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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Those competing in the Special Olympics or Paralympics will be considered for approval based on the level of achievement in their respective sport as well.
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Annika Bahnsen, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2024
The athlete won her first medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics for Canada, before switching allegiance to Great Britain in 2012 for the London games, winning silver in the T44 long jump.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 11 Apr. 2024
Both of his legs were shredded; 23 surgeries later, Ha competed for his country in rowing at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024
The hosts brought along examples of the gold medals that will be handed out at both the Olympics and Paralympics, each of which has a tiny piece of the Eiffel Tower embedded in them.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024
Watch the Paris Olympics and Paralympics this summer on NBC and Peacock.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
The tower features prominently in this summer’s Paris Games and Paralympics.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
The tower will feature prominently in the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and the following Paralympics.
—Nicolas Garriga, Quartz, 21 Feb. 2024
The Paralympics medal, meanwhile, is decorated with a graphical representation of the Eiffel Tower, as if viewed from below.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
Annika Bahnsen, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2024
The athlete won her first medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics for Canada, before switching allegiance to Great Britain in 2012 for the London games, winning silver in the T44 long jump.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 11 Apr. 2024
Both of his legs were shredded; 23 surgeries later, Ha competed for his country in rowing at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024
The hosts brought along examples of the gold medals that will be handed out at both the Olympics and Paralympics, each of which has a tiny piece of the Eiffel Tower embedded in them.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024
Watch the Paris Olympics and Paralympics this summer on NBC and Peacock.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
The tower features prominently in this summer’s Paris Games and Paralympics.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
The tower will feature prominently in the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and the following Paralympics.
—Nicolas Garriga, Quartz, 21 Feb. 2024
The Paralympics medal, meanwhile, is decorated with a graphical representation of the Eiffel Tower, as if viewed from below.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
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“Paralympics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Paralympics. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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