1992 Summer Paralympics

IX Paralympic Games
Host city	Barcelona and Madrid, Spain
Motto	Sport Without Limits; (Catalan: Esport Sense Límits); (Spanish: Deporte Sin Límites)
Nations	82 (BCN); 75 (MAD)
Athletes	3,020 (BCN); 1,600 (MAD)
Events	487 in 15 sports (BCN); 68 in 5 sports (MAD)
Opening	3 September (BCN); 15 September (MAD)
Closing	14 September (BCN); 22 September (MAD)
Opened by	Queen Sofía
Cauldron	Antonio Rebollo (BCN); Coral Bistuer (MAD)
Stadium	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc (BCN); Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid (MAD)
	Summer Winter 1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Paralympics (Spanish: Juegos Paralímpicos de Verano de 1992; Catalan: Jocs Paralímpics d'estiu de 1992) were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. In addition, the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with mental handicap were held immediately after the regular Paralympics in the Spanish capital, Madrid.

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