This is the 50th anniversary of the Winter Paralympic Games. They started in Sweden in 1976. At that time, there were only two sports, alpine skiing and Nordic skiing. Around 200 athletes from 16 countries came to the first games. Since then, more and more countries have participated. This year, over 600 athletes came to the Milano-Cortina Winter Paralympics from 55 countries. They had six sports: alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, ice hockey, snowboarding, and wheelchair curling, and there were 79 medal events in these sports. Japan’s star was Muraoka Momoka. She won two silver medals in alpine skiing this time, and she now has 11 medals altogether. That is more than any other Japanese paralympic athlete.  (117 words) 

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