Origins Of The Paralympics

Origins Of The Paralympics. Paralympic history began in 1948 at a hospital for war veterans in stoke mandeville, located 60 kilometres north of london. Many people are aware of the historic foundation of the olympics, but fewer realise the fascinating development of the.

Sport for athletes with an impairment has existed for more than 100 years, and the first sport clubs for the deaf were already in existence in 1888 in berlin. Paralympic history began in 1948 at a hospital for war veterans in stoke mandeville, located 60 kilometres north of london.