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Like the regular Olympics, but for blind and physically disabled athletes. Held after the main Olympics. The name means that they run ''parallel'' to the regular Games, not that it's for the paralysed. Do not confuse them with the Special Olympics, which is a competition for mentally handicapped athletes that's styled after the Olympics but unaffiliated. |
Like the regular Olympics, but for blind and physically disabled athletes. Held after the main Olympics. The name means that they run ''parallel'' to the regular Games, not that it's for the paralysed. Do not confuse them with the Special Olympics, which is a competition for mentally handicapped athletes that's styled after the Olympics but unaffiliated. |
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{{examples|The Olympic Games in Fiction}} |
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=== In fiction === |
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* ''[[Million Dollar Legs]]'', a largely forgotten W.C. Fields classic, is all about getting [[Ruritania|Ruritanian]] citizens to participate in the 1932 Olympics. |
* ''[[Million Dollar Legs]]'', a largely forgotten W.C. Fields classic, is all about getting [[Ruritania|Ruritanian]] citizens to participate in the 1932 Olympics. |
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* ''[[Chariots of Fire]]'' (technically not fiction, but they did take a few liberties ...) |
* ''[[Chariots of Fire]]'' (technically not fiction, but they did take a few liberties ...) |
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