; 11 of these deaths were from the Munich massacre. Several incidents related to the Olympics have caused the death of non-participants. Large numbers were killed during the Lima football riot of 1964 and the Tlatelolco massacre in Mexico City in 1968.
The 2004 Summer Paralympics (Greek: Θερινοί Παραολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004), the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece from 17 to 28 September 2004. 3,808 athletes (2,643 Men and 1,165 Women) from 136 countries participated.
The nation hosted the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. The best Paralympic performance of Greece was in the 2008 Summer Games , when the nation finished 20th with 5 gold medals and 24 in total. The top medal-producing sports have been swimming and athletics , while boccia , powerlifting and wheelchair fencing are the other sports that Greece ...
The Athens 2004 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (Greek: Οργανωτική Επιτροπή Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων Αθήνα 2004), [1] commonly abbreviated to ATHOC, [2] was the organising committee for the 2004 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
Swimmer Rudy Garcia-Tolson had the rings tattooed on his left shoulder after winning a gold medal in the 2004 Athens Paralympics and later covered the ink once the IPC began cracking down. During ...
That Paralympic appearance in 2021 saw her become the first woman to represent Afghanistan since the Athens Paralympic Games in 2004 and also the first Afghan woman to compete in taekwondo at the ...
Janet Lucy Shaw [1] (7 October 1966 – 3 December 2012) was a visually-impaired Australian tandem cyclist and author. She became visually impaired due to congenital retinoblastoma (eye cancer) and lost her sight completely at the age of 33.
The 2024 Paralympic Games kick off with the opening ceremony on August 28 at 2:00 p.m. EST. The spectacle will begin with a popular parade on the iconic Champs-Elysées, followed by the official ...