1976 Summer Paralympics 1976 Summer Paralympics The 1976 Summer Paralympics (), branded as Torontolympiad - 1976 Olympiad for the Physically Disabled, was the fifth Paralympic Games to be held. They were hosted by Toronto, Canada, from August 4 to 12, 1976, marking the first time a Paralympics was held in Canada. The games began three days after the close of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. This was the first time global politics interfered with the Paralympic Games. "The problem stemmed from the logic that admitting a team from South Africa was to give implicit approval for its government's attitude towards segregation and
Monterrey bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was ultimately elected as the host city of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games on July 4, 2013. Monterrey expressed interest in hosting the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics but the Mexican Olympic Committee selected Guadalajara to go forward as Mexico's bid. They became a candidate but received an unfavorable evaluation in the IOC's evaluation report which was published before the February 2010 vote on the host city. Guadalajara withdrew their bid following this report. Nanjing was ultimately awarded the 2014 games. Mexico City hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 1968. Mexico City made two bids prior to their 1968 bid.