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Things You (probably) Didn’t Know | Winter Paralympics
Updated: Jul 16, 2019
The Paralympics have grown rapidly over the last 20 years, developing from little brother to the Olympic Games to a sporting mega-event in their own right. However, there are some pretty startling facts that most people aren’t aware of:
Winter Paralympic Games
The next Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, will be held in March 2018, with the event expected to be the largest of its kind since its inception in 1976.
It is expected that the 550 competitors at the Sochi Paralympic Games in 2014 will grow, as the number of overall events increases to 80.
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