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The Paralympic Games

21. July 2008

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Empowering and Inspiring Athletic Competition The Paralympic Games, which will be held September 6-17 in Beijing, have a history stretching back more than 60 years. Sir Ludwig Guttmann, a German-born neurologist living in London, organized a sports competition in 1948 called the Stoke Mandeville Games, which included World War II veterans with spinal cord injuries. Four years [...]

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