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The Special Olympics are an elite multi-sport event for athletes with a disability. This includes mobility disabilities, amputees, visual disabilities and those with cerebral palsy. The Paralympic Games are held every four years, following the Olympic Games, and are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). (The Paralympic Games are sometimes confused with the Special Olympics, which are only for people with intellectual disabilities.)
History
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; officially called the 9th Annual International Stoke Mandeville Games, these are considered to be the first Paralympic Games. The first Winter Paralympics were held in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden in 1976. [http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Paralympic_Games/Past_Games/Oernskoeldsvik_1976/index.html
Since 1988, the Summer Paralympics have been held in the conjunction with the Olympic Games in the same host city. This practice was adopted in 1992 for the Winter Paralympics, and became an official policy of the International Olympic Committee and the IPC following a June 19, 2001 agreement. The Games take place three weeks after the closing of the Olympics, in the same host city and using the same facilities. Cities bidding to host the Olympic Games must include the Paralympic Games in their bid, and typically both Games are now run by a single organizing committee.
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Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:11:25 -0000
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Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:10:42 -0000
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Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:00:34 -0000
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International Paralympics Committee - An international non-profit organisation formed and run by 160 National Paralympic Committees and 5 disability specific international sports federations.
Meta Description: [ This is the official website of the International Paralympic Committee. ]
2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games - The official web site of the 2008 summer games in Beijing.
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2010 Vancouver Paralympic Games - Competition in winter sports: Alpine (downhill) events, cross country skiing, sledge hockey, biathlon, and wheelchair curling.
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Arab Paralympic Games - Medal counts and history of the event.
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Athens 2004 Paralympics - Details of event held in Greece two weeks after the Olympic Games. Sports, history, classifications, training guide and tickets.
Australian Paralympic Committee - The Australian Sports Commission funds the Paralympic Preparation Program, which the APC administers to provide funding for athletes to undertake high level training, compete against the best in the world.
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Australian Sports Commission - Paralympics 1996 - Results and athlete profiles by sport.
Canadian Paralympic Committee - History, sporting events, contacts and results for this orgnanization that oversees selection of the paralympic team for Canada.
Meta Description: [ The mission of the Canadian Paralympic Committee is to develop and promote the Paralympic movement in Canada. We are dedicated to supporting the achievement of excellence in Paralympic sport by providing a superior level of service to Paralympic team members and other key constituents of the Cana... ]
Encyclopedia: Paralympics - Wikipedia of medal tallies for the summer and winter paralympics for various years.
Paralympic Winter Games - Torino 2006 - Competition that shows the most sublime part of the sports and the human courage.
Paralympics New Zealand - Administrative structure and sports opportunities for individuals with disabilities in New Zealand.
Paralympics Tennis 2000 - Archives and reports of the event in Sydney.
Meta Description: [ The website of the International Tennis Federation, the world governing body of tennis - information on all aspects of tennis including players, records, rules and events such as Davis Cup and Fed Cup. ]
Team Eagle: Sailing for Beijing - A US disabled sailing team campaigning to represent the United States in the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing, China.
Meta Description: [ Team Eagle, a US disabled sailing team, is campaigning to represent the United States in the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing, China. We will be competing in the newly designed SKUD-18, which will be used in the two-person keelboat event. ]
The British Paralympics Association - Charity responsible for selecting, preparing, entering, funding and managing Britain's teams at the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games.
Meta Description: [ The British Paralympic Association ]
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Torino 2006 - Paralympic Games - The portal of the IX edition of the Paralympic Winter Games in Italy.
US Disabled Sailing Team - The official web site.
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