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The first attempt to compete in winter sports was made in 1948 in Badhasteyn, Austria. It was the first championship held in Austria with ski races (so-called three track skiing), which was attended by 17 athletes with locomotor impairments.
For the first time international winter sports competitions for the disabled were held in 1976 in ?rnsk?ldsvik, Sweden. 250 athletes from 14 countries participated in the first Winter Paralympic Games.
Having made a debut in Sweden, representatives of 18 countries gathered in the Norwegian city Gayle in 4 years. The number of participants of the II Winter Paralympic Games exceeded the figure of 350 athletes.
In the following years Winter Paralympic Games traveled the following cities:
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PRIVATEYear
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Location
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Impairment
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Number of countries
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Number of athletes
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Usage of Olympic Games venues
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1984
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Innsbruck, Austria
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Locomotor impairments
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22
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350
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No
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1988
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Innsbruck, Austria
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Locomotor impairments
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22
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397
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No
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1992
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Tigne-Albertville, France
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Locomotor impairments
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24
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475
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Yes
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1994
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Lillehammer, Norway
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Locomotor and visual impairments
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31
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471
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Yes
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1998
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Nagano, Japan
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Locomotor, visual and mental impairments
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32
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571
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Yes
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2002
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Salt Lake City, USA
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Locomotor, visual and mental impairments
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35
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416
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Yes
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2006
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Turin, Italy
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Locomotor and visual impairments
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39
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474
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Yes
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Х Winter Paralympic Games 2010 in Vancouver
Some facts:
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10 competition days
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March 12 - 21, 2010 (two weeks after the Olympic Games)
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5 sports
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Alpine Skiing, Ice Sledge Hockey, Cross Country Skiing, Biathlon, Wheelchair Curling
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Impairments
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Locomotor and visual impairments
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Location
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Whistler (Cross Country Skiing, Biathlon, Alpine Skiing),
Vancouver (Wheelchair Curling, Ice Sledge Hockey)
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2 Paralympic Villages
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In Whistler and Vancouver
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2 media centers
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The main media center in Vancouver and media center in Whistler
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32 medal sets
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In sports where Ukrainian athletes will compete
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More than 40 countries*
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Will take part in the Х Winter Paralympic Games
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Around 600 athletes*
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Will take part in the Х Winter Paralympic Games
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1000* representatives
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Of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) and International Federations (IF)
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Over 1000 media representatives*
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Will highlight the events of the Х Winter Paralympic Games
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* is expected
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Paralympics 