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The paralympics were formed as a parallel games to the Olympics - Comment on whether this concept is true today.
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Gemma Brayne November 2002 Homework The paralympics were formed as a parallel games to the Olympics. Comment on whether this concept is true today. The word "Paralympic" means 'next to' or 'parallel' to the Olympic Games. The paralympics are to athletes with disabilities what the Olympics are to able-bodied athletes. It is a showcase of individual talent and national pride. Paralympic athletes are classified according to their disabilities. The classifications include: amputee, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, wheelchair, visual impairment and other conditions. The Paralympics have always been played in the same year as the Olympics. Beginning with the Seoul summer Olympics of 1988 and the Albertville winter Olympics of 1992, the Paralympics have mostly been played in the same venues as the Olympics. This is beneficial to the athletes since they can share the same technology and facilities. It is also parallel to the Olympics because they use the same torch. However they...
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