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Back in 1948, Sir Ludwig Guttman, a neurologist who was working with World War II veterans with spinal injuries at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, began using sport as part of the rehabilitation programmes of his patients. He set up a competition with other hospitals to coincide with the London Olympics in that year. Over the next decade Guttman's care plan was adopted by other spinal injury units in Britain and competition grew.

In 1960, the Olympics were held in Rome, and Guttmann brought 400 wheelchair athletes to the Olympic city to compete. The modern Parallel Olympics (or "Paralympics") were born.

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Parallel

Para- in this capacity refers to "supplementary" and "ancillary". The Paralympics accompany the main Olympics.
it stands for parallel because the paralympics are parallel to the Olympics

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Para, as in parallel.

It means parallel to the Olympics, or working alongside the Olympics.

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It is a special event for the disabled people.

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Para refers to physical disabilities.

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