The Paralympic Movement has its origins here when neurologist Sir Ludwig Guttman organised the first wheelchair Games at Stoke Mandeville Hospital to coincide with the 1948 London Olympics.

残奥会的历史可追溯到1948年，当时伦敦奥运会正在召开，Stoke Mandeville医院的神经科大夫ludwig Guttman爵士在医院内组织了第一次轮椅运动会。

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