Topic of the Month September: Paralympics 2004 in Athens

 
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It is about time! From the 17th to 28th of September the Paralympic Games in Athens take place. Around 4000 athletes from 120 nations will participate in 19 sports disciplines at 20 different venues. If that isn't some sort of calculation.

Athens 2004 is something special. The organisers are the first committee in history that is responsible for the Olympic as well as the Paralympic Games. Furthermore, they were the first ones to get rid off a participation fee in order to eliminate any discrimination of participants of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. More interesting background information on the Games can be read in our Topic of the Month.

A German neurologist and neurosurgeon stood at the beginning of introducing sports to the disabled during World War II. From that time on, the evolution of the Paralympic Games began resulting in one of the biggest sport events every four years.

- How did it all begin? - History of the Paralympic Movement

Ahead of us, during the next few weeks, the Paralympic Games is the event that will receive attention all around the globe. But what sports will be presented? What are classifications? An answer to this can be found in the following article.

- Classifications and Paralympic Sports

Our Topics at a Glance:

- Our Topics 2004
- Our Topics 2003