the paralympic games were initially meant for disabled british veterans.
the paralympic games were initially meant for disabled british veterans.
who were the paralympic games initially meant for?
disabled british veterans
there have been several milestones in the paralympic movement. the first official paralympic games, no longer open solely to war veterans, was held in rome in 1960. 400 athletes from 23 countries competed at the 1960 games. since 1960, the paralympic games have taken place in the same year as the olympic games. the games were initially open only to athletes in wheelchairs; at the 1976 summer games, athletes with different disabilities were included for the first time at a summer paralympics. with the inclusion of more disability classifications the 1976 summer games expanded to 1,600 athletes from 40 countries. the 1988 summer paralympics in seoul was another milestone for the paralympic movement. it was in seoul that the paralympic summer games were held directly after the olympic summer games, in the same host city, and using the same facilities. this set a precedent that was followed in 1992, 1996 and 2000. it was eventually formalized in an agreement between the international paralympic committee (ipc) and the international olympic committee (ioc) in 2001, and was extended through 2020. on march 10, 2018, the two committees further extended their contract to 2032. the 1992 winter paralympics were the first winter games to use the same facilities as the winter olympics.
paralympic games
the following judoka have represented canada at the paralympic games. there are two categories: athletes and coaches.









































section::::paralympic games.:rio 2016.









































section::::paralympic games.:rio 2016.:athletes.









































bullet::::- priscilla gagné









































bullet::::- tony walby









































section::::paralympic games.:london 2012.









































section::::paralympic games.:london 2012.:athletes.









































bullet::::- justin karn









































bullet::::- tim rees









































bullet::::- tony walby









































section::::paralympic games.:london 2012.:coaches.









































bullet::::- tom thompson









































section::::paralympic games.:beijing 2008.









































section::::paralympic games.:beijing 2008.:athletes.









































bullet::::- william morgan









































section::::paralympic games.:beijing 2008.:coaches.









































bullet::::- tom thompson









































section::::paralympic games.:athens 2004.









































section::::paralympic games.:athens 2004.:athletes.









































bullet::::- william morgan









































section::::paralympic games.:athens 2004.:coaches.









































bullet::::- tom thompson









































section::::paralympic games.:sydney 2000.









































section::::paralympic games.:sydney 2000.:athletes.









































bullet::::- william morgan









































bullet::::- pier morten









































section::::paralympic games.:sydney 2000.:coaches.









































bullet::::- tom thompson
list of canadian judoka