1968 Summer Paralympics
The 1968 Summer Paralympics ( he, המשחקים הפאראלימפיים בקיץ 1968) were the third Paralympic Games to be held. Organised under the guidance of the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF), they were known as the 17th International Stoke Mandeville Games at the time. The games were originally planned to be held alongside the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, but in 1966, the Mexican government decided against it due to difficulties. The Israeli government offered to host the games in Tel Aviv, a suggestion that was accepted. The opening ceremony took place in the Hebrew University stadium at the Givat Ram campus in Jerusalem and the games took place in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv District, at the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled. The closing ceremony took place in the Tel Aviv Trade Center. Therefore, these games were the first in Paralympic history to not be held concurrently with the Olympic Games. Sports Lawn bowls was included in the pro ...
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Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli coastal plain, Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a population of , it is the Economy of Israel, economic and Technology of Israel, technological center of the country. If East Jerusalem is considered part of Israel, Tel Aviv is the country's second most populous city after Jerusalem; if not, Tel Aviv is the most populous city ahead of West Jerusalem. Tel Aviv is governed by the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, headed by Mayor Ron Huldai, and is home to many List of diplomatic missions in Israel, foreign embassies. It is a Global city, beta+ world city and is ranked 57th in the 2022 Global Financial Centres Index. Tel Aviv has the List of cities by GDP, third- or fourth-largest e ...
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Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 teams, representing sovereign states and territories, participating. The Olympic Games are normally held every four years, and since 1994, have alternated between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year period. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games (), held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement (which encompasses all entities and individuals involved in the Oly ...
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Weightlifting At The 1968 Summer Paralympics
Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of four events for men held 07 – 12 November 1968. Participating nations There were 28 male competitors representing 13 nations. * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal summary Medal table There were 12 medal winners representing nine nations. Men's events References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weightlifting At The 1968 Summer Paralympics 1968 Summer Paralympics events 1968 Paralympics The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...

Table Tennis At The 1968 Summer Paralympics
Table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ... at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of fifteen events, eight for men and seven for women. Medal table Medal summary Men's events Women's events References * {{Paralympic Games Table tennis 1968 Summer Paralympics events 1968 Paralympics ...
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Swimming At The 1968 Summer Paralympics
Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ... at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of 68 events, 34 for men and 34 for women. Medal summary Medal table Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Men's events Women's events References * {{Paralympic Games Swimming 1968 Summer Paralympics events 1968 Paralympics ...
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Snooker At The 1968 Summer Paralympics
Snooker at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of a men's event. It was held at the Hayarkon Scouts Club, Tel Aviv from 5 to 12 November 1968. There were eight competitors, from six countries: two each from Italy and Great Britain, and one each from Australia, Austria, the Republic of Ireland and Rhodesia. Michael Shelton won the gold medal, as he had in 1964. Medal summary References {{Paralympic Games Snooker 1968 Summer Paralympics events 1968 Paralympics The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...

Lawn Bowls At The 1968 Summer Paralympics
Lawn bowls at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of four events. Medal summary References * {{Paralympic Games Lawn bowls 1968 Summer Paralympics events 1968 Paralympics The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...

Athletics At The 1968 Summer Paralympics
Athletics at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of 70 events, 35 for men and 35 for women. Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal table Medal summary Men's events Women's events References * {{Paralympic Games Athletics 1968 Summer Paralympics events 1968 Paralympics The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...

Dartchery At The 1968 Summer Paralympics
Dartchery at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of a mixed pairs event. Medal summary References * {{Paralympic Games Dartchery 1968 Summer Paralympics events 1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

Archery At The 1968 Summer Paralympics
Archery at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of thirteen events, eight for men and five for women. Medal table Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal summary Men's events Women's events References * {{Paralympic Games Archery 1968 Summer Paralympics events 1968 Paralympics The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...

International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; german: Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports. Founded on 22 September 1989 in Düsseldorf, West Germany, its mission is to "enable Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and inspire and excite the world". Furthermore, the IPC wants to promote the Paralympic values and to create sport opportunities for all persons with a disability, from beginner to elite level. The IPC has a democratic constitution and structure and is composed of representatives from 182 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), four international organizations of sport for the disabled (IOSDs) and five regional organizations. The IPC's headquarters is located in Bonn, Germany. Overview On the basis of being able to organize the Paralympic Games more ...
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Athletics (sport)
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and racewalking. The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured), while the jumps and throws are won by the athlete that achieves the highest or furthest measurement from a series of attempts. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country. Organized athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. The rules and format of the modern events in athletics were defined in Western Europe and North America in the 19th and early 20th century, an ...
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