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2014 Winter Paralympics
The
2014 Winter Paralympics
, the eleventh
Paralympic Winter Games
, and also more generally known as the
Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games
, were a major international
multi-sport event
for
athletes with disabilities
governed by the
International Paralympic Committee
(IPC), held in
Sochi
,
Krasnodar Krai
, Russia from 7–16 March 2014. 45
National Paralympic Committees
(NPCs) participated in the Games, which marked the first time Russia ever hosted the Paralympics. The Games featured 72 medal events in five sports, and saw the debut of
snowboarding
at the Winter Paralympics.
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