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Learn about the origins, evolution and achievements of the Paralympic Games, which started in 1948 and are held every four years in parallel with the Olympic Games. Find out the details of all past and future Paralympic Games, from LA28 to Sochi 2014, and watch videos, view photos and read stories.
- Toronto 1976
The Games saw 1,657 Para athletes from 40 countries take...
- Winter Overview
316,200 tickets were sold, the most ever for Paralympic...
- Videos
PARALYMPIC GAMES VIDEO ARCHIVE. Search for video highlights,...
- Summer Overview
Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games. 06 - 15 Mar 2026....
- IPC
The first Paralympic summer Games in the French capital will...
- Toronto 1976
The first Paralympic summer Games in the French capital will showcase 22 sports, including both individual and team sports. Official website of the 2024 Paralympics in Paris (28 Aug-8 Sep). Find the latest news, medal count, results, schedules, videos & more.
Learn about the Paralympic Games, a series of international multisport events for athletes with disabilities, held almost immediately after the Olympic Games. Find out how they started, how they are organized, and what types of impairments they cover.
The Paralympic Games are the largest global sporting event for athletes with disabilities and have taken place every four years since the inaugural edition in Rome, Italy, in 1960. In 1976, the first Winter Games were held in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden and featured 198 athletes from 16 countries.
What sports will be featured at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games? The Paralympic Games programme includes 22 sports and 23 disciplines with 549 events taking place across 269 sessions from 28 August to 8 September.
Hace 6 días · The Paralympic flame will be lit in Stoke Mandeville, a British village that first hosted the predecessor of the Games in 1948 and is considered the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement.Following the lighting on 24 August, the flame will travel to France. Four days later, on 28 August, the Paralympic cauldron will be lit at an Opening Ceremony in central Paris.
The 2020 Summer Paralympics were postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and held in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021. They featured 539 medal events in 22 sports, with China topping the medal table and Japan hosting for the second time.
