the rowing event is for paralysed people so they can take part in the Paralympic games.
No, London has not hosted the Paralympic Games before. The 2012 Paralympic Games will be the city's first.
Japan Paralympic Committee was created in 1999.
Korean Paralympic Committee was created in 2006.
Malaysian Paralympic Council was created in 1989.
British Paralympic Association was created in 1989.
Winter Paralympic Games was created in 1976.
Austrian Paralympic Committee was created in 1998.
Turkish Paralympic Committee was created in 2002.
Paralympic World Cup was created in 2005.
Lithuanian Paralympic Committee was created in 1990.
Finnish Paralympic Committee was created in 1994.
Estonian Paralympic Committee was created in 1991.