The first Paralympic Games were held in 1960.
The Paralympic Games were first held in 1960, and were organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as the world's largest multi-sports event for people with disabilities, and were held every four years after the Summer Olympics, and have been held for 16 times until 2020.
The competition includes four major events, including alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ice sledding, and wheelchair sports dancing, and each major event includes a number of minor events. China participated in the Winter Paralympics for the first time in 2002, when *** sent four athletes to participate in alpine skiing and cross-country skiing, achieving a sixth-place finish.
From the initial registration of more than 400 athletes from only 23 countries and regions to the 12th Athens Paralympics with 3,806 athletes from 136 countries and regions, the Paralympics are expanding in scale and influence, which not only marks the development of the times, but also reflects the progress of civilization in human society.
Significance of the Olympic Games
The Olympic Games enable the overall improvement and unification of the qualities of human body, will and spirit. By combining sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the pleasure of effort, the educational value of a good example, social responsibility and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.
Promoting interaction among peoples and the Olympic spirit. The International Olympic Games are characterized by the principles of Olympism as set out in the Olympic Charter: the Olympic spirit that every individual should enjoy the possibility of practicing sport without discrimination of any kind and be capable of mutual understanding, friendship, solidarity and fair play. This is also known as the modern Olympic spirit.