1994 Winter Paralympics

The Lillehammer Paralympics marked the first time the Paralympic Winter Games were held in the same location as the Winter Olympics, a tradition that has continued through an agreement of cooperation between the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee.In 1994, the Paralympic Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway, added ice sledge hockey, which became an immediate crowd favorite.

=Symbol and mascot of the games=

The Games were represented by an emblem depicting the sun people. This image portrayed the ideas of power, vitality, strength and energy, all of which are characteristics of the athletes who took part. These characteristics were also to be found in the mascot Sondre, the troll. Sondre, who was also an amputee, was designed by Tor Lindrupsen and selected following a competition of several artists. The name for the mascot was chosen in a separate competition and derives from the great skiing pioneer Sondre Nordheim.

Sports

The 1994 Paralympics consisted of five disciplines in four sports. Ice sledge hockey made its Paralympic debut at these games. [cite web |title=Lillehammer 1994 |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |date=2008 |url=http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Paralympic_Games/Past_Games/Lillehammer_1994/index.html |accessdate=2008-08-06 ]

* Alpine skiing
* Ice sledge hockey
* Ice sledge racing
* Nordic skiing
** Biathlon
** Cross-country skiing

Medal table

ee also

* 1994 Winter Olympics

External links

* [http://www.paralympic.org International Paralympic Committee]

References