ParallelPara- 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
Para, as in parallel. It means parallel to the Olympics, or working alongside the Olympics.
parallel olympics
i participated many paralympic before
In this context the word para means with or along side and has nothing to with paraplegic
The paralympics are for disabled people
In 2012 Paralympics
there is an olympic flame at the paralympics
Paralympics Ireland was created in 1987.
They are called the Paralympics because it is a form of the Olympics for pelagic (aka people who have lost/amputated limbs).
1960I Summer Paralympics Rome, Italy
Yes diving is in the paralympics. It was in the Beijing Paralympics 2008.