Paralympic Games/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Paralympic Games.

A multi-sport event organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for athletes with physical, mental and sensorial disabilities. They are held immediately after the Games, the first official occasion being after the 1960 Rome Summer Olympics.