Talk:Paralympic Games

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"The name derives from the Greek "para" ("beside" or "alongside") and thus refers to a competition held in parallel with the Olympic Games. No relation with paralysis or paraplegia was intended."

Is there a citation for this assertion? It makes no sense, given that the Games were created expressly for disabled athletes.

Right, but they happen at the same time. I didn't know that, but it seems to make sense to me. They happen at the same time as the more well-known games, so I don't see the difficulty you're having. Vincent Vecera 11:53, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

The IPC has this to say: The word "Paralympic" derives from the Greek preposition "para" ("beside" or "alongside") and the word "Olympics" (the Paralympics being the parallel Games to the Olympics). The word Paralympic was originally a pun combining 'paraplegic' and 'Olympic', however with the inclusion of other disability groups and the close associations with the Olympic Movement, it now represents 'parallel' and 'Olympic' to illustrate how the two movements exist side by side. (quote from About the IPC)

Given that the original "Para-" did refer to disability, perhaps the sentence should be amended to state "No relation with paralysis or paraplegia is intended. Eron 14:22, 16 March 2006 (UTC)"

I added the cite, and a few others. Eron 15:35, 16 March 2006 (UTC)