Since the Paralympic Games began in 1960, there have been 16 Summer Paralympic Games held in 17 separate cities and 14 Winter Paralympic Games held in 14 separate cities. Five cities have been chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to host the upcoming Paralympics: Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo for the 2026 Winter Paralympics, Los Angeles for the 2028 Summer Paralympics, Nice-French Alps for the 2030 Winter Paralympics, Brisbane for the 2032 Summer Paralympics, and Salt Lake City for the 2034 Winter Paralympics.
Four cities have hosted or are scheduled to host a Paralympic Games more than once; Innsbruck in 1984 and 1988, Beijing in 2008 (summer games) and 2022 (winter games), Tokyo in 1964 and 2020, and Salt Lake City in 2002 and 2034.
The United States hosted three games (with one partially hosted in the United Kingdom) and Japan hosted its third games in 2020. Austria, Norway, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and China have each hosted two games.
The games have primarily been hosted on the continent of Europe (15 games). Eight games have been hosted in Asia and five in North America, and one games has been hosted in the region of Oceania. In 2016, the Paralympics were held in South America for the first time. No Paralympic Games have been hosted in the continents of Africa and Antarctica.
Host cities are selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Currently, they are selected seven years in advance.[1] The selection process takes two years. In the first stage of the selection process, any city in the world may submit an application to become a host city. After ten months, the Executive Board of the IOC decides which of these applicant cities will become candidate cities based on the recommendation of a working group that reviews the applications. In the second stage, the candidate cities are investigated thoroughly by an Evaluation Commission, which then submits a final short list of cities to be considered for selection. The host city is then chosen by vote of the IOC Session, a general meeting of IOC members.[2]
Paralympic host cities
edit| Year | City | Country | Continent | Summer | Winter | From | To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 |  Rome |
Italy | Europe | I | 18 September | 25 September | ||
| 1964 |  Tokyo |
Japan | Asia | II | 3 November | 12 November | ||
| 1968 |  Tel Aviv |
Israel | III | 4 November | 13 November | |||
| 1972 |  Heidelberg |
West Germany | Europe | IV | 2 August | 11 August | ||
| 1976 |  Örnsköldsvik |
Sweden | I | 21 February | 28 February | |||
| 1976 |  Toronto |
Canada | Americas | V | 3 August | 11 August | ||
| 1980 |  Geilo |
Norway | Europe | II | 1 February | 7 February | ||
| 1980 |  Arnhem |
Netherlands | VI | 21 June | 30 June | |||
| 1984 |  Innsbruck |
Austria | III | 14 January | 20 January | |||
| 1984 |  New York Stoke Mandeville |
United States, United Kingdom |
Americas, Europe |
VII | 17 June 22 July |
30 June 1 August |
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| 1988 | Innsbruck |
Austria | Europe | IV | 17 January | 25 January | ||
| 1988 |  Seoul |
Republic of Korea | Asia | VIII | 15 October | 24 October | ||
| 1992 |  Tignes-Albertville |
France | Europe | V | 25 March | 1 April | ||
| 1992 |  Barcelona-Madrid |
Spain | IX | 3 September | 14 September | |||
| 1994 | Lillehammer |
Norway | VI | 10 March | 19 March | |||
| 1996 | Atlanta |
United States | Americas | X | 16 August | 25 August | ||
| 1998 | Nagano |
Japan | Asia | VII | 5 March | 14 March | ||
| 2000 |  Sydney |
Australia | Oceania | XI | 18 October | 29 October | ||
| 2002 | Salt Lake City |
United States | Americas | VIII | 7 March | 16 March | ||
| 2004 |  Athens |
Greece | Europe | XII | 17 September | 28 September | ||
| 2006 | Turin |
Italy | IX | 10 March | 19 March | |||
| 2008 |  Beijing[b] |
People's Republic of China | Asia | XIII | 6 September | 17 September | ||
| 2010 | Vancouver |
Canada | North America | X | 12 March | 21 March | ||
| 2012 | London |
United Kingdom | Europe | XIV | 29 August | 9 September | ||
| 2014 |  Sochi |
Russia | XI | 7 March | 16 March | |||
| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil | Americas | XV | 7 September | 18 September | ||
| 2018 | Pyeongchang |
Republic of Korea | Asia | XII | 9 March | 18 March | ||
| 2020 | Tokyo |
Japan | XVI | 25 August 2021 | 6 September 2021 [c] | |||
| 2022 | Beijing |
People's Republic of China | XIII | 4 March | 13 March | |||
| 2024 | Paris |
France | Europe | XVII | 28 August | 8 September | ||
| 2026 | Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo |
Italy | XIV | 6 March | 15 March | |||
| 2028 | Los Angeles |
United States | North America | XVIII | 15 August | 27 August | ||
| 2030 | Nice-French Alps |
France | Europe | XV | 1 March | 10 March | ||
| 2032 | Brisbane
|
Australia | Oceania | XIX | 24 August | 5 September | ||
| 2034 | Salt Lake City |
United States | Americas | XVI | 10 March | 19 March |
Statistics
editHost cities for multiple Paralympic Games
edit| Rank | City | Country | Continent | Summer Paralympics hosted | Winter Paralympics hosted | Total Paralympics hosted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Innsbruck | Austria |
Europe | 0 | 2 (1984, 1988) | 2 |
| 1 | Tokyo | Japan |
Asia | 2 (1964, 2020) | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Beijing | People’s Republic of China |
Asia | 1 (2008) | 1 (2022) | 2 |
| 1 | Salt Lake City | United States |
Americas | 0 | 2 (2002, 2034) | 2 |
Total Paralympic Games by country
edit| Rank | Country | Continent | Summer Paralympics hosted | Winter Paralympics hosted | Total Paralympics hosted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
Americas | 3 (1984, 1996, 2028) | 2 (2002, 2034) | 5 |
| 2 | Japan |
Asia | 2 (1964, 2020) | 1 (1998) | 3 |
| 2 | Italy |
Europe | 1 (1960) | 2 (2006, 2026) | 3 |
| 2 | France |
Europe | 1 (2024) | 2 (1992, 2030) | 3 |
| 5 | Austria |
Europe | 0 | 2 (1984, 1988) | 2 |
| 5 | Norway |
Europe | 0 | 2 (1980, 1994) | 2 |
| 5 | Canada |
Americas | 1 (1976) | 1 (2010) | 2 |
| 5 | United Kingdom |
Europe | 2 (1984, 2012) | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | South Korea |
Asia | 1 (1988) | 1 (2018) | 2 |
| 5 | China |
Asia | 1 (2008) | 1 (2022) | 2 |
| 5 | Australia
|
Oceania | 2 (2000, 2032) | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Israel |
Asia | 1 (1968) | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | West Germany |
Europe | 1 (1972) | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Sweden |
Europe | 0 | 1 (1976) | 1 |
| 12 | Netherlands |
Europe | 1 (1980) | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Spain |
Europe | 1 (1992) | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Greece |
Europe | 1 (2004) | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Russia |
Europe | 0 | 1 (2014) | 1 |
| 12 | Brazil |
Americas | 1 (2016) | 0 | 1 |
Notes
edit- a Although Tel Aviv is located in Asia, Israel is member of European Region of IPC.
- b Equestrian events were held in China's Hong Kong SAR.[3] Although Hong Kong's separate NPC conducted the equestrian competition, it was an integral part of the Beijing Games; it is not conducted under a separate bid, flame, etc. The IPC website lists only Beijing as the host city.[4]
- c Postponed to 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first time that the Paralympic Games has been postponed. They are still called the 2020 Summer Paralympics, even with the change in scheduling to one year later.[5] The new dates were later confirmed as 24 August to 5 September 2021.[6]
References
edit- General
- "Paralympic Games - Past Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- Specific
- ^ Group, Taylor Francis (2003). The Europa World Yearbook. Taylor and Francis Group. p. 247. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
- ^ "Choice of the Host City". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ Tim Pile (25 June 2008). "Hong Kong saddles up for the Olympics". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
- ^ "2008 Beijing Olympic home page". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
- ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee - Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.