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Paralympic Games FACT SHEET
Paralympic Games are a multi-sport event for elite athletes with a physical disability, held immediately following Olympic Games and a direct "parallel," - hence the name. The Canadian Paralympic Committee is responsible for Team Canada’s participation in the Paralympic Games.
Paralympic Sports
- There are 25 Paralympic sports, 20 summer sports and five winter sports.
Summer |
Athletics
Archery
Boccia
Cycling Goalball |
5-a-side Football
7-a-side Football
Wheelchair Tennis
Wheelchair Rugby Wheelchair Basketball |
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming Equestrian |
Table Tennis
Volleyball
Power-lifting
Judo
Fencing |
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| Winter |
Alpine Skiing
Cross-country Skiing
Ice Sledge Hockey
Wheelchair Curling
Biathlon |
2010 Paralympic Games
- The 2010 Paralympic Winter Games takes place in Vancouver and Whistler from March 12 to 21.
- The Canadian Team will consist of approximately 40 athletes who will compete against 600 athletes from over 40 countries in 64 medal events across five sports.
- The 2010 Games will be the first Paralympic Winter Games hosted in Canada.
- The Paralympic Games have always been held in the same year as the Olympic Games. However, it was not until the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville that they were also held in the same city.
- Canada hosted the1976 Paralympic Summer Games in Toronto. The first “twinned†Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games were held in 1988 in Seoul.
- The goal of Canadian Paralympic Committee at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games is to have the best ever result for Paralympic Team Canada with a finish in the top three medal winning nations.
Results
- Canada is ranked 4th in the all time combined summer and winter Paralympic medal table with 1097 medals, 404 gold, 338 silver and 355 bronze medals.
- At summer Paralympic Games Canada has won a total of 997 medals (378 gold, 302 silver and 317 bronze) and is ranked the 3rd highest medal winning nation of all time.
- At winter Paralympic Games Canada has won a total of 100 medals (26 gold, 36 silver and 38 bronze) and is ranked the 9th highest medal winning nation of all time.
- At the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, Canada placed 7th with 50 medals (19 gold, 10 silver and 21 bronze) Canadian women won 31 medals, including 14 gold.
- At the last Paralympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy, Canada placed 6th overall with 13 medals, 5 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze.
- Canada’s future success at Paralympic Games is jeopardized by low participation in sport by persons with a disability and a lack of athlete development opportunities at the provincial and local level.
- There are about 3.6 million Canadians with a disability, only 3% participate in sport.
- 900,000 Canadians with a disability are between the ages of 5 and 45; only 20,000 are involved in organized sport.
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