2010 Winter Paralympics

2010 Winter Paralympics

Paralympics infobox
Name = X Paralympic Winter Games



Host city = Vancouver, Canada
Nations participating = "TBD"
Athletes participating = "TBD"
Events = 20 in 4 sports
Opening ceremony = March 12
Closing ceremony = March 21
Officially opened by = "TBD"
Athlete's Oath =
Olympic Torch =
Olympic Stadium = BC Place Stadium
The 2010 Winter Paralympics, officially known as the X Paralympic Winter Games, will be celebrated in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia between March 12 to March 21 2010. The Opening Ceremony will take place in BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia.

2010 will be the second time Canada has hosted the Paralympics, including the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto.

Vancouver sees the 2010 games (Olympics and Paralympics) as a chance to build on its history as a world-class city that began in 1986 with the World's Fair.

On June 7 2006, the Prince Edward, as a member of the Canadian Royal Family, and patron of the British Paralympic Association, raised the flag of the Paralympic Games outside Vancouver City Hall. [ [http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/features/2010/story.html?id=005a3342-f276-4791-b191-43131112b52f Joyce, Greg; Canadian Press; "Vancouver Sun": Edward, Sophie raise Paralympics flag, Royal couple rings in 2010 Winter Olympics outside city hall; June 8, 2006] ]

Events

Five sports will be on the Games program: Alpine Skiing, Nordic Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Wheelchair curling, and Sledge Hockey.

Venues

Like the 2010 Winter Olympics, the sporting events during the paralympics will be shared between Vancouver and Whistler.

Whistler

* Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village
* Whistler Creekside - Alpine Skiing
* Whistler Nordic Venue - Biathlon, Cross Country Skiing
* Whistler Celebration Site - Nightly medals presentations and Closing Ceremony

Vancouver

* BC Place Stadium - Opening Ceremony
* UBC Winter Sports Centre - Ice Sledge Hockey
* Hillcrest Park - Wheelchair Curling
* Vancouver Olympic Village

Mascot

The mascot, Sumi, an animal guardian spirit with the wings of the Thunderbird and legs of a black bear, is the first time the Olympic and Paralympic mascots were introduced at the same time.

Paralympic Coins

To commemorate the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games, 15 coins are being issued for general circulation. Two of the circulation coins will honor Paralympic sports. The two sports being featured include wheelchair curling (released on July 11 2007) and ice sledge hockey (to be released on June 17 2009). With regards to the circulation coins, one of the novelties is that D.G. Regina will be removed from the Queen's effigy, making the 25-cent coins are the first "godless circulating coins" since the 1911 issue of King George V. [ “14 circulating coins included in 2010 Olympic program”, Bret Evans, Canadian Coin News, January 23 to February 5, 2007 issue of Canadian Coin News ]

Specifications

Details

ee also

*Paralympics
*Royal Canadian Mint Olympic Coins
*Winter Paralympics

External links

* [http://www.vancouver2010.com/ Official Website of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games]

Footnotes


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