1968 Summer Paralympics

III Paralympic Games
Host cityTel Aviv, Israel[note 1]
Nations28
Athletes750
Events181 in 10 sports
Opening4 November
Closing13 November
Opened by
Yigal Allon
StadiumHebrew University Stadium
← Tokyo 1964 Heidelberg 1972 →

The 1968 Summer Paralympics took place in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1] 750 athletes from 29 countries were at the Games. People with these types of disabilities competed at the games: spinal injury.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Although officially called the Tel Aviv Paralympics, the opening ceremony was in Jerusalem and the games took place in Ramat Gan.

References

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  1. ↑ "Summer Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "SUMMER PARALYMPIC GAMES OVERVIEW". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.


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