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Paralympic
[ par-uh-lim-pik ]
Paralympic
/ ˌpærəˈlɪmpɪk /
adjective
- of or relating to the Paralympics
Example Sentences
Her father Chris Lloyd is a Paralympic skier who was paralysed from the neck down after a rally car accident in 2011.
“Reynold is one of the few people in the nation who possesses the operational and logistics expertise that the Olympic and Paralympic Games require,” LA28 chairman Casey Wasserman says.
Zac Shaw, a Paralympic visually impaired sprinter, called it "hurtful" and said it was part of a "wider issue" in how disabled athletes are treated.
Shaw, who won silver in the mixed 4x100m and bronze in the 100m T12 in Paris, said he only realised after one of his friends in Team GB asked if he needed a lift to the after-party, but after a trawl of his emails, Shaw and his partner Ali Smith - also a Paralympic sprinter - did not find an invite.
Paralympians have criticised the decision by Fortnum & Mason to hold an event for Olympians but neglect to invite any Paralympic athletes.
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