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25 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,S eptem ber 2,2021 insidehalton.com SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST DIRECTORY If you'd like to advertise your place of worship in this featureplease email Fionafrudder@starmetrolandmedia.comWorship PENTECOSTAL UNITED TeTeT l: 416-892-8123 Fax: 1-866-281-5983 Bishop M. Brissett (Pastor) Email: mjbmjbm risse@yahoo.ca Jesus is lOrd Oakville PenTecOsTalTalT aPOsTOlic cenTre 454 Rebecca St (St. Paul's United Church) Oakville, ON Sunday Service 12:30 - 3PMWorship Service Sunday Evening: 7:30-9PM (Via Zoom Virtual Platform) *Covid-19 Safety Protocols Strictly followed.* Oakville Seventh-dayaya adventiSt ChurCh tetet l: 289-830-6717 Mark ewewe en (Senior Pastor) Carl Cunningham (associate Pastor) dean lashington (lead elder) TwTwT itter: @Oakvkvk illesda Email: oakvkvk illechurchsda@gmail.com Saturday (Sabbath) WorshipWorshipW Service: 10am-1pm WednesdayWednesdayW Evening Service: 6:30pm-7:30pm Thursday Evening Service: 6:30pm-7:30pm Zoom id 867 6764 2331 Password: worship Theme: in Jesus nameWeWeW Press On WeWeW bsite Promotion: www.ow.ow akvkvk illesdachurch.org 1469 Nottinghill Gate, Oakville 905-825-5292 www.glenabbeyunitedchurch.com GLEN ABBEY UNITED CHURCH REV.REV.REV TED VANVANV CE IS BACK ToToT help your Church survive the pandemic, please send e-transfers to: donations@glenabbeyunitedchurch.com Thank you and God Bless you! THIS SUNDAYSUNDAYSUNDA AND EVERYEVERYEVER WEEK!: LIVE, In-person SERVICE! It's your choice: In-Person at 10am Sunday.y.y Please register a.s.a.p. at 905 825-5292 or info@glenabbeyunitedchurch.com OR ONLINE, LIVE-STREAMED (also available later) Click on www.glenabbeyunitedchurch.com The Tokyo Summer Pa- ralympic Games will take place from Aug. 24 to Sept. 5 and athletes from around the world will be competing in 22 sporting events, from wheelchair rugby to equestrian. While they officially made their debut in 1960, the Paralympic Games were around in different iterations prior to that in- augural year. A number of the sports played today were introduced to the Games in unconventional ways. Here are seven things you probably didn't know about the Paralympics. SPORTING EVENTS FOR ATH- LETES WITH AN IMPAIRMENT AC- TUALLY BEGAN IN THE 1800S In 1888, Berlin became home to the first sports fa- cilities for those with hearing impairments. However, Paralympic sports did not become as widely known until after the Second World War. THE PARALYMPIC GAMES WERE FIRST KNOWN AS THE STOKE MANDEVILLE GAMES The Stoke Mandeville Games first appeared at the 1948 Olympics in Lon- don. Introduced by Dr. Ludwig Guttmann, a doc- tor who helped rehabili- tate war veterans at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in England, the first compet- itors were injured individ- uals who served in the Second World War. There were 16 competi- tors in total and they par- ticipated in what is now known as Paralympic ar- chery. TOKYO WILL BE THE FIRST COUNTRY TO HOST THE PARA- LYMPIC GAMES TWICELYMPIC GAMES TWICEL Tokyo first hosted the Paralympic Games in 1964. This year will mark the country's second time, making it the first-ever nation in history to host the Games more than once. THE WORD PARALYMPIC MEANS "ALONGSIDE THE OLYM- PICS" "Para" is a Greek prepo- sition meaning "along- side." According to the In- ternational Paralympic Committee (IPC), this means that "Paralympics are the parallel Games to the Olympics and illus- trates how the two move- ments exist side-by-side." THE SYMBOL FOR THE PARA- LYMPICS REPRESENTS THELYMPICS REPRESENTS THEL COMING TOGETHER OF ATH- LETES FROM AROUND THE WORLD The Paralympic sym- bol is of three "agitos" that are red, blue and green, respectively. The word "agitos" means "I move" in Latin and the colours re- present the colours most prominent in the flags of countries around the world. THE PARALYMPIC SPORT WHEELCHAIR RUGBY USED TO BE KNOWN AS "MUR- DERBALL" Wheelchair rugby was initially called "murder- ball," due to the fact that it is a rough, full-contact sport that involves the clashing of wheelchairs. The sport was created by Canadian Duncan Camp- bell in 1976. Campbell, who has quadriplegia, in- vented the game with his friends while waiting tofriends while waiting tof work out at a rehabilita- tion centre. THERE ARE FOUR PARALYM- PIC VALUES The four Paralympic values, outlined by the IPC, are: courage, deter- mination, inspiration and equality. This article was in-This article was in-T formed by the Internation-formed by the Internation-f al Paralympic Committee, Paralymic.ca and B.C. Sports Hall of Fame.Sports Hall of Fame.S Eric Furtado-Rodrigues, 41, of Mississauga will be competing in wheelchair rugby at the Tokyo Paralympics. Dave Holland/Canadian Paralympic PARALYMPICS 2021 THESE FACTS MAY SURPRISE YOU VERONICA APPIA vappia@toronto.com 7 THINGS YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE PARALYMPIC GAMES 2021 Summer GameS