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The 2010 Winter Paralympics, officially the X Paralympic Winter Games, or the tenth Winter Paralympics, were held in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada from March 12 to 21, 2010. The Opening Ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Closing Ceremony in Whistler. With a theme of "One Inspires Many," the Opening Ceremony featured over 5000 local performers. Fifteen-year-old snowboarder Zach Beaumont, who is an amputee, was the final torch bearer and lit the Games Cauldron. The 2 hours live ceremony was produced by Vancouver-based Patrick Roberge Productions Inc.
Kazakhstan first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then. Prior to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Kazakh athletes competed as part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics, and were also part of the Unified Team in 1992.
Kazakhstan sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Kazakhstan participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Kazakhstan, having become independent in 1991, made its Paralympic Games début at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, with merely two athletes competing in cross-country skiing and biathlon. The country has competed in every edition of the Summer and Winter Paralympics since then. Kazakhstan has obtained only one Paralympic medal: a silver in cross-country skiing, won by Lubov Vorobieva during the country's inaugural participation in the Games in 1994.
Kazakhstan sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It fielded a single athlete in cross-country skiing.
Below is the list of Kazakhstan related articles.
Kazakhstan competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 8 athletes, 6 men and 2 women, but won no medals.
Thirteen male athletes from Kazakhstan competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
Kazakhstan competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Kazakhstan's team consisted of 52 athletes competing in 11 sports, an increase of 14 athletes from four years prior.
Kazakhstan competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, held between 7–16 March 2014.
Kazakhstan competed at the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, United States. 1 competitor from Kazakhstan won no medals and so did not place in the medal table.
Kazakhstan competed at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. 1 competitor from Kazakhstan won no medals and so did not place in the medal table.
Kazakhstan competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway. 2 competitors from Kazakhstan won a single silver medal and finished 20th in the medal table.
Kazakhstan first competed at the Deaflympics for the first time in 1997. Kazakhstan claimed their first Deaflympic medal in their first Deaflympic experience and finished with 2 medals in the event. So far, Kazakhstan has managed to bag 8 medals in the event's history.
Kazakhstan sent competitors to the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Six people and one guide skier from Kazakhstan will be going to Pyeongchang, South Korea for the 2018 Winter Paralympics. All are competing in para-Nordic skiing. There are six men and one woman. Three are going to their first Paralympic Games. They are coached by Vasily Kolomyjets. The team spent two years preparing for the Winter Paralympics.
Mongolia sent competitors to the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Ganbold Batmunkh will compete in para-Nordic skiing. He qualified by competing at the Para Nordic Skiing World Cup.
Tajikistan sent competitors the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Two people will be competing in para-Nordic skiing in Tajikistan's first appearance at the Winter Paralympics. They trained in Germany and China before the start of the Games.
Belarus sent competitors the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. People are competing in para-Nordic skiing. The team includes one woman and one man. Both had gone to the Winter Paralympics before. The country has a history of doing well at the Winter Paralympics, having first gone in 1994. Going to South Korea, they had already won 23 Winter Paralympic medals.
