tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24696540752656201762011-07-07T14:49:25.364-07:00Official blog associated with Kathie Fry's "Ask About Sports" Web sdite.Kathie Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15668597338985593042noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469654075265620176.post-39328184588539785492010-03-20T08:26:00.000-07:002010-03-20T08:26:45.819-07:00The <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Paralympics</span> have been held in the same city as the main Olympic Games since the<br />1988 <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Paralympic</span> Games in Seoul Korea and the 1992 Winter <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Paralympic</span> Games in <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Albertville</span>, France. In 2001 the International Olympic Committee and the International <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Paralympic</span> Committee signed an agreement to continue the practice of selecting using the same host city for both the Olympics and <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Paralympics</span>. The <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Paralympics</span> host cities for 2010 through 2004 are:<br /><ul><li>2010 Winter <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Paralympics</span>: Vancouver, Canada</li><li>2012 Summer <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Paralympics</span>: London, England, UK</li><li>2014 Winter <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Paralympics</span>: <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Sochi</span>, Krasnodar <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Krai</span>, Russia</li></ul>The <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Paralympics</span> are elite sport event for athletes with disabilities, but the games definitely emphasize the participants' achievements rather then their disabilities. The first <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Paralympic</span> Games took place in Rome in 1960 and today nearly 4000 athletes from over 140 countries participate in the event. For more information see the official Web site of the <a href="http://www.paralympic.org/"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Paralympics</span> Movement</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2469654075265620176-3932818458853978549?l=blog.askaboutsports.com' alt='' /></div>Kathie Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15668597338985593042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469654075265620176.post-28230230248631548132010-03-20T07:44:00.001-07:002010-03-20T07:44:22.418-07:00Welcome to the new blog associated with Kathie Fry's "Ask About Sports" Web site.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2469654075265620176-2823023024863154813?l=blog.askaboutsports.com' alt='' /></div>Kathie Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15668597338985593042noreply@blogger.com0