The 2018 Winter Paralympics, the 12th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), that was held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 18 March 2018. They were the second Paralympics to be held in South Korea, following the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul.
Opening ceremony at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium
The Winter Paralympic Games is an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete in snow and ice sports. The event includes athletes with mobility impairments, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. The Winter Paralympic Games are held every four years directly following the Winter Olympic Games and hosted in the same city. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) oversees the Games. Medals are awarded in each event: with gold for first place, silver for second, and bronze for third, following the tradition that the Olympic Games began in 1904.
One of the four Paralympic cauldrons located in Yanqing during the 2022 Winter Paralympics
Official sticker from the first Winter Paralympics held in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, 1976
Paralympian Andy Soule in the 12.5 km cross-country race at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Ice sledge hockey game at the 2010 Winter Paralympics