All About Winter Paralympics 2018

Winter Paralympics 2018 - the world's one of the most inspiring sports events of the year was held at PyeongChang, South Korea. Winter Paralympics has a rich history of effort, enthusiasm, and achievement. The first Winter event was organized in the year 1976 in the beautiful city of Ornskoldsvik, Sweden. Since then, in every four years, Winter Paralympics has been organized in the same city after the Winter Olympics. Sochi, Russia had hosted the 2014 Winter Paralympics whereas the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced 2022 Winter Paralympics to be organized in Beijing, China.

Winter Paralympics is a highly recognized international sports event in which physically challenged athletes from all around the world participate in ice and snow games. Athletes with blindness, amputations, limited mobility, and cerebral palsy compete for prestigious Paralympics medals and bring glory to their country and community.   

PyeongChang Paralympics

Opening and Closing Ceremony                

The opening ceremony of PyeongChang Paralympics was organized in the newly built PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on 9th March 2018, where the opening and closing ceremonies of 2018 Winter Olympics were held. The Closing Ceremony of this Paralympics event was also held at the same venue on 18th March 2018.

Events and Participating Countries

Winter Paralympics for 2018 conducted a total of 80 events in 6 different sports. More than 570 athletes from close to 49 countries participated in this highly competitive Olympic event. There were 10 medal events in 2018 Paralympics in the following sports categories:

Alpine Skiing	Cross-country Skiing
Biathlon	Ice Sledge Hockey
Snowboarding	Wheelchair Curling

 Complete Medal Tally of 2018 Paralympics

Athletes from the United States achieved the highest number of medals in the event with 13 gold medals. The complete list collated by All About Olympics is as below:

Winter Paralympics 2018 Medal List
Rank	Countries	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	13	15	8	36
2	Neutral Paralympic Athletes	8	10	6	24
3	Canada	8	4	16	28
4	France	7	8	5	20
5	Germany	7	8	4	19
6	Ukraine	7	7	8	22
7	Slovakia	6	4	1	11
8	Belarus	4	4	4	12
9	Japan	3	4	3	10
10	Netherlands	3	3	1	7
11	Switzerland	3	0	0	3
12	Italy	2	2	1	5
13	Great Britain	1	4	2	7
14	Norway	1	3	4	8
15	Australia	1	0	3	4
16	Finland	1	0	2	3
	South Korea (HOST)	1	0	2	3
	New Zealand	1	0	2	3
19	Croatia	1	0	1	2
20	China	1	0	0	1
	Kazakhstan	1	0	0	1
22	Austria	0	2	5	7
23	Spain	0	1	1	2
24	Sweden	0	1	0	1
25	Belgium	0	0	1	1
	Poland	0	0	1	1
Total (26 Countries)		80	80	81	241

Watch, Cheer, and Get Inspired - Winter Paralympics 2018

If you haven't watched Paralympics event ever, witness it this year. You would be amazed to see how positive mindset, soul pouring efforts, and sheer determination can bring unimaginable power in a human body to fight against all the odds. With every single sports event, you would be inspired by these awesomely talented Paralympics athletes who have challenged life and have proved that physical disability has very little significance. So, let's go and watch Winter Paralympics 2018!