Today on Google's home page is a special Google logo, a Google Doodle, for the Paralympics. The Paralympic Games is a huge international multi-sport event involving athletes with a range of disabilities. It started out small in 1948 and has grown to over a 100 countries with thousands of athletes.
Google has an animated Google Doodle for it and wrote:
The world’s eyes will once again turn to PyeongChang this week as the 2018 Paralympic games get under way! 80 countries around the world are sending their athletes to compete in the games, held from March 9 to 18 this year. Over 670 athletes, including more female athletes than ever before, have the chance to show their skills after years of hard work and training.The lineup of the Paralympic games will include: alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, ice hockey, snowboarding, and wheelchair curling. Over the next 10 days, more than 80 medals will be awarded across the sports.
Today’s Doodle represents athletes from each of the sports in competition, all racing together to capture a spot on the podium.
Good luck to all and let the games begin!
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