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Paralympic Games

The Paralympic Games are a series of international multisports competitions in which athletes with
physical limitations compete with each other.

 The first Paralympics were held in Rome, Italy in 1960.

 The Paralympics are the second largest sporting events in the
world after the Olympics.

 These games are governed by the International Paralympic
Committee (IPC).

 Devendra Jhajharia is the first Indian Paralympic Javelin
thrower to win two gold medals, in Athens in 2004 and Rio de Trischa Zorn

Janeiro in 2016.

 Trischa Zorn of the USA has won the most medals in the
Summer Paralympic Games. She won 55 medals (41 gold,
9 silver, and 5 bronze) between 1980 and 2004. She is a visually-

challenged swimmer.

 Since the 1988 Summer Paralympic in Seoul, the games have
been held directly after the Summer Olympics in the same
host city and using the same facilities.
Devendra Jhajharia

 Between 1968 and 2020, India won 9 gold, 12 silver, and
10 bronze medals in the Paralympics.

 At the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, Indian rifle shooter Avani
Lekhara won a gold in 10 m air rifle standing and a bronze in
50 m rifle.

 France will be hosting its first-ever Summer Paralympic Games
in 2024. The programme will include 22 sports, 549 events, and
will take place from 28 August to 8 September.
Avani Lekhara

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