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Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games

Competition description

Athletics
The competition programme includes Track and Field events, Throwing and Jumping events, the Marathon and Pentathlon. It involves the largest number of male and female athletes and the largest number of events.[Full story]
   

Classification

Athletes from all of the disability categories represented in the IPC compete: Classes 11, 12 and 13 cover the different levels of visual impairment ...[Full story]


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The Evolution of Paralympic Games The Evolution of Paralympic GamesIn 1948, Sir Ludwig Guttmann organized a sports competition involving World War II veterans with a spinal cord injury in Stoke Mandeville, England. More>>

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Paralympic Classification Guide

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Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Partners

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Partners

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