Athletes with disabilities did compete at the Olympic Games prior to the advent of the Paralympics. The first athlete to do so was German American gymnast George Eyser in 1904, who had one artificial leg. Hungarian 查看更多內容

The first Winter Paralympic Games were held in 1976 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. This was the first Paralympics in which multiple categories of … 查看更多內容

Although the name was originally coined as a portmanteau combining paraplegic (due to its origins as games for people with spinal injuries) and Olympic, the inclusion of other disability groups meant that this was no longer considered very accurate. The present … 查看更多內容

Relationship with the Olympics
After a troubled relation until the 1996 Summer Paralympics and a successful 2000 Summer Paralympics 查看更多內容

There have been several milestones in the Paralympic movement. The first official Paralympic Games, coincident with the ninth 查看更多內容

The International Paralympic Committee is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. It comprises 176 National Paralympic Committees 查看更多內容

Opening
As mandated by the Paralympic Charter, various elements frame the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games. Most of these rituals were established at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and were shared … 查看更多內容