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Encyclopedia > 2016 Summer Paralympics
 This article or section contains information about an upcoming sporting event.
It is likely to contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change dramatically as the event approaches and more information becomes available.

See also: 2016 Summer Olympics Image File history File links A Soccer ball from http://openclipart. ... A sport consists of a physical activity or skill carried out with a recreational purpose: for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of a skill, or some combination of these. ... The 2016 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, will be an international athletic event that has yet to be organized by the International Olympic Committee. ...


The 2016 Summer Paralympic Games will be the fifteenth Paralympics. Host city will be chosen in 2009. Silver 2004 The Paralympic Games are an official equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities. ...




International Paralympic Games
Summer Paralympics
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2016 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4680 words)
The 2016 Summer Olympics, formally entitled the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, is a major international sports and cultural festival to be held in the tradition of the Olympic Games as governed by the International Olympic Committee.
Chicago's chance at hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics is bolstered by preliminary commitments made by major corporations and wealthy Chicago philanthropists, promised participation in the planning process by community and government leaders (including the Chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, a political party usually opposed to Daley) and enthusiasm of the city's citizenry.
Like the Chicago bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, San Francisco and the entire San Francisco Bay area in California is touting a compact but regional-participatory focus for its bid, expressing an interest in developing planning partnerships with a large number of neighboring large cities.
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