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Major international sport event for people with disabilities

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Paralympic Games: Major international sport event for people with disabilities
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, are held almost immediately following the respective Olympic Games. All Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

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Paris seeks to boost sluggish sales for Paralympic Games [Video]

Paris seeks to boost sluggish sales for Paralympic Games

Credit: FRANCE 24 English     Duration: 01:17Published
Olympic committee in bid to boost sales of Paralympic Games tickets, only a third sold so far [Video]

Olympic committee in bid to boost sales of Paralympic Games tickets, only a third sold so far

Credit: FRANCE 24 English     Duration: 01:19Published

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