National Paralympic Games

The National Paralympic Games are high-level multi-sport events held at the national level by the International Paralympic Committee and national Paralympic Committees in non-Olympic years. The events provide competitions for disabled athletes.

The Games started in 1948 a man by the name of Ludwig Guttmann created the events and competition for World War 2 veterans that had spinal injuries.

List of national Paralympics

In the Paralympic Games they divide the athletes into different categories based on their disability the categories include:

Amputee:-Athletes with a partial or total loss of at least one limb.

Cerebral Palsy:-Athletes with non-progressive brain damage, for example cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, stroke or similar disabilities affecting muscle control, balance or coordination.

Intellectual Disability:-Athletes with a significant impairment in intellectual functioning and associated limitations in adaptive behaviour (currently suspended.)

Wheelchair:-Athletes with spinal cord injuries and other disabilities which require them to compete in a wheelchair.

Visually Impaired:-Athletes with vision impairment ranging from partial vision, sufficient to be judged legally blind, to total blindness.

Athletes with a physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other five categories, such as dwarfism, multiple sclerosis or congenital deformities of the limbs such as that caused by thalidomide.

The events that the athletes can participate in are IPC Alpine Skiing, Archery, IPC Athletics, Biathlon, Boccia, Canoe, Cross-country skiing, Cycling, Equestrian, Football 5-a-side, Football 7-a-a-side, Goalball, IPC Iced Sledge Hockey, Judo, IPC Powerlifting, Rowing, Sailing, IPC Shooting, Sitting Volleyball, IPC Swimming, Table tennis, Triathlon, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair curling, Wheelchair dance, Wheelchair fencing, Wheelchair rugby, and Wheelchair tennis.

Winter Paralympic Games: 1976 - Paralympics I - Örnsköldsvik - Sweden 1980 - Paralympics II - Geilo - Norway 1984 - Paralympics III - Innsbruck - Austria 1988 - Paralympics IV - Innsbruck - Austria 1992 - Paralympics V - Albertville - France 1994 - Paralympics VI - Lillehammer - Norway 1998 - Paralympics VII - Nagano - Japan 2002 - Paralympics VIII - Salt Lake City - United States 2006 - Paralympics IX - Turin - Italy 2010 - Paralympics X - Vancouver - Canada 2014 - Paralympics XI - Sochi - Russia

Summer Paralympic Games: 1960 - Paralympics I - Rome - Italy 1964 - Paralympics II - Tokyo - Japan 1968 - Paralympics III - Tel Aviv - Israel 1972 - Paralympics IV - Heidelberg - West Germany 1976 - Paralympics V - Toronto - Canada 1980 - Paralympics VI - Arnhem - Netherlands 1984 - Paralympics VII - Stoke Mandeville - UK, New York - US 1988 - Paralympics VIII - Seoul - South Korea 1992 - Paralympics IX - Barcelona - Spain 1996 - Paralympics X - Atlanta - United States 2000 - Paralympics XI - Sydney - Australia 2004 - Paralympics XII - Athens - Greece 2008 - Paralympics XIII - Beijing - China 2012 - Paralympics XIV - London - United Kingdom 2016 - Paralympics XV - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

References: Paralympic Games - Information, News and Events () IPC Sports ()

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