Episode 311
2018 Winter Paralympics
Sat, 2018-Mar-10 01:34 UTC
Length - 1:43
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The 2018 Winter Paralympics (Hangul: 평창 동계 패럴림픽; Hanja: 平昌 冬季 패럴림픽; RR: Pyeongchang Donggye Paereollimpik), the 12th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, are an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), that is currently taking place in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea, from 9 to 18 March 2018.
Athletes representing 49 National Paralympic Committees are participating in these Games, which mark the first time that South Korea had hosted the Winter Paralympics and the second Paralympics held in the country overall, after the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:34 UTC on Saturday, 10 March 2018.
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