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Monday 19 September 2016

Paralympics facts from Lexie

1. Did you know the paralympics are the second largest sports competition in the world.

2. Like the olympics, the paralympics are a competition of people with the highest athletic ability.

3. The name “paralympics” comes from the greek prefix “para”( in this context, “beside” or “alongside”) and “olympics.”

4. The 2016 summer games feature events in 23 sports, 18 of which are also olympic sports.

5. The first paralympic Games took place in Rome, a week after the 1960 summer olympics Games were held there.

6. The 1972 paralympics included the first competition for quadraplegics, and demonstration events for the visually impaired.

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Tuesday 6 September 2016

Kereru Olympics

Here are some great action snaps of our Kereru Olympics held last Friday.