They’re an international multi-sports competition for disabled athletes.

They are held every 2 years, just after the Olympics.

Games are adapted for the disabled, like wheelchair basketball or sitting volleyball.

There are events for the partially sighted, like skiing with a sighted guide or goalball, like handball with bells in the ball.

3 disciplines are open to people with intellectual disabilities: athletics, swimming and table tennis.

But why were these games created?

They were started in 1948 by a doctor from London who decided to organize sporting events for his patients with war injuries.

Taking part in tournaments gave them exercise, vital for their re-education, and let them have fun.