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	2004 Summer Paralympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28.
		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 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 truck near the town of Kamena Vourla.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2004_Summer_Paralympics (977 words)

	2012 Summer Paralympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 2012 Summer Paralympic Games will be the fourteenth Paralympics and will take place between 29 August 2012 and 9 September 2012.
		The Games will be held in London, United Kingdom after the city was successful with its its bid for the Paralympics and Summer Olympic Games.
		In their evaluation report, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) states that "With its rich history, the capacities of UK Paralympic Sport are among the best in the world."
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2012_Summer_Paralympics (204 words)

	Paralympics Ontario (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This year Paralympics Ontario introduced a new set of awards for overall Male Athlete of the Year, Female Athlete of the Year, Coach of the Year and Team of the Year.
		Paralympics Ontario would also like to thank all the donors for their continued support.
		In Partnership, Paralympics Ontario and Ontario Disabled Alpine Race Team are proud tp present you with the 2007 Ontario Provincial Championships for 2007.
	www.paralympicsontario.ca (344 words)

	aarogya.com "The Wellness Site" - International Day For Disabled Persons
		In order to compete in the Paralympics, each athlete must meet strict qualifying standards and be selected to his or her national team.
		The Paralympics are not to be confused with the Special Olympics, for athletes with mental retardation.
		The Summer Paralympic Games were held in Atlanta (USA) in 1996 and thereafter Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney (Australia) in October 2000.
	www.aarogya.com /Miscellaneous/Events/Disability/paralypmics.asp (665 words)

	Cincinnati CityBeat : 03/15/2006 : In My View
		The first Paralympics Games were held in 1960 in South Korea; and since 1975 the agreement between the International Olympics Committee (IOC) and the IPC (International Paralympics Committee) has been that the Paralympics are held in the very same venues as the Olympic Games, approximately two weeks later.
		The Paralympics, however, are fiercely competitive and feature elite athletes who leave jobs, school, families and other responsibilities to train for months on end, exactly as do their nondisabled Olympic peers.
		Paralympics athletes have such disabilities as spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, visual impairments and intellectual disabilities or represent a category called "les autres" (others), and can compete in a variety of 26 qualifying Paralympic sports, ranging from wheelchair tennis to tandem cycling.
	www.citybeat.com /2006-03-15/inmyview.shtml (1047 words)

	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 (544 words)

	Goethe-Institut - Sports - Topics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The 12th Paralympics in Athens was also an impressive testimonial not only to the fact that competitive sport for handicapped people has progressed considerably, but to the development of the entire associated area as well – including publicity, work at association level, and promotion of sport by governments and other institutions.
		The Paralympic Games in Athens were a success across the board for the German team – as well as taking home 19 gold medals, a further award was given in Germany for the first time.
		During the Paralympics Night in Düsseldorf, light athletics champion Wojtek Czyz and swimmer Kirsten Bruhn were bestowed with the honorary title of "Germany's Disabled Athletes of the Year 2004” by Theodor Zühlsdorf, President of the German Association of Sports for the Disabled (DBS).
	www.goethe.de /ges/spr/thm/en148861.htm (1240 words)

	CBC Sports Online
		He competed in the 1994 Paralympics in Lillehammer, finishing first in biathlon, middle distance and long distance, and second in relay and short distance races.
		At the Nagano Paralympic Games in 1998, he repeated his winning performances, capturing gold in biathlon and middle distance and silver in men's relay and short distance.
		Two-time Paralympic gold medallist Sten-Oluf Horn of Norway won the short and long distance events in Nagano 1998, as well as a bronze in the relay at Nagano.
	www.cbc.ca /sports/paralympics/nordic_who.html (1059 words)

	1972 Summer Olympics
		Mark Spitz set seven World Records to win a record seven gold medals in one Olympics, bringing his total to nine.
		Lasse Virén[?] of Finland won the 5000 and 10000 m (the latter after a fall), a feat he would repeat in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
		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.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/19/1972_Summer_Olympics.html (256 words)

	EdGate Summer Games
		The new International Paralympic logo consists of three elements in red, blue and green - the three colors that are most widely represented in national flags around the world.
		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.
		The Paralympics are not to be confused with the Special Olympics, a participatory event where all contenders receive medals.
	www2.edgate.com /summergames/paralympics (1364 words)

	Paralympics
		The Paralympics are the second-largest sports competition in the world, after the Olympics; the 2000 Summer Games included 3,843 athletes from 123 nations.
		The Paralympics are coordinated by the International Paralympic Committee, founded in 1989 (succeeding several committees that had existed before then), which is the only international organization representing all sports and disabilities.
		The Paralympics have continued to grow, and the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul were once again held in the same venues as the Olympics.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/paralympics.html (585 words)

	Parlo - English World- Lesson Plans
		The Paralympics began in 1948 in Stoke Mandeville, England as a sports competition for World War II veterans with spinal cord injuries.
		These days, there are six different disability groups represented in the Paralympics: amputee, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, vision-impaired, wheelchair, and "les autres" ("the others," which includes athletes with a wide range of conditions that don't fit into the established groups).
		The Paralympics have always taken place in the same years as the Olympics, and since the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul, they have been held in the same places.
	www.parlo.com /en/teachers/lessonplans/paralyeng_3.asp (290 words)

	Paralympics await their turn in the spotlight - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		The managing director of Salt Lake City's 2002 Winter Paralympics recently touted to reporters his lesser-known Games, how they would go prime time and grab the nation — or, at least A&E Network viewers — by the lapel.
		That's far more than the four TV hours during the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics, a notable difference considering the Summer Paralympics are more popular.
		She took bronze in slalom at the 1998 Paralympics in Nagano and recently moved to Park City to train for this year's Games.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,70000488,00.html (466 words)

