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Paralympics reach a new height
BARCELONA. Sept 15: More than one million spectators watched sports events during the 11 days of the Barcelona Paralympic Games for the disabled. organisers said on Monday, final day of the event, reports Reuter.
Several hundred world or Paralympic records were set In the 15 sports Included in the Games, which organisers said had been among the most successful In their 32-year history.
They attributed the Improvement In performance by disabled athletes in part to advances in technology In areas such as artificial limbs and to careful preparation of tlw sports venues, the same aS those used during the main Olympics In July and August.
The Paralympics, which began as part of the Rome Olympics in 1960. cater for the blind, sufferers from polio and related diseases, amputees and victims of cerebral palsy.
More than 3.000 athletes from 85 countries took part In the ninth Games in Barcelona.
One of the organisers main fears was that. In a city pitting back to normality after the hectic days of the main Olympics. public Interest In the disabled Games would be slight even though- admission to sports events was free.
"Obviously that was our concern. but It did not work out that way at all." said one organ-
ising committee member. The public response was excellent." On several occasions, espe dally during the Iwo weekends of competition, some Paralympic venues had to turn spectators away. These included the 55.000-capacily Montjuic Olympic Stadium, where athletics events were staged.
The stadium was packed for the spectacular opening ceremony on September 3 and Monday night s closing ceremony. to be attended by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, was also a.aell-out.
"It Is Worthy of sociological study, especially when two years ago hardly anybody here knew what the Paralympics were." Games director Joan Coll said In an Interview with
the newspaper El Pato.
"Barcelona has broken many barriers, giving the Giyncs a great quality and a new focus." Coll said.
Although this was the fourth time the Paralympics have been held in the same city as the full Games, It was the first where the organising committee was the some for both and where the same installations and Athletes' Village were
Barcelona mayor Pasqual Maragall and Miguel Duran, head of Spain’s charity for the blind which put up 40 per cent of the 100 million dollar Paralympics budget, both made pleas for the holding of a Paralympics to be an integral part of any city’s bid to host the Olympics.