2006 Winter Paralympics

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{{Olympics infobox |Name=IX Paralympic Winter Games |Logo=Paralympics_Torino_2006_logo.jpg |Host city = Turin, Italy |Nations participating = 39 |Athletes participating = 486 |Events = 20 in 5 disciplines in 4 sports |Opening ceremony = March 10, 2006 |Closing ceremony = March 19, 2006 |Officially opened by = Carlo Azeglio Ciampi |Athlete's Oath = Fabrizio Zardini |Judge's Oath = - |Olympic Torch = Silvia Battaglio and Aroldo Ruschioni |Stadium = Stadio Olimpico }}

The 2006 Winter Paralympic Games, the ninth winter Paralympics, took place in Turin, Italy from 10 to 19 March, 2006. These were the first Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Italy.

1 Medal Tally
2 Events
3 Venues
4 Calendar
5 Participants
6 Other Information
7 See also
8 External links

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Medal Tally

2006 Winter Paralympics medal count					Image:Paralympic logo.png
Rank	Country	Image:Med 1.png	Image:Med 2.png	Image:Med 3.png	Total
1	Template:FlagIPC-2006	13	13	7	33
2	Template:FlagIPC-2006	8	5	5	18
3	Template:FlagIPC-2006	7	9	9	25
4	Template:FlagIPC-2006	7	2	6	15
5	Template:FlagIPC-2006	7	2	3	12
6	Template:FlagIPC-2006	5	3	5	13
7	Template:FlagIPC-2006	3	4	7	14
8	Template:FlagIPC-2006	2	5	2	9
9	Template:FlagIPC-2006	2	2	4	8
10	Template:FlagIPC-2006	2	0	0	2
11	Template:FlagIPC-2006	1	6	2	9
12	Template:FlagIPC-2006	1	1	3	5
13	Template:FlagIPC-2006	0	1	1	2
13	Template:FlagIPC-2006	0	1	1	2
13	Template:FlagIPC-2006	0	1	1	2
13	Template:FlagIPC-2006	0	1	1	2
17	Template:FlagIPC-2006	0	1	0	1
17	Template:FlagIPC-2006	0	1	0	1
19	Template:FlagIPC-2006	0	0	1	1

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Events

Template:Main The Games featured 58 medal events in five disciplines of four sports. As with other Paralympic Games, medals are awarded for each classification within each event.

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Venues

The sport venues were also used during the Winter Olympics, although not all Olympic venues are in use for these Games.

Alpine Skiing, Cross-country Skiing and Biathlon events are held at Sestriere and Cesana San Sicario.

Ice Sledge Hockey and Wheelchair Curling are held in Torino and at Pinerolo.

Athletes are accommodated in Paralympic Villages at Torino and Sestriere.

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Calendar

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Participants

Thirty-nine National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) entered athletes at the 2006 Winter Paralympics. This was an increase of three from the 36 represented at the 2002 Winter Paralympics. The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants from each NPC. Template:Col-begin Template:Col-3

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Template:Col-end Image:2006 Winter paralympics team numbers.png A total of 486 athletes participated in the Games, 385 male and 101 female. This is an increase from the 430 athletes participated in 2002. Despite overall increase of delegates and athletes, the following nations who participated in the 2002 Winter Paralympics did not send athletes to Turin.

Mexico is the only country who had sent an athlete to these Games but not the Winter Olympic Games in 2006.

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Other Information

These are the second Paralympic Games to be held in Italy, which hosted the first Summer Paralympics in Rome in 1960.

These are the first Paralympic Games to feature a live webcast of events, hosted by ParalympicSport.TV.

The Games mascot is Aster, a star-shaped snowflake similar in design to the Olympic mascots Neve and Gliz.

Image:Torino Paralympic Mascot.jpg

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External links

International Paralympic GamesTemplate:Border		Summer Paralympics 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
		Winter Paralympics 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014