1988 Summer Paralympics

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The 1988 Summer Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities held in Seoul, South Korea, shortly after the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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instanceOf Paralympic Games
multi-sport event
cityAlsoHosted 1988 Summer Olympics
closingDate 1988-10-24
continent Asia
disabilityCategoriesIncluded amputees
cerebral palsy
les autres
spinal cord injuries
visual impairments
eventFrequency quadrennial
featuredSport 7-a-side football
archery
athletics
boccia
cycling
equestrian
goalball
judo
lawn bowls
powerlifting
shooting
swimming
table tennis
weightlifting
wheelchair basketball
wheelchair fencing
wheelchair rugby
wheelchair tennis
followedBy 1992 Summer Paralympics
gamesOfParalympiadNumber 8
hostCity Seoul
hostCountry South Korea
hostedBy Republic of Korea
linked to: South Korea
IPCRecognitionStatus recognized as official Summer Paralympic Games by the International Paralympic Committee
mainVenue Jamsil Olympic Stadium
motto You Can Do It
notableFirst first Paralympic Games held in the same city and venues as the Olympic Games in the same year
numberOfAthletes 3053
numberOfEvents 733
numberOfParticipatingNations 61
numberOfSports 18
officialName 1988 Summer Paralympic Games
openingDate 1988-10-15
organizedBy International Coordinating Committee of World Sports Organizations for the Disabled
precededBy 1984 Summer Paralympics
timeSpanInDays 10
tookPlaceShortlyAfter 1988 Summer Olympics
typeOfAthletes athletes with disabilities
usedOlympicVenuesOf 1988 Summer Olympics
year 1988

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One Moment in Time associatedWithEvent 1988 Summer Paralympics