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The 2018 Winter Paralympics (Korean: 평창 동계 패럴림픽; Hanja: 平昌 冬季 패럴림픽; RR: Pyeongchang Donggye Paereollimpik), officially known as the XII Paralympic Winter Games, will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and is an international winter sports athletic event that has yet to be organized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) from 9 to 18 March 2018. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), received three bids on October 15, 2009. The cities of Annecy, France in the French Alps, and Munich, Germany (host of the 1972 Summer Olympics), were also vying for the hosting rights to the 2018 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.[2] All three applicants were selected as Candidate cities on June 22, 2010. The winning bid was announced on July 6, 2011 at the 123rd IOC Session in Durban, South Africa.
On October 29, 2013, the new emblem was revealed for the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games in preparation of the handover from Sochi on March 16, 2014.
Host selection
Pyeongchang launched its third consecutive bid for the Winter Olympic & Paralympic Games, which ultimately won. Munich also launched a bid to host. Annecy launched a bid but failed to gain public support from locals. Their bid ultimately just received seven votes. Only these three cities made bids for these games and all three became candidates.
Sports
Competitions in the 2018 Winter Paralympics will be held in six Winter Paralympic sports, with 80 medal events in total. Snowboarding will be expanded into a separate discipline for 2018, with 10 medal events (in 2014, two medal events in snowboarding were held within the alpine skiing programme).
Alpine skiing (30) ()
Biathlon (18) ()
Cross-country skiing (20) ()
Ice sledge hockey (1) ()
Snowboarding (10) ()
Wheelchair curling (1) ()
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Participating National Paralympic Committees
Russia possibly banned because of state-sponsored doping program.[3]
Venezuela will participate for the first time in a Paralympic Winter Game with two skiers; one in Alpine and one in Cross Country. (Both blind)
Venues
Mountain Cluster
Alpensia
The Alpensia Resort in Daegwallyeong-myeon will be the focus of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics.[4]
- Alpensia Resort – Biathlon, cross country skiing
- Main Olympic Village – Athletes Village
- Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium – Awards and Opening and Closing Ceremonies
Stand Alone Venue
- Jeongseon Alpine Centre – alpine skiing and snowboarding [5]
Coastal Cluster
- Gangneung Curling Centre – Wheelchair Curling
- Gangneung Hockey Centre – Ice Sledge Hockey
Mascot
Bandabi, an Asiatic black bear, was named the official mascot of 2018 Winter Paralympics.
See also
Notes
- ^ [1], International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ Applicant Cities, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ "Russia might be barred from the 2018 Paralympic Games". 2017-02-01.
- ^ PyeongChang 2018 Alpensia Resort and water park complete and full for summer season
- ^ Jeongseon Alpine Centre to host Para alpine skiing and snowboard in 2018
External links
- 2018 in multi-sport events
- 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Winter Paralympic Games
- Sport in Pyeongchang County
- Scheduled multi-sport events
- 2018 in winter sports
- 2018 in South Korean sport
- International sports competitions hosted by South Korea
- Sport in Gangneung
- Multi-sport events in South Korea
- March 2018 sports events
- Winter sports competitions in South Korea