Russia Quiz

автор:Туриченко И.Е.

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Did you know:

• The word Paralympics means running ‘parallel’ or alongside the Olympics.
• The first Paralympic Games was held in 1960 in Rome, Italy.
• The six disability groups are: Amputees, Cerebral palsy, Intellectual Disability,Wheelchair, Visually Impaired ,Les Autres
• The lastt Summer Paralympics was held in London, Great Britain from 29 August to 9 September 2012. 
• The next Winter Paralympics will be held in Sochi, Russia in 2014.

          Winter Paralympic Games^wikipedia

Year	Games	Host City	Country
1976 Winter Paralympics	I	Örnsköldsvik	Sweden
1980 Winter Paralympics	II	Geilo	Norway
1984 Winter Paralympics	III	Innsbruck	Austria
1988 Winter Paralympics	IV	Innsbruck	Austria
1992 Winter Paralympics	V	Tignes – Albertville	France
1994 Winter Paralympics	VI	Lillehammer	Norway
1998 Winter Paralympics	VII	Nagano	Japan
2002 Winter Paralympics	VIII	Salt Lake City	United States
2006 Winter Paralympics	IX	Turin	Italy
2010 Winter Paralympics	X	Vancouver	Canada
2014 Winter Paralympics	XI	Sochi	Russia
2018 Winter Paralympics	XII	Pyeongchang	South Korea

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The Winter Olympic Sports are categorized into three main categories: (1) ice sports, (2) alpine, skiing and snowboarding events, and (3) Nordic events. In each of these sports categories there are more events. The total number is 15 sports
Can you match the categories and sports?