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  2004 Summer Paralympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The exclusion was introduced after the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, the first games with events exclusively for people with learning difficulties, after it was found that the majority of the Spanish basketball team were not disabled.
The International Paralympic Committee stated that the exclusion would continue until there are sufficient tests for the disabilities and a way to measure the effect they have on a sport.
The traditional cultural display was removed from the ceremony as a mark of respect for the deaths of 37 teenagers and 4 teachers from, travelling to Athens, whose bus collided with a lorry near the town of.
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 1972 Summer Olympics article - 1972 Summer Olympics 1972 Munich West Germany Detroit Madrid Montreal sports August - ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Games of the XX Olympiad were held in 1972 in Munich, West Germany.
Also in track and field, two African-American atheletes, Vince Matthews and Wayne Collett, acted disrespectfully on the medal stand, twirling their medals (gold and silver, respectively) and joking with one another as the Star-Spangled Banner was being played during the award ceremony.
They were banned from the Olympics for life, as were Tommie Smith and John Carlos in the 1968 Summer Olympics, but unlike Smith and Carlos, Matthews and Collett were not disqualified and were allowed to keep their medals.
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 Paralympics
1972 Summer Paralympics See also: 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Paralympics were the fourth Germany.
1976 Paralympics This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the sa...
1980 Paralympics This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the sa...
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 wiki/1972 Summer Paralympics Definition / wiki/1972 Summer Paralympics Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
See also: 1972 Summer OlympicsThe Games of the XX Olympiad were held in 1972 in Munich, West Germany.
The 1972 Summer Paralympics were the fourth Paralympic GamesThe Paralympic Games are an official equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities.
Summer ParalympicsThe Paralympic Games are an official equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities.
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 Paralympic Games
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.
The first Olympic Style games for disabled athletes were held in Rome in 1960 which became the Paralympics.
The first Winter Paralympics were held in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden in 1976.
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 Science Fair Projects - 2004 Summer Paralympics
Exhibition matches for these categories were featured in the Games in basketball and table tennis, and the Special Olympics remains the major sporting event specifically designed for athletes with learning difficulties.
The traditional cultural display was removed from the ceremony as a mark of respect for the deaths of 37 teenagers and 4 teachers from Farkadona, travelling to Athens, whose bus collided with a lorry near the town of Kamena Vourla.
A procession of young people then made their way to join the athletes in the centre of the stadium carrying paper lanterns, before the Paralympic flame was extinguished, the final moment of the Paralympic Games.
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 paralympic games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Paralympic Games are the equivalent Olympics for athletes with physical, visual or mental disabilities.
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 next Paralympic Games are going to be held in Athens, Greece from 17th to 28th September 2004.
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The 1972 Summer Olympics were the second Summer Olympics held in Germany, after the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
Olga Korbut, a tiny Soviet gymnast, became a media star after winning a gold medal in the team competition event, failing to win in the individual all-around after a fall, and finally winning two gold medals in the Balance Beam and the floor exercise events.
Also in track and field, two fl American 400-m runners, Vincent Matthews and Wayne Collett, acted disrespectfully on the medal stand, twirling their medals (gold and silver, respectively) and joking with one another as "The Star-Spangled Banner" was being played during the award ceremony.
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 Paralympic Games History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Summer Paralympic Games are the ultimate competition for world class elite athletes with a disability and as such are linked to the Olympic Celebration each quadrennium.
The fundamental philosophy guiding the Paralympic movement is that athletes with disabilities should have opportunities to pursue their goals in sport equivalent to those of non-disabled athletes.
Athletes who compete in the Paralympics set their sights on the dream of winning a gold medal, are committed to strenuous training regimes and meet strict qualifying standards to be selected to their national team.
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 paralympic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
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.
The first Olympic Style games for disabled athletes were held in Rome in 1960 which became the Paralympics.
The first Winter Paralympics were held in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden in 1976.
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 Summer Paralympic Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Normally festive Paralympic closing ceremonies will take on a more somber note, as organizers have decided to curtail the artistic portion of the ceremony out of respect for victims of a bus crash who were on their way to watch the Paralympic Games.
Paralympic officials simply stated that she had erroneously been given the wrong credential, one reserved for national paralympic administrators.
