Thursday, March 15, 2012

London 2012: World 'split' over Olympic Games merger

From BBC News UK

People from 19 nations are split on whether the Paralympics should be integrated into the Olympic Games, according to a global poll of 10,294 people for the BBC World Service.

Some 47% of those polled were in favour of merging both Games, while 43% said the Paralympics should stay separate.

It is a controversial issue within the Paralympic movement with some athletes concerned the Games would "disappear".

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