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	Paralympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Paralympic Games are an elite multi-sport event for athletes with a disability.
		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.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paralympic_Games (654 words)

	Paralympic Games History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The 1996 Paralympic Games marks the first time athletes with a mental handicap will be included in athletics with events scheduled in the 200m and long jump for both men and women.
		The object of the game is to roll a bowl (not a ball), as close as possible to the jack.
		The Paralympic Games are the pinnacle of elite competition for athletes with a disability.
	www.cwba.ca /program/parahsty.html (2879 words)

	International Paralympic Committee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is an international non-profit organisation of elite sports for athletes with disabilities.
		At the 2004 Summer Paralympics Closing Ceremonies on September 28, 2004, the IPC launched a new logo.
		IPC and it's national Paralympics Committees organize national Paralympic Games for high level competitions at a national level.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Paralympic_Committee (273 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		Since the Salt Lake 2002 Games, one organising committee is responsible for hosting both the Olympic and the Paralympic Games.
		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.
		The IPC organises, supervises and coordinates the Paralympic Games
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/paralympic/index_uk.asp (552 words)

	Paralympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The general philosophy of the Paralympic Games is to follow the rules of the Olympic sports as much as possible.
		The Paralympic Games is an elite sports event in terms of both the organisation and the actual competition.
		In addition to abolishing the fees for the first time, ATHENS 2004 is the first Organising Committee for the Olympic Games which, operating under a unified management structure, is responsible for organising both the Olympic and the Paralympic Games.
	www.eu2003.gr /en/articles/2002/12/2/1094 (329 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Winter Olympics 2002 \| Paralympics \| Paralympics down the decades
		Competitors from Holland joined the games four years later and the international Paralympic movement was born.
		An Olympic-style games was first held in Rome in 1960 with 400 athletes representing 23 countries.
		The 1988 Paralympic Summer Games in Seoul, Korea, is often considered the beginning of the modern Paralympics, shifting from a "rehab" model to one of sport and athletic competition.
	news.bbc.co.uk /winterolympics2002/hi/english/paralympics/newsid_1760000/1760673.stm (357 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| sports Page \| Notes on the parallel Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		THE 15,000 Paralympic Games volunteers will be given one ticket each for the closing ceremony on Sunday, 29 October, in recognition for their valued and dedicated work in making the Games happen.
		Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Michael Knight said the public, media, the IOC, and athletes were full of praise for the Olympic volunteers, adding they deserved it.
		A MAJOR facility in the Paralympic Games is the prosthetic and wheelchair repair centre.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2000/505/sp3.htm (865 words)

	Torino 2006 - Dream-like Paralympics: Thank You Torino Â» (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The end of the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games was a grand finale, a hymn to life.
		This is the goodbye given by Torino to the Paralympic Games from 19:00 until approximately 23:00.
		Taste the Paralympic excitement with the clips we are offering: among others, interviews of "our champions" and live coverage of the events broadcast in streaming on ParalympicSport.TV
	www.paralympicgames.torino2006.org /ENG/ParalympicGames/home (298 words)

	Competition - Paralympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Paralympic Games are staged by the International Paralympic Committee.
		The Paralympic Games are conducted every four years in the same years as Olympic Games.
		However, participation in the winter games is considerably less than the summer games, in part because fewer events are offered, and in part because winter sports are not part of the culture in many nations.
	edweb6.educ.msu.edu /kin866/comppara.htm (283 words)

	EdGate Summer Games
		This year Athens welcomes athletes with physical disabilities to the 2004 Paralympic Games, which will be held the 17th through 28th of September.
		The first Olympic style games for disabled athletes were held in Rome right after the 1960 Olympic Games and are considered the first official Paralympic Games.
		Jessica Galli, is one of the top wheel chair racers in the U.S. She was the youngest member of the USA Track and Field Team at the 2000 Paralympic games in Sydney when she won the silver medal in the 800 meter.
	www2.edgate.com /summergames/paralympics (1364 words)

