第二次世界大战期间,欧洲战场上的伤残士兵,自发组织起来进行康复活动,这便是现代残疾人体育运动的雏形。1948年英国斯托克·曼德维尔(Stoke Mandeville)国立脊髓损伤中心举办了残疾人体育比赛,当时只有16名坐在轮椅上的伤残士兵参加,此后该运动会每年举行一次。1952年,由于荷兰运动员的参加,该运动会演变为国际性体育活动。 During the Second World War, the disabled soldiers on the battlefield in Europe spontaneously organized their rehabilitation activities. This is the prototype of modern disabled sports. In 1948, the National Center for Spinal Cord Injury at Stoke Mandeville held a sports competition for the disabled, at which time only 16 disability soldiers were wheelchair-bound and the sport was held annually. In 1952, thanks to the participation of Dutch athletes, the sport evolved into an international sporting event.