{"id":45304,"date":"2018-04-07T09:52:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T09:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=45304"},"modified":"2018-04-07T09:52:49","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T09:52:49","slug":"winter-paralympics-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/winter-paralympics-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Paralympics Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question: Which of the following countries won the highest gold medal in Winter Paralympics Games 2018, held during March 9<sup>th<\/sup>&#8211; 18<sup>th<\/sup>, 2018?<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) Japan<br \/>\n(b) Norway<br \/>\n(c) UK<br \/>\n(d) America<br \/>\n<strong>Answer: (d)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Related Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>12<sup>th<\/sup> Winter Paralympics Games-2018 concluded in Pyongchang South Korea (March 9-18, 2018).<\/li>\n<li>In these games, held at the Pyongchang Olympic Stadium, approximately 569 athletes from 49 countries participated in 80 competitions of 6 sports.<\/li>\n<li>South Korean President Moon Jae-in\u00a0has officially inaugurated the Paralympic Games.<\/li>\n<li>The official slogan of 12<sup>th<\/sup> Paralympics Games was Passion Connected.<\/li>\n<li>The mascot of the 12<sup>th<\/sup> Paralympic Games Suhorong, a white cheetah and Bandabi was an Asian black bear.<\/li>\n<li>In the 12<sup>th<\/sup> Paralympic Games, the US topped the medal table which got 13 gold, 15 silver and 8 bronze medals, including a total of 36 medals,.<\/li>\n<li>Top 3 countries in medal table<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table width=\"789\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"276\"><strong>Rank Country \/ Organization<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"88\"><strong>Gold<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\"><strong>Silver <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"142\"><strong>Bronze\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"141\">\u0915\u0941\u0932<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"276\">1.\u00a0 America<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\">13<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">15<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">8<\/td>\n<td width=\"141\">36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"276\">2. Neutral Paralympic Athletes (NPA)<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\">8<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">10<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">6<\/td>\n<td width=\"141\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"276\">3.\u00a0Canada<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\">8<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">16<\/td>\n<td width=\"141\">28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The host, South Korea, secured 16<sup>th<\/sup> position jointly with New Zealand and Finland.<\/li>\n<li>They received 1 gold, 2 silver and total of 3 medals.<\/li>\n<li>Para Athlete of Slovakia, Henrieta Farkasova, received the maximum five medals (4 gold and 1 silver) in the Pyongchang Paralympic Games.<\/li>\n<li>Russia was a restricted country in the 12<sup>th<\/sup> Winter Paralympic.<\/li>\n<li>Russian athletes have participated in Paralympic as &#8216;Neutral Paralympic Athletes&#8217; (NPA) under the Paralympic flag.<\/li>\n<li>The 13<sup>th<\/sup> Paralympic Games will be held in China&#8217;s Beijing National Stadium (Beijing) during 4<sup>th<\/sup>-13<sup>th<\/sup> March, 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reference:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympic.org\/pyeongchang-2018\/results\/en\/general\/competition-schedule.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.olympic.org\/pyeongchang-2018\/results\/en\/general\/competition-schedule.htm<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paralympic.org\/news\/pyeongchang-2018-henrieta-farkasova-goes-five\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.paralympic.org\/news\/pyeongchang-2018-henrieta-farkasova-goes-five<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paralympic.org\/pyeongchang-2018\/results\/info-live-results\/PWG2018\/en\/alpine-skiing\/daily-schedule-date=2018-03-18.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.paralympic.org\/pyeongchang-2018\/results\/info-live-results\/PWG2018\/en\/alpine-skiing\/daily-schedule-date=2018-03-18.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Which of the following countries won the highest gold medal in Winter Paralympics Games 2018, held during March 9th&#8211; 18th, 2018? (a) Japan (b) Norway (c) UK (d) America Answer: (d) Related Facts: 12th Winter Paralympics Games-2018 concluded in Pyongchang South Korea (March 9-18, 2018). 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