Paralympics

• What are the Paralympics?
• A major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability take part.
• When did they start and why?
• The first Paralympic Games were held in Rome, Italy, in 1960
• Why?
• to give disabled people a chance to have a go at doing what they really whnt to do. 
• When is the opening ceremony being held in 2012?
• Thursday, 30 August 2012, at 6:00 Australia Time (Sydney).
• What is the logo for the London Paralympics? (Add a picture of it on your blog)
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• What's the significance of these Paralympics being in London?
• Because it was where the first games for disabled athletes was held in stoke Mandeville (England) in 1948.So the games are back in England this year!
• How many medals are 'up for grabs'?
• 503 or more medals
• How many countries are sending athletes this year?
• 82nations
• How many Australian Paralympians are going?
• 43 athletes
• Who will carry the flag for Australia?
• Greg Smith
• What is the name given to the Australian Wheelchair basketball team?
• Rollers and Gliders
• Find information about Kurt Fearnley and write about some of his achievements.
• Kurt Fearneley is an Australian wheelchair racer. Despite being born without the lower portion of his spine, he was tried every sport since his childhoot.At the Athens Paralympics, he pushed his wheellchair for the last five kilometres on a flat tyre and gained a gold medal.
• Some of his achievenments:
• Paralympic Games - 2008 Beijing... Marathon – Gold, 800m – Silver, 5000m – Silver, 1500m – Bronze
  Paralympic Games - 2004 Athens...Marathon – Gold,  5000m – Gold, 4x100m Relay – Silver, 800m " 1500m – 4th