Abstract
The aim of this chapter is to look at some of the key points in the history and development of the Paralympic Games from their early beginnings as a rehabilitation and awareness raising event as the Stoke Mandeville Games to them becoming the second largest multi-sport event on the planet after the Olympic Games. In order to do this I have split this history into four time periods that cover what I perceive to be the key phases in the conception and development of the Paralympic Games. Given that I will not be able to cover every issue that has played a part in the development of the Paralympic Games over the last seventy years I have tried to select what I consider the things that have had the biggest impact in each of the four time periods selected.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Palgrave Handbook of Paralympic Studies |
| Editors | Ian Brittain, Aaron Beacom |
| Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Chapter | 7 |
| Pages | 125-150 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-137-47901-3 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-137-47900-6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 31 Jan 2018 |