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A report is given on the various aspects of the 1976 Olympiad of the Physically Disabled. The aspects discussed are the historical background, planning and preparation of the Games, accommodation for amputees, blind and paraplegics, transport, games site, organisation of sports events, medical supervision, publicity of the Games, standards of performance and records and last, but by no means least, politics and sport.
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Guttmann, L. Reflection on the 1976 Toronto Olympiad for the physically disabled. Spinal Cord 14, 225–240 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1976.39
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1976.39