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The Summer Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. The Paralympic Games are held every four years, organized by the International Paralympic ...
The Games were held in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024, and featured 549 medal events across 22 sports. These games marked the first time Paris hosted the Summer Paralympics and the second time France hosted the Paralympic Games, following the 1992 Winter Paralympics in Tignes and Albertville .
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.
The 2013 Sukma Games, officially known as the 16th Sukma Games was held from 28 June to 7 July 2013 and featured 130 events in 18 optional sports, whereas the 2014 Sukma Games, officially known as the 17th Sukma Games was held in Perlis from 26 May to 9 June 2014 and featured 389 events in 24 core sports.
Games Medal Host Number of medal events Medals awarded Athlete(s) with the most medals (Gold-Silver-Bronze) Gold Silver Bronze Total 1960: winners: table: Rome, Italy: 113 113 94 84 291 Maria Scutti (9–1–2) Athletics 1964: winners: table: Tokyo, Japan: 144 144 138 136 418 Dean Slaugh (4–0–0) Archery
Archery: Lindsey Carmichael from the United States, at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. Organized sport for persons with physical disabilities developed out of rehabilitation programs. Following World War II , in response to the needs of large numbers of injured ex-service members and civilians, sport was introduced as a key part of ...
Badminton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics was played at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena in Paris, France, from 29 August to 2 September.There were 16 events, two more than the previous Games; seven events each for men and women (six singles, one doubles) and two mixed doubles events.
Paralympiad Event Country Gold Silver Bronze 1960 Rome [3] Women's shot put A details Italy (ITA) Maria Scutti 4.18 m Anna Maria Galimberti 3.70 m Anna Maria Toso 3.17 m 1964 Tokyo [4] Men's wheelchair dash below T10 details United States (USA) Ron Stein: Tim Harris: Richard Miller: 1968 Tel Aviv [5] Men's slalom C details Japan (JPN) Hisashi ...