2000 Summer Paralympics
The 2000 Summer Paralympics took place in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1] 3,881 athletes from 122 countries were at the Games. People with these types of disabilities competed at the games: spinal injury, amputee, blindness, cerebral palsy, Les Autres, and intellectually disability.[2]
2000 Summer Paralympics Media
Then-president of the Australian Paralympic Federation, Ron Finneran, during the 1984 Winter Paralympics, held in Innsbruck, Austria
Daytime view of pond with waterlilies at Sydney Olympic Park during the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games
Yothu Yindi performs at the Sydney opening ceremony.
The Australian team at the opening ceremony
Paralympic Torch, designed by Robert Jurgens, now placed in front of Stadium Australia
Australian legend Louise Sauvage lights the Paralympic Cauldron at the finish of the torch relay, 2000 Summer Paralympics Opening Ceremony.
Excited school children in green and gold show their support for the Australian Paralympic Team at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
References
- ↑ "Summer Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ↑ "SUMMER PARALYMPIC GAMES OVERVIEW". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
