19 Facts About The Winter Paralympic Games Everyone Should Know

With the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games on the horizon, I thought it'd be a good time to research some fun facts so you (and I) are prepared to support the athletes when the torch is lit.

Without furhter ado, here are 19 facts about the Paralympic games that everyone should know:

1. The Paralympics began in 1948. Dr. Ludwig Guttmann, head of the Stoke-Mandeville Hospital’s Spinal Injuries Unit, held the Games on hospital grounds.