Презентация, доклад ЗИМНИЕ ПАРАЛИМПИЙСКИЕ ИГРЫ СОЧИ 2014

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people (excepting impaired ones). They are traditionally held after the main Olympic Games, and since 1988 - the same sports facilities and in 2001 this practice is fixed by agreement between the IOC and International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Summer Paralympic Games are held since 1960, and Paralympic Winter Games are since 1976 do.

is connected with the British neurosurgeon Ludwig Guttman , who , overcoming age-old stereotypes about people with disabilities , introduced sport into the process of rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injuries . He has proven that sport for people with disabilities creates the conditions for a successful life , restores mental balance , allows you to return to normal life , regardless of disability, enhances physical strength needed to handle the wheelchair.

were being held in Sochi (Russia) in the period from 7 till 16 March 2014. The competition got 692 athletes from 47 countries together.

in the Games:
• Skiing – 30
• Cross-country skiing – 20
• Biathlon – 18
• Paralympic snowboarding – 2
• Wheelchair Curling – 1
• Sledge Hockey - 1
The program of the 2014 Games included new disciplines: short track race in biathlon (6 sets of medals) and Paralympic snowboard cross (2 sets of medals).

celebrate the first ever Russian International Paralympic Day. Its distinctive character is a component of the Paralympic Movement - red, blue and green hemisphere.

Light and Snowflake were chosen by the Paralympians. Known champions and athletes are honored to name the characters themselves, which would be their mascots for the upcoming competitions. Among the options the mascots of the 2014 Olympics, selected by the jury to vote, there were only two fantastic character, and which were chosen by Paralympians.

the impossible, overcoming stereotypes.
Determination — to overcome obstacles and defeat the adverse circumstances, develop physical abilities.
Inspiration — admire Paralympic athletes, using the example of their fortitude and achievements in their own lives.
Equality – Paralympic sport is intended to erase the social barriers that discriminate against people with disabilities.