history of the Olympics

When did sir Ludwig Guttmann organise a sports competition for british WWII veterans with spinal cord injuries at Stoke Mandevill?

1948

When did the athletes from the Netherlands join the stoke Mandeville Games?

1952

When was the first Paralympics held and where?

Rome, 1960

how many participants from how many countries joined the first Paralympics?

400 athletes from 23 countries

How many sports were in the first paralympics? name some of them

8 different sports, some being: archery, athletics, swimming, and wheelchair fencing

When was the first winter paralympics held and where?

Sweden, 1976

when were the Paralympics first held in the same venue as the olympics and where?

Seoul, 1988

what year did the paralympics draw media attention?

2000s

When did the olympics start and where?

Greece, 776 BC

Why was the first olympics held?

As part of a religious festival which homered Zeus

Why were the olympics stoped? for how many years and when?

Due to the religious element, for 1500 years and in 393 AD

When was the olympics revived?

1896

who revived the olympics?

Pierre de Coubertin

Why was the olympics revived?

Pierre de Coubertin believed that it would bring peace and unity between different nations and overall reduce the likelihood of war

When were the first winter olympics held?

1924