Paralympics
plural noun
Para·lym·pics
ˌper-ə-ˈlim-piks 
ˌpa-rə-
: a series of international contests for athletes with disabilities that are associated with and held following the summer and winter Olympic Games
called also Paralympic Games
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The 2028 Paralympics are scheduled to take place in Los Angeles Aug. 15-27 that year.
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David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Watch the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, beginning July 26, on NBC and Peacock.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
As Paris preps for Olympics, safety of the iconic River Seine remains in question
The Paralympics are coming to Paris.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2024
Ahead of the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, the United States men’s wheelchair basketball national team will play four games at Queens University of Charlotte.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2024
Watch the Paris Olympics and Paralympics this summer on NBC and Peacock.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Each 52-minute part will air on France Télévisions, the first three episodes just ahead of this year’s Games and the final two after the closing ceremony of the Paralympics.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 21 May 2024
Dixon, who is also a paraprofessional at Gateway, wants to see opportunities for his Special Olympics/Paralympics athletes increase in coming years.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
As Francois Chatillon walked us through all the reconfigurations and infrastructure work, the spectacular nave was as glorious as ever—space will be used for Olympics and Paralympics fencing and taekwondo.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 2 May 2024
David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Watch the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, beginning July 26, on NBC and Peacock.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
As Paris preps for Olympics, safety of the iconic River Seine remains in question
The Paralympics are coming to Paris.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2024
Ahead of the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, the United States men’s wheelchair basketball national team will play four games at Queens University of Charlotte.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2024
Watch the Paris Olympics and Paralympics this summer on NBC and Peacock.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Each 52-minute part will air on France Télévisions, the first three episodes just ahead of this year’s Games and the final two after the closing ceremony of the Paralympics.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 21 May 2024
Dixon, who is also a paraprofessional at Gateway, wants to see opportunities for his Special Olympics/Paralympics athletes increase in coming years.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
As Francois Chatillon walked us through all the reconfigurations and infrastructure work, the spectacular nave was as glorious as ever—space will be used for Olympics and Paralympics fencing and taekwondo.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 2 May 2024
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“Paralympics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Paralympics. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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