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Athletes with disabilities did compete at the Olympic Games prior to the advent of the Paralympics. The first athlete to do so was German-American gymnast George Eyser in 1904, who had one artificial leg. Olivér Halassy, a Hungarian amputee water polo player, competed in three successive Olympic Games, beginning in 1928. [6]
Another athlete, visually impaired Canadian Brian McKeever, was selected to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, but was ultimately set aside by his coach. [3] However, Brian's brother, Robin McKeever , who has won several medals at the Winter Paralympics as Brian's sighted guide , participated in cross-country skiing at the ...
Cerebral palsy athletes compete for the first time. [1] [4] There were 12,000 spectators at the opening ceremony. [5] 1980: 1–7 February - Geilo Winter Paralympics - 350 athletes from 18 countries; [6] 63 events in 2 sports. Amputee, visual impairment and les autres compete for the first time at a Winter Games. [6] 1982
The Paralympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. As of 2020, the Summer Paralympics included 22 sports and 539 medal events, [1] and the Winter Paralympics include 5 sports and disciplines and about 80 events. [2] The number and kinds of events may change from one Paralympic Games to another.
The Paralympic Games are set to open Wednesday as some 4,400 athletes with disabilities, permanent injuries or impairments prepare to compete for 549 medals across 22 sports over 11 days in Paris.
There were 198 participating athletes from 16 countries, [4] and it was the first time that athletes with impairments other than wheelchair athletes were permitted to compete. [ 5 ] Starting in 1988 the Summer Paralympics were held in the same host city as the Summer Olympic Games .
Organizers of the Paris Paralympics are promising that the 2024 Games will be the most-watched in Paralympic history, ... sent the largest number of athletes to the Paris Paralympics – 282 ...
This is a list of nations, as represented by National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), that have participated in the Summer Paralympic Games between 1960 and 2024. As of the 2024 Games ,188 NPCS Paralympic Games .At least 188 National Paralympic Committees have sent delegations to an edition of the Paralympic Games.