	The 1996 Paralympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Many Paralympic athletes were Olympic caliber athletes prior to an injury or illness which somehow impaired their mobility/vision.
		The Paralympic Transportation Mall/Hub is located in the parking area behind the Ajax and Beringhause Buildings and on the A-18 lot south of the Centennial Research Building.
		Paralympic athletes will eat all their meals in a large dining facility that will be erected on the new (under construction) Curran St. Parking Deck.
	www.prism.gatech.edu /~dsadmmpc/facstaffguide/s9.htm (944 words)

	Disability Sports and Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy - Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke Association
		The Paralympics provide world-class competition for elite disabled athletes at the highest level and are part of the Olympic Games.
		Those selected to compete by their country in the Paralympics are elite athletes that must qualify for competition along similar guidelines set for Olympic athletes.
		The Paralympic Games are not a participatory event in which everyone can enter and win a medal.
	www.chasa.org /sportspara.htm (635 words)

	Gonzalez Named SLOC’s Paralympic Managing Director
		Gonzalez is currently involved in the Paralympic Games in Sydney that encompass 18 sports, 125 countries, and 4,000 athletes from Oct. 18-29, 2000.
		The 2002 Games for elite athletes with disabilities will be held from March 7-16, featuring about 1,100 athletes and officials from 40 countries.
		A veteran of the 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games, Gonzalez served as the director of sports organizations.
	saltlake2002.paralympic.org /press/press_082200.html (349 words)

	British Paralympic Association :: Paralympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Great Britain is to the Paralympic Games as Athens is to the Olympic Games.
		Since that time the Games have developed beyond the initially exclusive participation of the spinally injured to incorporate many different types of disability.
		Now the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games are the ultimate international competitions for world class athletes with a disability.
	www.paralympics.org.uk /paralympic_games.asp?section=000100010003 (163 words)

	Visa Olympic and Paralympic Games Partnership \| Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Each Olympic Games, Visa partners with the national bank Olympic sponsor to install a special ATM network and hundreds of point-of-sale acceptance devices at competition and non-competition venues, including the Main Press Center and the Athletes’ Village.
		In advance of the Games, the Visa Olympics of the Imagination initiative challenges children throughout the world to express in artwork their visions of the goals and ideals of the Olympic Movement.
		Visa is also proud to be the first worldwide sponsor of the Paralympic Games, which encourage and promote the participation of athletes with disabilities in a wide variety of sporting competitions.
	international.visa.com /av/sponsorships/olympics/overview/main.jsp (282 words)

	Torino on track for outstanding Paralympic Games : ArriveNet Press Releases : Not For Profit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Games leadership has fully integrated the Paralympic Games into a high standard of services.
		Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee - TOROC - are well advanced in their preparations to welcome the world for the 10-day event.
		The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) is a non-profit, charitable, private corporation that is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
	press.arrivenet.com /notforprofit/article.php/701421.html (468 words)

	Israel21c (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		And they've made their presence felt at the World Paralympic Games currently taking place in Athens, with 3,846 athletes are competing from 136 countries.
		The triumph of the Paralympic athletes was even greater because they were not only competing against rivals from other countries, but they were challenging the limitations placed upon them by their disabilities, and often achieved what appeared to be unachievable, he said.
		The Paralympics were created by Ludwig Guttman, a German Jewish doctor who fled the Nazis.
	www.israel21c.org /bin/en.jsp?enPage=BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enDispWho=Articles^l785&enZone=Culture&enVersion=0& (1292 words)

	ABC Coverage of the Sydney Paralympic Games 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The eleventh summer Paralympic Games closed with a ceremony that was, as promised, informal, irreverent and one big party.
		The president of the IPC, Dr. Robert Steadward, declared the Games to be the best ever, a remark that was warmly endorsed by the capacity crowd at Stadium Australia which was later treated to a musical extravaganza.
		Nine powerlifters were ejected from the Games and banned for four years for failing drug tests.
	www.abc.net.au /paralympics (436 words)

