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Paralympics
Paralympics (ˌpærəˈlɪmpɪks) pl n (Individual Sports, other than specified) the Paralympics a sporting event, modelled on the Olympic Games, held solely for disabled competitors. Also known as: the Parallel Olympics [C20: parallel + Olympics]Translations EncyclopediaSeeParalympic gamesParalympics An international multi-sport event in which participants are elite athletes with physical or visual impairments including paraplegia and quadriplegia, amputations, and cerebral palsyParalympics Sports medicine An international sports competition in which participants are elite athletes with physical or visual impairments, representing 4 intl federations for the blind, paraplegics and quadriplegics, amputees, people with cerebral palsy. Cf Special Olympics. |