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2006 Torino Winter


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The 9th Winter Paralympic Games




A record 1,037 media representatives arrived in Torino to cover the Games, and the host broadcaster, International Sports Broadcasting (ISB), provided more than 130 hours of live coverage.
The IPC launched its online TV channel, ParalympicSport.TV, at the Games. Nearly 40,000 unique viewers tuned into the channel from 105 nations.
Most viewers hailed from the USA, Italy, Canada, Germany and Japan, and the channel drew a five percent increase in new viewers each day of the Games.


Dates: March 12-21, 2006
Participating NPCs: 38
Number of sports: 5
Number of events: 58
Number of athletes: 474
Men: 375
Women: 99
Volunteers: 3300
Media: 1037
Opening: President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Oath: Fabrizio ZARDINI
Judges’ oath: Mauro SCANACAPRA
Last torchbearer: Silvia Battaglio, Aroldo Ruschioni
Candidate cities: Klagenfurt (AUS), Poprad-Tatry (SLO) et Zakopane (POL)
Pays or argent bronze
drapeau Australia (AUS) 0 1 1
drapeau Austria (AUT) 3 4 7
drapeau Belarus (BLR) 1 6 2
drapeau Canada (CAN) 5 3 5
drapeau Czech Republique (CZE) 0 1 0
drapeau France (FRA) 7 2 6
drapeau Germany (GER) 8 5 5
drapeau Great Britain (GBR) 0 1 0
drapeau Italy (ITA) 2 2 4
drapeau Japan (JPN) 2 5 2
drapeau Norway (NOR) 1 1 3
drapeau Poland (POL) 2 0 0
drapeau Russian Federation (RUS) 13 13 7
drapeau Slovakia (SVK) 0 1 1
drapeau Spain (ESP) 0 1 1
drapeau Sweden (SWE) 0 0 1
drapeau Switzerland (SUI) 0 1 1
drapeau Ukraine (UKR) 7 9 9
drapeau United States Of America (USA) 7 2 3