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The Paralympic Games are a multi-sport event for Athletes With Physical, Mental And Sensorial Disabilities . This includes mobility disabilities, Amputees , Visual Disabilities and those with Cerebral Palsy . The Paralympic Games are held every four years, following the Olympic Games , and are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). (The Paralympic Games are sometimes confused with the Special Olympics , which are only for people with Intellectual Disabilities .) The name derives from the Greek "para" ("beside" or "alongside") and thus refers to a competition held in parallel with the Olympic Games . No relation with Paralysis or Paraplegia is intended, however, the word Paralympic was originally a pun combining 'paraplegic' and 'Olympic'. {Link without Title} HISTORY Sir , Sweden in 1976 . {Link without Title} Since 1988, the Summer Paralympics have been held in the conjunction with the Olympic Games in the same host city. This practice was adopted in 1992 for the Winter Paralympics, and became an official policy of the International Olympic Committee and the IPC following a June 19 , 2001 agreement. The Games take place three weeks after the closing of the Olympics, in the same host city and using the same facilities. Cities bidding to host the Olympic Games must include the Paralympic Games in their bid, and typically both Games are now run by a single organizing committee. In the 1996 Atlanta Games athletes with Intellectual Disabilities were allowed to participate for the first time. Cheating controversies See Also: Cheating at the Paralympic Games The Paralympic Games have seen damaging scandals regarding cheating in the events. The . {Link without Title} SUMMER GAMES Summer sports The following sports are currently on the Summer Paralympic Games programme:
These sports will be part of the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. The following sports are not included in the Summer Paralympic Games programme, but are governed by the IPC: WINTER GAMES See Also: Paralympic sports Winter sports The following sports are on the current Winter Paralympic Games programme:
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The categories apply for both summer and winter paralympics. NOTES The IPC has set up National Paralympic Games for competitions organized under the national Paralympic Committees. EXTERNAL LINKS
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