Paralympic symbols The Paralympic flag has a white background, with the Paralympic symbol in the centre. The current Paralympic flag was first flown during the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver Paralympic Games in 2010. Until the 2010 Winter Paralympics, the host country chose the site and the method through which the Paralympic Torch was lit. Since the 2012 Summer Paralympics, the concept of the Paralympic Torch Relay has changed and the Official Paralympic Flame is always created in the Games host city by uniting different regional flames. For London 2012 four regional flames from the national capitals of London, Belfast, Edinburgh and
National Paralympic Games National Paralympic Games The National Paralympic Games are high-level multi-sport events held at the national level by the International Paralympic Committee and national Paralympic Committees in non-Olympic years. The events provide competitions for disabled athletes. The Games started in 1948 a man by the name of Ludwig Guttmann created the events and competition for World War 2 veterans that had spinal injuries. In the Paralympic Games they divide the athletes into different categories based on their disability the categories include: Amputee:-Athletes with a partial or total loss of at least one limb. Cerebral Palsy:-Athletes with non-progressive brain damage, for example