Paralympic Games

Paralympics are the parallel Games to the Olympics.

• True

• False

Sport for athletes with an impairment has existed for more than 100 years.

• True

• False

In 1944, who was responsible for opening a spinal injuries centre at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Great Britain?

• Karl Marx

• Adolf Hitler

• Benito Mussolini

• Dr. Ludwig Guttmann

Where and when did the FIRST Paralympic Games take place?

• London, 1948

• Great Britain, 1944

• Italy,1960

• Sweden, 1976

After 1960, how often did the Paralympic Games take place?

• Every year

• Every two years

• Every three years

• Every four years

In 1976 the first Winter Games in Paralympics were held in which country?

• Germany

• Italy

• Sweden

• Britain

The Winter Paralympic Games take place every four years.

• True

• False

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) was formed in Germany in 1989.

• True

• False