Paralympic Games

English

Etymology

Blend of paraplegic +‎ Olympic Games.

Proper noun

the Paralympic Games pl (plural only)

  1. An international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities, which is held every four years as a counterpart of the Olympic Games and nowadays at the same venue.
    Synonyms: Paralympiad, Paralympics, Paras (colloquial)
    • 2012 August 21, Alexandra Topping, “Paralympic flames light up countdown to biggest Games in history”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      The flames will then be joined together next week at Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire, the home of the Paralympics, and the united flame will make its final journey to London for the opening of the 14th Paralympic Games next Wednesday.

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