The international paralympic committee was founded.

Paralympics history wikipedia. A brief history of the paralympics. With links to the members’ wikipedia articles. India's first medal, and also the first individual gold medal, was won in 1972 games, when murlikant petkar swam the 50 meters freestyle in a world record time of 37.331 seconds.

Event results for the 2006 winter paralympics completed by keith edkins. Opening ceremony of the rome 1960 paralympic games. Paralimpiade adalah ajang kompetisi olahraga internasional untuk atlet penyandang disabilitas.

For the second time in its short history, an australian patient at stoke mandeville hospital competed in the stoke mandeville games. First founded as an archery contest for 16 disabled veterans, the games now rival the olympics as an athletic. Paralympic shooting, also known as shooting para sport, is an adaptation of shooting sports for competitors with disabilities.

In 1976 the first winter games in paralympics history were held in sweden, and as with the summer games, have taken place every four years, and include a paralympics opening. How the paralympic movement evolved into a major sporting event. Shooting is a test of accuracy and control, in which competitors.

The stoke mandeville games later became the paralympic games which first took place in rome, italy, in 1960 featuring 400 athletes from 23 countries. The first paralympic games were held in rome, italy in 1960 and featured 400 athletes. 1992 the 1992 winter paralympics in tignes and albertville, france, became the first winter games to use the same.

Wounded warrior chuck sketch participates in swim practice on feb.