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The 50th anniversary edition of the Winter Paralympics officially get under way on Friday, though the action begins two days earlier.
The 14th Winter Games take place in Milan-Cortina - the latest event in a series that began in Ornskoldsvik in Sweden in 1976.
Italy is hosting for a second time after Turin 2006 and more than 600 athletes from 50 nations will compete for 79 gold medals
The opening ceremony takes place at the historic Verona Arena, which is Italy's third-largest Roman amphitheatre and also a Unesco world heritage site.
The closing ceremony is being held in a different resort - at the 3,700-capacity Cortina Curling Stadium - on 15 March.
What is new this Winter Paralympics?
The Winter Paralympics has evolved significantly since the inaugural Games in 1976, which brought together 198 Para-athletes from 16 countries competing in just two sports.
Para-Alpine skiing and Para-cross-country skiing were the only events in Sweden, but the programme has expanded to six sports.
Those sports are Para-Alpine skiing, Para-biathlon, Para-cross-country skiing, Para-ice hockey, Para-snowboard and wheelchair curling.
Wheelchair curling mixed doubles is the only addition from Beijing 2022.
When does it start and finish?
The Games officially get under way on Friday, but action from the wheelchair curling begins on Wednesday in order to include the full expanded programme.
The first medal of Milan-Cortina is up for grabs on Saturday (09:30 GMT) in the Para-Alpine skiing women's downhill VI.
The final gold medal will be awarded in the ice hockey as the United States aim to win the event for a fifth consecutive Games.
The Games are being broadcast in the United Kingdom by Channel 4 with highlights available on TNT Sports and discovery+.
Who will be competing?
As many as 665 athletes from 50 National Paralympic Committees are expected to compete at Milan-Cortina.
Four years ago, China topped the medal table with 61 - including 18 golds. Ukrainian athletes, competing weeks after Russia's invasion, were second, with Canada third.
Hosts Italy will be looking to build on their haul of seven medals from Beijing, where Giacomo Bertagnolli won two golds in the visually impaired slalom and super combined skiing.
Six Russian and four Belarusian athletes will compete after the International Paralympic Committee lifted its ban on athletes from the two countries.
Where is the action happening?
The Games will be held across three locations and six venues in the Milan-Cortina region.
Cortina, which hosted the 1956 Winter Olympics, is the site of the wheelchair curling, Para-snowboarding and Para-skiing events.
The Tesero Cross-country Skiing Stadium is the venue for the Para-biathlon and Para-cross-country skiing competitions, and Milan will host Para-ice hockey.
The rink was approved by the International Ice Hockey Federation despite being shorter than the minimum requirement in the National Hockey League.
Who are the British athletes to watch?
Four years ago, British athletes enjoyed their second-most successful Winter Games, winning six medals - with all but one won by visually impaired athletes on the ski slopes.
Great Britain won seven medals in Vancouver in 2016, but UK Sport is not expecting a repeat of that tally and has predicted 2-5 medals.
It said put the reduced target down to injuries and a lack of international competition opportunities, but believes ParalympicsGB will be competitive in the four sports they are involved in. A squad of 25 British athletes will be at the Games.
Neil Simpson is one name to look out for. He became the first British man to win gold on snow - alongside his brother and guide Andrew - in Beijing. The pair won gold in the Super-G and followed that up with bronze in the Super Combined.
Menna Fitzpatrick - Britain's most-decorated Winter Paralympian - suffered a significant knee injury in training in December, but will compete in Italy.
Jo Butterfield will attempt to become the first Briton to win gold at both Summer and Winter Paralympics after being selected in the wheelchair curling team.
And Ollie Hill will be aiming for more success after becoming ParalympicsGB's first snowboard medallist in Beijing.
snowboarder Davy Zyw is thought to be the first snowsport athlete with motor neurone disease (MND) to compete at the Games.
"I am confident we have a plan in place to give each and every athlete the best possible chance to deliver incredible performances that will excite and enthral the British public," said GB chef de mission Phil Smith.
Who are the global stars to watch?
Few athletes have a medal collection as impressive as the United States' Oksana Masters.
The 36-year-old returns for a fourth Winter Paralympics and is looking to add to her collection of 14 medals after adding two at the Paris Paralympics in 2022.
The American, born in Ukraine, will be competing in the Para-biathlon and Para-cross-country events despite an injury-hit few years.
Norway's Jesper Pedersen dominated the Para-Alpine skiing in China four years ago, becoming the only athlete to win four golds.
Japanese Para-skier Momoka Muraoka won three golds in Beijing - in the women's downhill, women's super-G, and women's giant slalom.
Yang Hongqiong was an unknown entity at the last Games, but ended it as China's flagbearer after earning three golds in Para-cross-country skiing.
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