National Paralympic Games France 1994 - Paralympics VI - Lillehammer - Norway 1998 - Paralympics VII - Nagano - Japan 2002 - Paralympics VIII - Salt Lake City - United States 2006 - Paralympics IX - Turin - Italy 2010 - Paralympics X - Vancouver - Canada 2014 - Paralympics XI - Sochi - Russia Summer Paralympic Games: 1960 - Paralympics I - Rome - Italy 1964 - Paralympics II - Tokyo - Japan 1968 - Paralympics III - Tel Aviv - Israel 1972 - Paralympics IV - Heidelberg - West Germany 1976 - Paralympics V - Toronto - Canada 1980 - Paralympics
Paralympic Games Paralympic Games have, since 2007, made efforts to make the host city Sochi more accessible. Paralympic athletes have sought equal opportunities to compete at the Olympic Games. The precedent was set by Neroli Fairhall, a Paralympic archer from New Zealand, who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In 2008 Oscar Pistorius, a South African sprinter, attempted to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Pistorius had both his legs amputated below the knee and races with two carbon fibre blades manufactured by Ossur. He holds Paralympic world record in the 400 meter event. Pistorius missed qualifying for the