The evolution of the Paralympic Games

Ian Stuart Brittain

The evolution of the Paralympic Games

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Abstract

The wheelchair Games held in Rome in 1960 are now accepted as the first Paralympic Games, although at the time they were known as the Ninth International Stoke Mandeville Games. However, it took some decades for the Paralympic Games to establish both their name and their contemporary identity.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Benchmark Games: The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games
Editors	Richard Cashman, Simon Darcy
Place of Publication	Petersham, New South Wales
Publisher	Walla Walla Press
Pages	19-34
ISBN (Print)	978-1-876718-05-3
Publication status	Published - Jul 2008

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Paralympic Games
Sydney
Australia

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