Paralympics

[par-uh-lim-piks]

plural noun

1. Paralympic Games.

Paralympics

/ ˌpærəˈlɪmpɪks /

plural noun

1. Also known as: the Parallel Olympics. a sporting event, modelled on the Olympic Games, held solely for disabled competitors

Word History and Origins

Origin of Paralympics¹

C20: _parallel + _Olympics

Example Sentences

Intuit is the first new founding partner of the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics to take advantage of venue naming opportunities available for the L.A.

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The Paris Games sold a record 12 million tickets for the Olympics and Paralympics, which helped the organizing committee blow past its initial ticketing and hospitality revenue estimate by $365 million.

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In theory, for the upcoming Winter Games in Italy, it would be observed seven days before the February 6 start of the Olympics until seven days after the March 15 conclusion of the Paralympics.

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The 2028 Paralympics will be the first to begin competition before its opening ceremony, LA28 announced Wednesday while revealing the initial competition schedule for the Games.

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The details for the Olympic football tournament, which will be staged across the United States, and the Los Angeles Paralympics, scheduled for 15-27 August, have yet to be announced.

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When To Use

What are the Paralympics?

The Paralympics, formally called the Paralympic Games, are an international athletic competition featuring multiple sporting events between athletes with a range of bodily differences and disabilities.The event is modeled after the Olympic Games, featuring the world’s top athletes in their sports, with the top three finishers in each event being awarded medals: gold for first place, silver for second place, and bronze for third place. Like the Olympics, there are Winter and Summer versions of the Paralympics, and they are usually held after the corresponding Olympic event in the same city.The Winter Paralympics feature winter sports, including skiing, snowboarding, ice hockey, and many others. The Summer Paralympics feature traditionally warm weather and indoor sports, like track and field, swimming, and wheelchair basketball, among many others.Eligibility for and competition in the Paralympics is based on categories that involve bodily differences and different types of disabilities, including those related to muscle power and movement, range of movement, limb differences, visual impairment, and intellectual disabilities.Athletes who compete in the Paralympics can be called Paralympians.