斯托克·曼德维尔運動會在每屆比賽中都可能被賦予一個「暱稱」,在1976年多倫多的賽事上,使用了諸如「Olympiad for the Physically Disabled」(身障者奧林匹克運動會)、「Torontolympiad」之類的名稱,因為除了脊髓損傷者外,亦有視力受損及截肢的運動員參賽。[2][3]
^PARALYMPICS HISTORY. International Paralympic Committee. [2021-08-23]. (原始内容存档于2021-08-23) (英语). The word “Paralympic” derives from the Greek preposition “para” (beside or alongside) and the word “Olympic”. Its meaning is that Paralympics are the parallel Games to the Olympics and illustrates how the two movements exist side-by-side.