Closed Paralympic Games in Cortina

The Winter Paralympic Games, where Montenegro made its debut, were closed with a ceremonial ceremony at the Carling Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

The Games, which celebrated their 50th anniversary, broke numerous records and set the standard for all future organizers.

A total of 611 athletes from 55 National Paralympic Committees competed, surpassing the previous record of 564 Paralympians from 48 countries in Pyeongchang 2018.

A record number of women competed at the fourth consecutive Paralympic Winter Games - a total of 160 competitors competed for medals in six sports, an 18 percent increase over the previous record.

During the Games, the record for the number of spectators for Paralympic hockey was broken twice - 8.992 people in the Santa Giulia Arena in Milan watched the match between Italy and the USA.

The record was broken in the final, which attracted 11.000 spectators.

The Games will also be remembered by Brazil, which won its first Paralympic Winter medal thanks to Cristian Ribera, who won the cross-country sprint event.

It is also interesting that the @Paralympics YouTube channel has had more than 414 million video views since the start of the competition on March 4.

That number is seven times higher than the total number of video views for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games and 67,05% higher than for the entire year 2024, which was previously a record year for the MPK channel.

Montenegrin parasport was represented by snowboarder Andrej Šibalić, who competed in the banked slalom discipline, in the LL2 category.

At the closing ceremony, the flag was presented to the next host of the Games, which will be held in the French Alps in 2030.