The origin of Paralympic Games The Paralympic Games held every four years have been held in Rome, Italy since 1960, and the Paralympic Games in Athens in 2004 were 12. The origin of Paralympic Games can be traced back to Europe after World War II. In order to make the soldiers paralyzed by spinal cord injury in the war recover as soon as possible, during the 1948 London Summer Olympic Games, Sir Ludwig guttmann, a British neurosurgeon, and some celebrities who are keen on the cause of the disabled organized their own sports meeting for a group of wheelchair athletes, which was called Stoke mandeville Games. Four years later, the International Federation of Stoke mandeville Games was established in Britain, and the first International Paralympic Games, the predecessor of the Paralympic Games, was held that year. Since then, the International Stoke mandeville Games has been held once a year. 1960, two weeks after the end of the Rome 17 Olympic Games, 400 disabled athletes from 23 countries participated in the 9th International Stoke mandeville Games held in Rome, which was later officially recognized as the first Paralympic Games by the International Olympic Committee. Starting from 1960, the Paralympic Games will be held every four years. 1988 after the 8th paralympic games in Seoul, it has become a common practice to hold each paralympic game and the summer Olympic games in the same city. Forty-four years later, from the initial registration of more than 400 athletes from 23 countries and regions to the participation of 3,806 athletes from 12 Athens Paralympic Games in 36 countries and regions, the scale and influence of the Paralympic Games have been expanding, which not only marks the development of the times, but also reflects the progress of human social civilization. The Paralympic Games held every four years have been held in Rome, Italy since 1960, and this year is 12 years. And if we really want to say the origin of the Paralympic Games, we have to trace it back to Europe after World War II. Speaking of the birth of Paralympic Games, it can be traced back to Europe after World War II. In order to make the soldiers paralyzed by spinal cord injury in World War II recover as soon as possible, during the 1948 London Summer Olympic Games, Sir Ludwig guttmann, a British neurosurgeon, and some celebrities who are keen on disability organized their own sports meeting for these wheelchair athletes, which was called Stoke mandeville Games. Four years later, the International Federation of Stoke mandeville Games was established in Britain, and the first International Paralympic Games was held in the same year. This is the predecessor of the Paralympic Games. Since then, the International Stoke mandeville Games has been held once a year, from 65438 to 0960. The 9th International Stoke mandeville Games was held in Rome, and was officially recognized as the first Paralympic Games by the Chinese Olympic Committee. Starting from 1960, the Paralympic Games will be held every four years. 1988 after the 8th paralympic games in Seoul, it has become a common practice to hold each paralympic game and the summer Olympic games in the same city. Forty-four years have passed. From the initial registration of more than 400 athletes from 23 countries and regions to the Athens Paralympic Games three days later, 4000 athletes from 145 countries and regions participated. The scale and influence of the Paralympic Games are constantly expanding, which not only marks the development of the times, but also reflects the progress of human social civilization!