Paralympic Summer Games.

With some 4000 of the world's best athletes with a disability from 143 countries competing, the Paralympics are the second largest sport event in the world!
The Paralympic Games competition schedule includes 19 sports. Fifteen of them are shared with the Olympic Games, while the other four are exclusively Paralympic. The four "unique" sports that are played at the Paralympic Games are: Boccia, Goalball, Powerlifting and Wheelchair Rugby.

More photos from the Paralympic Summer Games
Athens 2004

Athletics - 2000 Sydney Paralympic Summer Games.
Thorsten Oppold (GER), class T51. Competed in the 400, 800 and 1500m and won bronze at the marathon in class T51.

Opening ceremony - 2000 Sydney Paralympic Summer Games.
Children's choir.

Cycling - 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Summer Games.
Arno Becker (GER), class LC2.

Boccia - 2000 Sydney Paralympic Summer Games.
António Marques (POR). Won bronze with Portugal in mixed team class BC1/BC2. Gabriel Shelley (IRL) next to him became Paralympic champion in mixed individual class BC1.

Athletics - 2000 Sydney Paralympic Summer Games.
Meaghan Starr (AUS), class T46.

Medal ceremony swimming - 2000 Sydney Paralympic Summer Games.
Erin Popovich (USA), class S6. Won gold at the 100m freestyle in a new world record time.

Archery - 2000 Sydney Paralympic Summer Games.
Larry Townes (USA), class W1. He uses his teeth because his right arm is paralysed.

Goalball - 2000 Sydney Paralympic Summer Games.
Boris Samuelsson (#6) and Torsten Karlsson (#9) from Sweden. Sweden won bronze at the men's and women's competition.

Athletics - 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Summer Games.
John Siciliano (USA), class T42. At the 200 meter track events John found that his prosthesis would not stay on. Refusing to give up, he picked up his prosthesis and continued to make his way to the finish line jumping on one leg.

Volleyball (sitting) - 2000 Sydney Paralympic Summer Games.
Egypt - South-Korea.

Marathon - 2000 Sydney Paralympic Summer Games.
Paralympic champion José Javier Conde (ESP) and silver medal winner Mark Brown (GBR) in class T46.

Athletics - 2000 Sydney Paralympic Summer Games.
Carlos Amaral Ferreira (POR), class B1-T11 and guide during the 10.000m. Won silver at the 10.000m and gold at the marathon.