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The Paralympic Games are an official equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities. This includes mobility disabilities, amputees, visual disabilities and those with Cerebral Palsy. It is different from the Special Olympics.Sir Ludwig Guttmann organized a sports competition in 1948 which became known as the Stoke Mandeville Games, involving World War II veterans with spinal cord injuries; in 1952 competitors from the Netherlands took part in the competition, giving an international notion to the movement. The first Olympic Style games for athletes with a disability were held in Rome in 1960 which became the Paralympic Games. The first Winter Paralympics were held in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden in 19761976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 12 UN Security Council votes 11-1 to admit the Palestinian Liberation Organization January 15 Would-be Gerald Ford presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore is s. The Games are now always held alongside the Olympic GamesOlympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. The Olympic Games or Olympics are an international multi-sport event taking place every fourth year. Originally held in ancient Greece, they were revived by a French nobleman, Pierre Fredy, Baron de Coub as of June 19June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. Events 1306 Forces of Earl of Pembroke defeat Bruce's Scottish army at the Battle of Methven 1846 First baseball game under recognizable modern, 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap when an agreement was signed between the International Olympic CommitteeAlternative meanings at IOC (disambiguation The International Olympic Committee is an organization created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organize this sports event every four years. The IOC recei (IOC) and the International Paralympic CommitteeThe International Paralympic Committee IPC is an representative international non-profit organisation of elite sports for athletes with disabilities. It is formed by 160 National Paralympic Committees. The old IPC logo denotes the Tae-Geuks, The three Tae (IPC) securing this practice for the future.
The IPC logo consisted on three Agitos . The new Paralympic logo consists of three elements in red, blue and green—the three colours that are most widely represented in national flags around the world .IPC mottoA motto is a phrase or collection of words intended to describe the motivation or intention of a sociological grouping or organization. Many countries, universities, and other institutions have mottos, as do families with coats of arms. These mottos are t is the ´´Spirit in Motion´´.
The name derives from the GreekThe Greek language ( /Elini'k{/) is an Indo-European language which has existed from around the 14th century BC in the Cretan inscriptions called Linear B. Mycenaean Greek of this period is distinguished from later Classical or Ancient Greek of the 8th ce "para" ("beside" or "alongside"), and has nothing do do with paralysis or paraplegia.
1 Summer Games
- 1960 Summer Paralympics, Rome, Italy
- 1964 Summer Paralympics, Tokyo, Japan
- 1968 Summer Paralympics, Tel Aviv, Israel
- 1972 Summer Paralympics, Heidelberg, Germany
- 1976 Summer Paralympics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 1980 Summer Paralympics, Arnhem, Netherlands
- 1984 Summer Paralympics, Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom & New York, United States of America
- 1988 Summer Paralympics, Seoul, South Korea
- 1992 Summer Paralympics, Barcelona, Spain
- 1996 Summer Paralympics, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- 2000 Summer Paralympics, Sydney, Australia
- 2004 Summer Paralympics, Athens, Greece
- 2008 Summer Paralympics, Beijing, China
- 2012 Summer Paralympics, Up for Bidding
