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Why do the Paralympic games held different from the Summer olympic games?
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
the Olympians are disabled-
i think its great that they have their own Olympics!
CLARIFICATION
The impairments in each of these athletic competitions is very different.
Paralympics - for athletes with mobility or vision impairment.
Special Olympics - for athletes with intellectual impairment.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoit is for disabled people so they don't miss out the fun of Olympics
Wiki User
∙ 11y agothe para-olympics are different to the olympics because the only people who participate in the para-olympics are people with problems whereas in the olympics the people dont have problems
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