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Disability in Sport
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First Paralympic Games
1888
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First Paralympic Games in Berlin, 1888
Games for the Paralysed
1948
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Sir Ludwig Guttman organised a competition/game for disabled army veterans Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom. (known as the Stoke-Mandeville Games for the Paralysed)
Paralympic Summer Games
1960
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Paralympics are Reopen/is widely introduced after the War in 1960, by Sir Ludwig Guttman.
Special Olympics
1960
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Special Olympics is Founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
Toronto Paralympic Games
1976
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A variety of disability groups were added and the idea of merging together disability groups for international sports competition.
Winter Paralympic Games
1976
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First Winter Paralympic Games in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden.
Paralympics
1988
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179 athletes from Seoul entered, making it the Largest group in History to have entered the games.
Disability Sports Australia (DSA)
2003
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Disability Sports Australia established
Australian Disability Sport Organisation
2009
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Australian Disability Sport was formed by a group of sports people.
2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro
2016
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Australian Paralympic team finished fifth with 81 medals
2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro
2016
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Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro - Four Paralympic athletes beat the Olympic gold medal time.
Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro
2016
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Australian Paralympic team finished fifth with 81 medals
Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro
2016
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More than 200 world records set.
Paralympics in Rio De Janeiro
2016
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177 Australian athletes entered the Paralympics, making it the second Largest group in History, representing 16 out 22 sports. They were the ‘most-loved’ team and finished in fifth place.
Special Olympics
2016
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Special Olympic celebrate 40 years