List of Paralympic Games host cities

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The opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Paralympics in the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece

Since the Paralympic Games began in 1960, there have been 16 Summer Paralympic Games held in 17 separate cities and 14 Winter Paralympic Games held in 14 separate cities. Five cities have been chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to host the upcoming Paralympics: Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo for the 2026 Winter Paralympics, Los Angeles for the 2028 Summer Paralympics, Nice-French Alps for the 2030 Winter Paralympics, Brisbane for the 2032 Summer Paralympics, and Salt Lake City for the 2034 Winter Paralympics.

Four cities have hosted or are scheduled to host a Paralympic Games more than once; Innsbruck in 1984 and 1988, Beijing in 2008 (summer games) and 2022 (winter games), Tokyo in 1964 and 2020, and Salt Lake City in 2002 and 2034.

The United States hosted three games (with one partially hosted in the United Kingdom) and Japan hosted its third games in 2020. Austria, Norway, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and China have each hosted two games.

The games have primarily been hosted on the continent of Europe (15 games). Eight games have been hosted in Asia and five in North America, and one games has been hosted in the region of Oceania. In 2016, the Paralympics were held in South America for the first time. No Paralympic Games have been hosted in the continents of Africa and Antarctica.

Host cities are selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Currently, they are selected seven years in advance.[1] The selection process takes two years. In the first stage of the selection process, any city in the world may submit an application to become a host city. After ten months, the Executive Board of the IOC decides which of these applicant cities will become candidate cities based on the recommendation of a working group that reviews the applications. In the second stage, the candidate cities are investigated thoroughly by an Evaluation Commission, which then submits a final short list of cities to be considered for selection. The host city is then chosen by vote of the IOC Session, a general meeting of IOC members.[2]

## Paralympic host cities

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Year  | City | Country | Continent | Summer | Winter | From | To  | Ref

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1960  |  Rome | Italy | Europe | S001I |  | 18 September | 25 September  |
1964  |  Tokyo | Japan | Asia | S002II |  | 3 November | 12 November  |
1968  |  Tel Aviv | Israel | S003III |  | 4 November | 13 November  |
1972  |  Heidelberg | West Germany | Europe | S004IV |  | 2 August | 11 August  |
1976  |  Örnsköldsvik | Sweden |  | W001I | 21 February | 28 February  |
1976  |  Toronto | Canada | Americas | S005V |  | 3 August  | 11 August
1980  |  Geilo | Norway | Europe |  | W002II | 1 February | 7 February  |
1980  |  Arnhem | Netherlands | S006VI |  | 21 June | 30 June  |
1984  |  Innsbruck | Austria |  | W003III | 14 January | 20 January  |
1984  |  New York
Stoke Mandeville | United States,
United Kingdom | Americas,
Europe | S007VII |  | 17 June
22 July | 30 June
1 August  |
1988  |  Innsbruck | Austria | Europe |  | W004IV | 17 January | 25 January  |
1988  |  Seoul | Republic of Korea | Asia | S008VIII |  | 15 October | 24 October  |
1992  |  Tignes-Albertville | France | Europe |  | W005V | 25 March | 1 April  |
1992  |  Barcelona-Madrid | Spain | S009IX |  | 3 September | 14 September  |
1994  |  Lillehammer | Norway |  | W006VI | 10 March | 19 March  |
1996  |  Atlanta | United States | Americas | S010X |  | 16 August | 25 August  |
1998  |  Nagano | Japan | Asia |  | W007VII | 5 March | 14 March  |
2000  |  Sydney | Australia | Oceania | S011XI |  | 18 October | 29 October  |
2002  |  Salt Lake City | United States | Americas |  | W008VIII | 7 March | 16 March  |
2004  |  Athens | Greece | Europe | S012XII |  | 17 September | 28 September  |
2006  |  Turin | Italy |  | W009IX | 10 March | 19 March  |
2008  |  Beijing[b] | People's Republic of China | Asia | S013XIII |  | 6 September | 17 September  |
2010  |  Vancouver | Canada | North America |  | W010X | 12 March | 21 March  |
2012  |  London | United Kingdom | Europe | S014XIV |  | 29 August | 9 September  |
2014  |  Sochi | Russia |  | W011XI | 7 March | 16 March  |
2016  |  Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Americas | S015XV |  | 7 September | 18 September  |
2018  |  Pyeongchang | Republic of Korea | Asia |  | W012XII | 9 March | 18 March  |
2020  |  Tokyo | Japan | S016XVI |  | 25 August 2021 | 6 September 2021 [c] |
2022  |  Beijing | People's Republic of China |  | W13XIII | 4 March | 13 March  |
2024  |  Paris | France | Europe | S017XVII |  | 28 August | 8 September  |
2026  |  Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo | Italy |  | W14XIV | 6 March | 15 March  |
2028  |  Los Angeles | United States | North Americas | S018XVIII |  | 15 August | 27 August  |
2030  |  Nice-French Alps | France | Europe |  | W15XV | 1 March | 10 March  |
2032  |  Brisbane | Australia | Oceania | XIX |  | 24 August  | 5 September  |
2034  |  Salt Lake City | United States | Americas |  | W16XVI | 10 March | 19 March  |

## Statistics

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### Host cities for multiple Paralympic Games

