Paralympics

 Paralympics 

The word Paralympics means running 'parallel' or alongside the Olympics.The first Paralympics games was held in 1960 in Rome (Italy.)Australia won its first winter Paralympics medal  in 1992 and has medalled at each winter games since them,The Paralympics are the second largest sports team in the world,after the Olympics. Like the Olympics the Paralympics are a competition of people with the highest athletics ability.The first winter Paralympics games were held in 1976 in ornskoldsvik,Sweden. The closing ceremony of the Paralympics games takes place after all sporting events have concluded. Paralympians. sir Steve redgrave