	2008 Summer Paralympics
		The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing, China from August 8, 2008 through August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 08:08pm and 08 seconds on August 8th.
		The centerpiece of the 2008 Summer Olympics is the construction of the Beijing National Stadium, which began on December 24, 2003.
		Some environmental groups have called for a boycott of the 2008 Summer Olympics after it was reported that the Chinese government placed an order for US$1 billion on 800,000 cubic meters of Merbau hardwood from the endangered rainforests of Indonesia's Papua province to be used in the construction of the games.
	www.libraryoflibrary.com /E_n_c_p_d_2008_Summer_Paralympics.html (3607 words)

	CNNSI.com - More Sports - Paralympians compete, cheat just like Olympians - Wednesday March 06, 2002 04:24 PM
		The Salt Lake City Winter Paralympics open Thursday amid a growing awareness of the darker side to sports, a realization that some of its athletes have used illegal substances to boost performances.
		International Paralympic Committee spokeswoman Susanne Reiff said there's never been a positive doping result at the Winter Paralympics, first staged in 1976 at Ornskoldsvik, Sweden.
		Doping, though, was a huge story at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /more/news/2002/03/06/paralympics_cheating_ap (758 words)

	Successful, but ignored - Playing to Win: Canada at the Paralympics - CBC Archives
		The 1996 summer Paralympics are in full swing in Atlanta.
		In Nagano in 1998, he noted that he was one of the few Canadian reporters who stayed behind after the Olympics to cover the Paralympics.
		At the 2002 Winter Paralympics, there was substantial Paralympic coverage for the first time in the United States when the A&E (Arts and Entertainment) Network broadcast daily hour-long highlights during Games.
	archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-41-1363-8437/sports/paralympics/clip6 (594 words)

	DyeStatCal - California High School track on DyeStat
		The U.S. Paralympic National performance team is looking for new athletes who are interested in training for and possibly competing in the 2004 Olympic games in Athens Greece.
		U.S. Paralympics is a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee that was created in May 2001 to focus efforts on enhancing programs, funding and opportunities for persons with physical disabilities to participate in Paralympic sport.
		The Mission of U.S. Paralympics is to be the world leader in the Paralympic movement and to promote excellence in the lives of persons with physical disabilities.
	www.dyestatcal.com /news/tr2003/030115paralympicsannouncem.htm (503 words)

	History of Paralympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Today, the Paralympics are elite sport events for athletes from six different disability groups.
		The number of athletes participating in Summer Paralympic Games has increased from 400 athletes in Rome in 1960 to 3843 in Sydney in 2000.
		The Italian city of Torino will host the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games and the Summer Paralympics 2008 will be held in Beijing, China.
	www.paralympicsnz.org.nz /page/history_of_pg.html (301 words)

	washingtonpost.com: An Equal Playing Field
		That's a big jump from the 400 athletes and 23 countries that went to the first Paralympics, held in Rome, Italy, in 1960.
		Although people with disabilities have used sports as therapy since at least the 18th century, the idea of holding games modeled on the Olympics didn't advance until 1948, when a competition was staged in England for World War II veterans with spinal injuries.
		Today's Summer Paralympics include amputees, people with visual problems and the mentally disabled.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A1351-2004Sep6?language=printer (147 words)

	1976 Summer Paralympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		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.
	www.wikimoz.org /wiki/en/wikipedia/1/19/1976_summer_paralympics.html (103 words)

	ÖPC - Geschichte (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		At the IVth Paralympics in Heidelberg, Germany, athlete participation surpasses the 1000 mark.
		The Summer Games are held in Long Island, New York without the wheelchair athletes who compete for medals In Stoke, Mandeville.
		The Winter Paralympics are held in Innsbruck, Austria.
	www.oepc.at /geschichte.asp?l=en (446 words)

	1972 Summer Paralympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The 1972 Summer Paralympics were the fourth Paralympic Games to be held.
		Physics and chemistry of upper atmospheres;: Proceedings of a symposium organized by the summer advanced study institute, held at the University of Or...
		Electron emission spectroscopy;: Proceedings of the NATO Summer Institute held at the University of Gent, August 28-September 7, 1972
	www.freeglossary.com /1972_Summer_Paralympics (276 words)

	www.eyes-2004.info: History of the Paralympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		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.
	web18.s112.typo3server.com /11160.0.html (278 words)

	CBC.CA - Torino 2006 Paralympics
		Like their Olympic counterparts, Canada's Paralympic athletes are looking to make a big splash in the final Games before the 2010 competition in Vancouver.
		But for any sport to become a Paralympic sport it has to be practiced in a minimum number of countries on a minimum number of continents.
		But curling is on the 2006 Paralympic program as a new sport, so the sky is the limit.
	www.cbc.ca /paralympics/indepth/headlines.shtml?HenryWohler.html (1594 words)

	2012 Summer Paralympics - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		It is likely to contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change dramatically as the event approaches and more information becomes available.
		The Games will be held in London, England after the city was successful with its its bid for the Paralympics and Summer Olympic Games.
		2012 Summer Paralympics, Future sporting events, Summer Paralympic Games, 2012 in sports, 2012 Summer Paralympics and Sports festivals hosted in England.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/2012_Summer_Paralympics (222 words)

	The Modern Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Paralympics - Everything you want to know about the upcoming paralympics from the International Paralympic Committee.
		Summer Games 2004 - Athens - This site provides travel information, accomodations,ticket and sporting event information, as well as up to date torch lighting information.
		Summer Games - Provides information about the summer games throughout the years.
	www.kn.pacbell.com /wired/fil/pages/listfirstaia.html (249 words)

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