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Paralympiad n

(sports) An occurrence of the Paralympic Games. (sports, rare) A period of four years between occurrences of the Paralympic Games. (by extension) Usually preceded by a descriptive word: a competition or series of competitions for disabled participants involving sports or other activities. The German-British neurologist Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who established the Stoke Mandeville Games in 1948 that were the forerunner of the Paralympic Games, was born on this day 125 years ago in 1899.

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