2018 Winter Paralympic Games' closing ceremony reels off

The 2018 Paralympic Winter Games reeled off its closing ceremony on Sunday to wrap up the 10-day journey of Paralympians in PyeongChang, an east county of South Korea.

The ceremony was being held at the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium, a main stadium built only for the opening and closing ceremonies.

The 2018 Paralympic Winter Games reels off its closing ceremony on March 18, 2018. [Photo: VCG]

The PyeongChang Paralympics brought a record number of 567 athletes from 49 countries and regions around the world, including the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) that took part in the Winter Paralympics for the first time.

The athletes competed in 80 medal events, eight more than the number for the previous Sochi Winter Paralympics, across six sports that include Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ice sledge hockey, wheelchair curling, biathlon and snowboard.

The United States, which sent the largest delegation with 68 athletes, dominated the medal tally with 36 medals in total, including 13 gold, 15 silver and eight bronze medals.

The flag of China, who are the next hosts of the Winter Paralympics in 2022, is raised during the Closing Ceremony for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Paralympics in South Korea. [Photo: VCG]

China stood in the 20th place with one gold in the wheelchair curling for its first-ever Winter Paralympic medal.

South Korea hosted the Paralympic Games for the first time in 30 years, after hosting the Seoul Summer Paralympics in 1988. 

The next Paralympic Winter Games will be hosted in Beijing, China in 2022.