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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 2024 Summer Paralympics (French: Jeux paralympiques d'été de 2024), also known as the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games (French: Jeux paralympiques d'été de Paris 2024), and branded as Paris 2024, were the 17th Summer Paralympic Games, an international multi-sport parasports event governed by the International Paralympic Committee.
Four cities have hosted or are scheduled to host a Paralympic Games more than once; Innsbruck in 1984 and 1988, Beijing in 2008 (summer games) and 2022 (winter games), Tokyo in 1964 and 2020, and Salt Lake City in 2002 and 2034. The United States hosted three games (with one partially hosted in the United Kingdom) and Japan hosted its third ...
The Paralympic events kick off Aug. 29 and conclude with several finals and the closing ceremony on Sept. 8. Aug. 29 - Day 1 highlights. Para cycling track (9:45 a.m. ET): Various men's and women ...
There will be a medal presentation ceremony, an artistic show and a symbolic handoff to Los Angeles, the city set to host the next Olympic and Paralympic Games. The event is set to last from 8 p.m ...
Paralympic events differ from the Olympics in that for each sporting event the athletes that participate must have a similar impairment. In order to assess the impact of their impairment, medical ...
The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities or intellectual impairments. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. Paralympic sports refers to organized competitive sporting activities as part of the global Paralympic movement.
The Paralympic Games are held every four years, organized by the International Paralympic Committee. Medals are awarded in every event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that the Olympic Games started in 1904.