The story of
Sir Ludwig Guttmann and the birth of the Paralympic Games
In the summer of 1948, neurologist Ludwig Guttmann set up a sporting competition between patients. It was the birth of the Paralympic Games.
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Sporting
Catalogue reference: CRES 2/177
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This record is about the Sporting dating from 1845-1862 in the series Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues and predecessors: Unfiled Correspondence.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CRES 2/177
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1845-1862
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Sporting
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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CRES 2
Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues and predecessors: Unfiled Correspondence...
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