The Paralympic Games are a major international sports event involving athletes with various disabilities such as mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness and cerebal palsy. The originator of the Paralympic games is Sir Ludwig Guttmann. He started Paralympic movement that finally developed into Paralympic Games.
The Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee who holds the responsibility of organising the games at an interval of four years. It organises both summer and winter olympics.
The first Paralympic Games were held in Rome in 1960. However, the Paralympic' word was officially used in 1988 Summer Olympics, which were held in Seoul.
The motto of Paralympic Games is 'Spirit in Motion' which was introduced in 2004 at t at the Paralympic games Athens. Its earlier motto was 'Mind, Body and Spirit which was introduced in 1994.
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The paralympic games are truly inspirational as the athletes in these games display great determination and courage to overcome mental and physical obstacles.