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- Updated: August 22, 2012 - 9:13 PM
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Countries: 166
Athletes: 4,200
Sports: Archery, boccia, cycling, equestrian, football, goalball, judo, powerlifting, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, track and field, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair tennis.
Classifications: There are different levels of "eligible impairment types" that vary from sport to sport and are determined by an international panel.
TV: NBC Sports Network will have one-hour highlight shows at 6 p.m. on Sept. 4, 5, 6 and 11. NBC (Ch. 11) will have a 90-minute special at 1 p.m. on Sept. 16.
History: The Paralympics started in Rome in 1960. They were opened to non-wheelchair athletes starting in 1976, the same year the Winter Paralympics started.
Websites: paralympic.org; london2012.com/paralympics/
Twitter: @paralympic
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