the Paralympics
noun /ðə ˌpærəˈlɪmpɪks/
/ðə ˌpærəˈlɪmpɪks/
[plural]- an international athletics competition for people who are disabled (= unable to use a part of the body completely or easily because of a physical condition, an illness, an injury, etc.)Topics Sports: other sportsc1Word Origin1950s: blend of paraplegic (modern Latin, from Greek paraplēgia, from paraplēssein ‘strike at the side’, from para ‘beside’ + plēssein ‘to strike’) and Olympics (plural of Olympic).