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These are the second Paralympic Games to be held in Italy, which hosted the first Summer Paralympics in Rome in 1960.
These are the first Paralympic Games to feature a live webcast of events, hosted by ParalympicSport.TV.
The Games mascot is Aster, a star-shaped snowflake similar in design to the Olympic mascots Neve and Gliz.
Read more about this topic: 2006 Winter Paralympics
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