United KingdomSociety 30 · A modern society
The Paralympic Games grew out of sport for patients with spinal injuries at a hospital in which place?
- aStratford, East London
- bLeamington Spa, Warwickshire
- cStoke Mandeville, BuckinghamshireCorrect answer
- dSt Andrews, Fife
Why?
The Paralympics began with the work of Dr (later Sir) Ludwig Guttmann at Stoke Mandeville hospital, where patients with spinal injuries were encouraged to exercise and do sport. Stratford was the main site of the 2012 Games, not the place where the Paralympics began.
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