Wu is honorary chairwoman of the Chinese-Taipei Paralympic Committee.
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 1992 Winter Paralympics [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The 1992 Winter Paralympics were the first winter ParalympicsThe Paralympic Games are an official equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities.
Founded on September 22, 1989, the mission of the organization is To Enable Paralympic Athletes to Achieve Sporting Excellence and Inspire and Excite the World.
The membership of the IPC is made up of representatives from 160 National Paralympic Committees as well as five disability-specific organizations.
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 1976 Summer Paralympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1976 Summer Paralympics were the fifth Paralympic Games to be held.
1976 was the first time Canada has hosted the Paralympics, subsequently Canada will host the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver.
Losing the bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics (2008 Summer Paralympics) was seen as being a boost to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics bid.
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 olympics: 1972 summer olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
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 Past Paralympics
In 1972, the Paralympic Games were held in Heidelberg, Germany.
The Paralympic Games were supposed to be held in Munich, Germany, but they were not able to accommodate the 1,000 athletes that would be participating.
During the ceremony, a new Paralympic flag was presented to Dr. Jens Bromann of the International Coordinating Committee.
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 Paralympics Summer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Paralympics have an involved history that intertwines numerous sports organizations and governing bodies.
The first games that have come to be recognized as "Paralympic" were held in Rome in 1960.
The 2004 Paralympics are scheduled to be held in Athens, Greece.
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 1960 Summer Paralympics
The 1960 Summer Paralympic Games were the first Paralympics.
They were held in Rome, Italy with the Olympics.
The only disability included in this paralympics was spinal cord injury[?].
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 Paralympics
The story of the Paralympics begins with Dr. Ludwig Guttman of Stoke Mandeville Hospital in England.
The 1972 Paralympics included the first competition for quadraplegics, and demonstration events for the visually impaired.
In 2001, it was officially agreed that all future Olympics and Paralympics will be held in the same venues, with host cities bidding to get both as a package deal.
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 INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
The last Paralympic Summer Games were held in Athens, Greece, from 17 to 28 September 2004.
The next Summer Paralympics in 2008 will be held in Beijing, China, with the 2010 Winter Paralympics being staged from 12 to 21 March (2010) in Canada.
The IPC organises, supervises and coordinates the Paralympic Games and other multi-disability sports competitions at elite level, of which the most important are world and regional championships.
www.olympic.org /uk/games/paralympic/index_uk.asp   (541 words)

  
 1972 Summer Olympics
The Games of the XX Olympiad were held in 1972 in Munich, West Germany.
In the bid to organise the Olympics, Detroit, Madrid and Montreal were beaten.
Olga Korbut, a tiny Soviet gymnast, became a star after failing to win the individual all-around after a fall, but winning two gold medals in the apparatus events.
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 2004 Summer Paralympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The 2004 Summer Paralympic Games are the twelth Paralympics and they are being held in Athens, Greece.
The 800m Women's Wheelchair Race and 1500m Men's Wheelchair Race were the first competitions held for the 2004 Summer Paralympics, and occurred during the 2004 Summer Olympics as demostration sports as well.
These races are now open to able-bodied people.
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 www.eyes-2004.info: History of the Paralympic Games
In the beginning the Paralympics were primarily a sporting event for people in a wheelchair.
Since the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games and the Albertville 1992 Winter Paralympic Games they have also taken place at the same venues as the Olympics.
On 19 June 2001, an agreement was signed between the IPC and the International Olypmic Committee securing this practice for the future.
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 1960 Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
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Summer and Winter Games Table Notes: Games were cancelled due to WWI.
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 Finland olympics 1952   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
See live article   1952 Summer Olympics The Games of the XV Olympiad were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland.
See live article   Summer Olympic Games The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee.
Originally, in Olympic Years, the Championships were decided at the Winter Olympics, except for 1972 and 1976.
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 1972 Summer Olympics information - Search.com
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972.
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 Paralympic Games Details, Meaning Paralympic Games Article and Explanation Guide
The Paralympic Games are going to be held in Athens, Greece from 17th to 28th September 2004.
A record number of broadcasters will be present to cover the Athens 2004 Paralympics [1], though the events will not be broadcast in the United States [1].
Previous Paralympics have also suffered from limited broadcast and sponsorship.
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