alleryStart learning →Who started the sports event that grew into the Paralympics?
ASir Ludwig Guttmann
BKonstantinos Zappas
CGeorge Averoff
DPierre de Coubertin
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Sir Ludwig Guttmann
Sir Ludwig Guttmann organised the Stoke Mandeville Games to help injured soldiers heal through sport.
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