2014 Winter Paralympics

The 2014 Winter Paralympics was the 11th Paralympic Winter Games and was hosted by Sochi, Russia and ran from March 9-16.

Host country Russia won 80 medals, about 40-50% of the medals won; a record since Austria at the 1984 games with 70 medals. This sports event are for athletes that have a disability (normally due to spina bifida, spinal cord injury, and not having a leg or arm).

Countries participating
45 countries sent athletes to the Paralympics. Three countries participated for the first time, the 2014 World Cup host Brazil, 2002 World Cup third placed Turkey and Uzbekistan.

Hungary and the 2010 FIFA World Cup host South Africa participated in Vancouver, but did not sent athletes to Sochi.






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