2018 Winter Paralympics

De **2018 Winter Paralympics** (Korean: 2018년 동계 패럴림픽; RR: *2018nyeon Donggye Paereollimpik*), de 12th Paralympic Winter Games, dem sanso know am more generally as de **PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games**, na ebe international multi-sport event give athletes plus disabilities govern by de International Paralympic Committee (IPC), wey na dem hold am insyd Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 18 March 2018. Na dem be de second Paralympics make dem hold insyd South Korea, dey follow de 1988 Summer Paralympics insyd Seoul.

569 athletes represent record 49 National Paralympic Committees participate insyd dese Games, wey dey include 3 newcomers Georgia, North Korea den Tajikistan. Dey following ein debut as disciplines under de Alpine programme insyd Sochi, na dem expand snowboarding into separate sport plus 8 additional events.

## Host selection

As part of formal agreement between de International Paralympic Committee den de International Olympic Committee dem first establish insyd 2001, na de winner of de bid for de 2018 Winter Olympics sanso be de host of de 2018 Winter Paralympics.

Na dem elect Pyeongchang as host during de 123rd IOC Session insyd Durban insyd 2011, wey earn am de required majority of at least 48 votes insyd de first round of voting.

## Opening ceremony

Na dem hold de opening ceremony for 9 March 2018 for Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium, wich na dem build specifically give de Winter Games.

## Sports

Dem dey hold competitions insyd de 2018 Winter Paralympics insyd six Winter Paralympic sports, plus 80 medal events for total. Na dem expand Snowboarding into separate discipline for 2018, plus 10 medal events (insyd 2014, na dem hold two medal events insyd snowboarding within de alpine skiing programme).

* Alpine skiing (30)
* Biathlon (18) 
*  Cross-country skiing (20) 
* Para ice hockey (1) 
* Snowboarding (10)
* Wheelchair curling (1)

## Calendar

Insyd de calendar wey dey follow for de 2018 Winter Paralympics, each blue box dey represent event competition. De yellow boxes dey represent days during wich dem hold medal-awarding finals give a sport. De number insyd each yellow box dey represent de number of finals wey dem contest for dat day.

## National Paralympic Committees wey dey participate

* Dem suspend Russia currently by de International Paralympic Committee secof de state-sponsored doping program scandal. However, de IPC allow Russian athletes make dem qualify as neutral participants. Dem field 30 athletes insyd 5 sports, wey dey participate as Neutral Paralympic Athletes (NPA), dey march under de Paralympic flag for de Opening den Closing Ceremonies den de Paralympic anthem dem play insyd any ceremony.
* Four more nations compete insyd Pyeongchang dan for de previous winter games. Georgia, North Korea den Tajikistan all make dema Winter Paralympics debut, while Hungary field team after dem no compete isydn 2014. Tajikistan be de country per wey na dem send athlete to dese Games buh no be de 2018 Winter Olympics.
* For total, 133 female athletes compete for de event.

## Venues

### Pyeongchang Mountain cluster

#### Alpensia
Alpensia Resort insyd Daegwallyeong-myeon go be de focus of de 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics.

* Alpensia Resort – biathlon, cross-country skiing
* Main Olympic Village – athletes village
* Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium – awards den opening den closing ceremonies

#### Standalone venue

* Jeongseon Alpine Centre – alpine skiing den snowboarding

### Gangneung coastal cluster

* Gangneung Curling Centre – wheelchair curling
* Gangneung Hockey Centre – para ice hockey

## Medals
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Main article: 2018 Winter Paralympics medal table

 *   Host nation (Host nation (South Korea))

## Medals
 *   Host nation (Host nation (South Korea))

## Broadcasting
Na dem sell television rights insyd various countries den territories; de IPC partner plus de IOC ein streaming service Olympic Channel for online streaming coverage of dese Paralympics.

Insyd 2017, de European Broadcasting Union renew ein rights to de Paralympics insyd 25 European countries thru 2020.

Insyd de United States, NBC Sports announce plans make dem air nearly twice as much coverage for linear television as e do insyd Sochi, dey total 250 hours, along plus extensive online streaming coverage.

Insyd Canada, de CBC announce say e go broadcast over 600 hours of coverage insyd English den French across ein platforms, wey dey include CBC Television, Ici Radio-Canada Télé, den sublicence partners Sportsnet One den AMI-tv.

Channel 4 return as de Games ein rightsholder insyd de United Kingdom, dey plan over 100 hours of television coverage for Channel 4 den 4seven top.

## Tickets
Na dem announce ticket prices give de 2018 Winter Paralympics for 8 June 2017 wey tickets for sale for 21 August 2017.

Prices for sporting event tickets range from ₩10,000 go 50,000 (approx. $8–45 USD). Opening den closing ceremony tickets range from ₩10,000 go ₩140,000 (approx. $8–125 USD).

As of 19 January, na tickets to de Paralympic Games dem sell be 70% . (155,000 tickets out of total of 223,353 dem allocate).

## Marketing

### Emblem
Na dem unveil de emblem give de 2018 Winter Paralympics for 29 October 2013 for de National Museum of Korea. E dey incorporate stylized renditions of de hangul letter ㅊ *ch* (as dem sanso use am insyd de Olympic emblem), wich dey symbolize part of de name *Pyeongchang* den dey resemble ice crystals. De Paralympic emblem dey feature two of dese letters dem joined togeda, dey symbolize equality den "grand" festival wey dey welcam international athletes den spectators.

### Mascot
Na dem unveil de official mascots of de 2018 Winter Olympics den Paralympics for 2 June 2016. De Paralympic mascot, Bandabi, be Asian black bear wey dey symbolize "strong will and courage".

### Cultural events
Make dem attract interest from residents den foreign tourists, de Korea Tourism Organization organize *Snow Festival*, "Hallyu festival", make e serve as cultural programming give de Paralympics. Actors Jang Keun-suk den Lee Dong-wook purchase 2,018 den 1,000 tickets give dema bodies den fans make dem attend meetups for para ice hockey games, while dem sanso organize K-pop concert wey dey feature B1A4 den BtoB.

## Concerns den controversies

### North Korean relations
Prior to de 2018 Winter Olympics, na North Korea agree make e make ein athletes march togeda plus those of de South Korean team during de opening ceremonies, den field unified women's hockey team. However, during meeting insyd Pyeongchang between de leaders of dema National Paralympic Committees, na de two countries be unable make dem organize similar arrangement give de Paralympics. De South Korean Paralympic Committee state say na North Korean officials request say de Liancourt Rocks (wich be de subject of ongoing sovereignty dispute between South Korea den Japan) be included for de Korean Unification Flag during de Paralympics. South Korea decline dis request, as dem consider am ebe contradictory to IPC recommendations against political gestures.

IPC presido Andrew Parsons express disappointment over de decision, buh he note say de country "respects and values the IPC's vision and mission" wey na dem "committed to working further with the IPC to improve the lives of people with an impairment in North Korea", while he sanso acknowledge say de IOC get "made great progress in opening up dialogue between the two nations" prior to de Olympics, den dat dema meeting "underlines the tremendous ability of sport to bring countries together in positive dialogue."

## References


## External links

* Pyeongchang 2018 web site

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