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Rank | City | Country | Continent | Summer Paralympics hosted | Winter Paralympics hosted | Total Paralympics hosted

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1 | Innsbruck |  Austria | Europe | 0 | 2 (1984, 1988) | 2
1 | Tokyo |  Japan | Asia | 2 (1964, 2020) | 0 | 2
1 | Beijing |  People’s Republic of China | Asia | 1 (2008) | 1 (2022) | 2
1 | Salt Lake City |  United States | Americas | 0 | 2 (2002, 2034) | 2

### Total Paralympic Games by country

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Rank | Country | Continent | Summer Paralympics hosted | Winter Paralympics hosted | Total Paralympics hosted

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1 |  United States | Americas | 3 (1984, 1996, 2028) | 2 (2002, 2034) | 5
2 |  Japan | Asia | 2 (1964, 2020) | 1 (1998) | 3
2 |  Italy | Europe | 1 (1960) | 2 (2006, 2026) | 3
2 |  France | Europe | 1 (2024) | 2 (1992, 2030) | 3
5  |  Austria | Europe | 0 | 2 (1984, 1988) | 2
5 |  Norway | Europe | 0 | 2 (1980, 1994) | 2
5 |  Canada | Americas | 1 (1976) | 1 (2010) | 2
5 |  United Kingdom | Europe | 2 (1984, 2012) | 0 | 2
5 |  South Korea | Asia | 1 (1988) | 1 (2018) | 2
5 |  China | Asia | 1 (2008) | 1 (2022) | 2
5  |  Australia  | Oceania  | 2 (2000, 2032)  | 0  | 2
12 |  Israel | Asia | 1 (1968) | 0 | 1
12 |  West Germany | Europe | 1 (1972) | 0 | 1
12 |  Sweden | Europe | 0 | 1 (1976) | 1
12 |  Netherlands | Europe | 1 (1980) | 0 | 1
12 |  Spain | Europe | 1 (1992) | 0 | 1
12 |  Greece | Europe | 1 (2004) | 0 | 1
12 |  Russia | Europe | 0 | 1 (2014) | 1
12 |  Brazil | Americas | 1 (2016) | 0 | 1

## Notes

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* a Although Tel Aviv is located in Asia, Israel is member of European Region of IPC.
* b Equestrian events were held in China's Hong Kong SAR.[3] Although Hong Kong's separate NPC conducted the equestrian competition, it was an integral part of the Beijing Games; it is not conducted under a separate bid, flame, etc. The IPC website lists only Beijing as the host city.[4]
* c Postponed to 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first time that the Paralympic Games has been postponed. They are still called the 2020 Summer Paralympics, even with the change in scheduling to one year later.[5] The new dates were later confirmed as 24 August to 5 September 2021.[6]

## References

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General

* "Paralympic Games - Past Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Retrieved 31 January 2011.

Specific

1. ^ Group, Taylor Francis (2003). The Europa World Yearbook. Taylor and Francis Group. p. 247\. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
2. ^ "Choice of the Host City". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
3. ^ Tim Pile (25 June 2008). "Hong Kong saddles up for the Olympics". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
4. ^ "2008 Beijing Olympic home page". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
5. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee - Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
6. ^ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

## See also

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* List of Olympic Games host cities

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Summer Paralympic Games host cities

* 1960: Rome
* 1964: Tokyo
* 1968: Tel Aviv
* 1972: Heidelberg
* 1976: Toronto

* 1980: Arnhem
* 1984: New York City /  Stoke Mandeville
* 1988: Seoul
* 1992: Barcelona /  Madrid
* 1996: Atlanta

* 2000: Sydney
* 2004: Athens
* 2008: Beijing
* 2012: London

* 2016: Rio de Janeiro
* 2020: Tokyo
* 2024: Paris
* 2028: Los Angeles
* 2032: Brisbane

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Winter Paralympic Games host cities

* 1976: Örnsköldsvik
* 1980: Geilo
* 1984: Innsbruck
* 1988: Innsbruck

* 1992: Albertville
* 1994: Lillehammer
* 1998: Nagano
* 2002: Salt Lake City

* 2006: Turin
* 2010: Vancouver
* 2014: Sochi
* 2018: Pyeongchang

* 2022: Beijing
* 2026: Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo

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Summer Games|

* 1960 Rome
* 1964 Tokyo
* 1968 Tel Aviv
* 1972 Heidelberg
* 1976 Toronto
* 1980 Arnhem
* 1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville
* 1988 Seoul
* 1992 Barcelona / Madrid
* 1996 Atlanta
* 2000 Sydney
* 2004 Athens
* 2008 Beijing
* 2012 London
* 2016 Rio de Janeiro
* 2020 Tokyo†
* 2024 Paris
* 2028 Los Angeles
* 2032 Brisbane

Winter Games|

* 1976 Örnsköldsvik
* 1980 Geilo
* 1984 Innsbruck
* 1988 Innsbruck
* 1992 Tignes / Albertville
* 1994 Lillehammer
* 1998 Nagano
* 2002 Salt Lake City
* 2006 Turin
* 2010 Vancouver
* 2014 Sochi
* 2018 PyeongChang
* 2022 Beijing
* 2026 Milano Cortina
* 2030 French Alps
* 2034 Salt Lake City–Utah

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