	International Sailing Federation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Focusing on the Athlete and not on disability, the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games will provide to the spectators, viewers and volunteers a unique experience showcasing the athletes’ pursuit of a lifetime performance.
		The Paralympic Athletes’ strength and skill to compete at the highest level will inspire the world to celebrate this great sports competition and determine the measure of human greatness, leaving a legacy for the generations to come.
		A short history of the Paralympic Games and sailing at the Paralympic Games.
	www.sailing.org /menu.asp?MenuID=jp~8GLkxm05B,0zSpvI,zY6STDc5RNIhAGbD (243 words)

	ATHENS 2004 Olympics / Athens 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games Launch Pad / Greece
		Margaret Anne Green, Technical Executive of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for the swimming events, visited the headquarters of Athens 2004 to be briefed on progress in the preparation of this event at the 2004 Paralympic Games.
		Athena and Phevos, the Athens 2004 Olympic Games mascots, are a brother and a sister, symbols of the Olympic values and the idea of brotherhood among all people and ambassadors of participation, noble competition and equality.
		The Summer Games are returning home to the country that gave birth to the Olympic celebration more than 2,000 years ago and the city that staged the first modern Olympics in 1896.
	www.invgr.com /olympics_launch_pad.htm (9083 words)

	Quins & The British Paralympic Association \|\| ComeAllWithin.co.uk - Unofficial Harlequins News and Views (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Fourteen sports on the Paralympic programme are shared with the Olympic Games: archery, athletics, basketball, cycling, equestrian, fencing, football, judo, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, tennis and volleyball.
		On the day of the Opening Ceremony of the 1948 Olympic Games in London, the Stoke Mandeville Games were founded and the first competition for wheelchair athletes was organised.
		Olympic style Games for athletes with a disability were organised for the first time in Rome in 1960, immediately after the Olympic Games - these are considered the first Paralympic Games.
	www.sportnetwork.net /main/s98/st28165.htm (993 words)

	Matt King - Motivational Speaker, World Class Athlete, Paralympic Cyclist, Blind Athlete, IT Accessibility Specialist, ...
		Matt made his debut on the international cycling scene at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games by setting a world record in the 4,000 meter pursuit.
		The total number of athletes in the Paralympic Games was 3,969 (2,763 men and 1,206 women), which is also a new record, compared to the 3,843 who had competed in Sydney.
		Paralympic sports were held in the Athens Paralympic Games, at 20 Paralympic Venues.
	www.thekinglink.com (1317 words)

	Australian Paralympic Committee
		Milton said, “The Paralympic Games hill in Sestriere is pretty steep so our team has concentrated on training for those conditions.
		Milton, making his fifth Games appearance in Torino, is the most experienced member of the Australian Winter Squad.
		The Torino 2006 Australian Paralympic Winter Squad will compete in Super G and Giant Slalom over the next two days of the European Cup before moving to Artesina, Italy for the week-long finals commencing on 25 February.
	www.paralympic.org.au /apc_news_detail.asp?id=167 (317 words)

	THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT
		The composition of the 25 IOC commissions for 2006 has now been finalised and is available on the IOC website.
		The role of these commissions is to guide the IOC and the Organising Committees for the Olympic Games in their missions....
		London 2012 Olympic Games an ambitious and visionary project (21 April 2006)
	www.olympic.org /uk/index_uk.asp (51 words)

	CNW Group
		According to Canadian delegation, the Torino Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee - TOROC - are well advanced in their preparations to welcome the world for the 10-day event.
		The Paralympic Games will be held from March 10th to 19th, showcasing the four sports (five disciplines) Sledge Hockey, Alpine Skiing, Nordic Skiing (Cross country and Biathlon) and, for the first time at the Paralympic Games, Wheelchair Curling.
		The 1,300 Paralympic athletes will be housed in two villages: Torino for the Curling and Sledge Hockey athletes and the mountain resort of Sestriere for the skiing athletes.
	www.newswire.ca /en/releases/archive/October2005/04/c7308.html (429 words)

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