2008
8
Sep
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Monday met with the U.S. presidential delegation to the Beijing Paralympics, headed by U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Peake.
Xi welcomed Peake, who said his first trip to Beijing was “an amazing experience” and Saturday’s opening ceremony was “magnificent.”
Xi thanked the U.S. government and [...]
2008
6
Sep
Just like the Olympic Games pageantry last month, the festivities in the Bird’s Nest stadium established new standards for dazzling extravagance.
The organisers had promised an opening gala of “equal splendour” to the show that ushered in the Olympics and they did not disappoint, creating a glittering theatrical feast with a 6,000-strong cast that included [...]
2008
6
Sep
Italy hopes the country’s largest-ever Paralympic team will deliver an outstanding performance in Beijing.
Italy has sent 84 athletes to compete in 12 sports, including athletics, cycling, fencing and swimming, at the Beijing Paralympics, hoping to bring back home at least 15 medals, said Luca Pancalli, president of Italy’s Paralympic Committee.
Pancalli had once represented Italy [...]
2008
6
Sep
Beijing Paralympics open with spectacular ceremony
Thousands of cheerleaders and dancers in rainbow suits performed a dance routine in the center of the field at the National Stadium before athletes from 148 countries were introduced.
Amid a bombardment of fireworks, the crowd cheered and waved flags as Communist Party leaders and foreign heads of state looked [...]
2008
4
Sep
Australia’s Paralympic team says it has been disappointed with the support it has received from the corporate sector.
The Beijing Paralympics start this weekend, with the opening ceremony taking place Saturday night.
The head of the Australian team Darren Peters says it’s been difficult to find corporate sponsorship.
“Very disappointed in the banking/finance sector – we’ve got [...]
2008
4
Sep
Taiwan’s Paralympics javelin gold medalist Chiang Chih-chung has been barred from defending his title at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing this month, it was reported Wednesday.
The visually-impaired Chiang, a two-time Paralympics javelin gold medalist and world record holder, will not be attending the games that will be held between September 6 to 17 and [...]
2008
1
Sep
Inspired by the golden exploits of their Olympic compatriots, Great Britain’s Paralympians are in bullish mood at their holding camps in Macau and Hong Kong ahead of the thirteenth Paralympic Games in Beijing, that opens on Saturday.
“The Olympics were an inspiration to us,” Phil Lane, the chief executive and chef de mission of the [...]
2008
1
Sep
Well, here you are!
Not yet started but we know witch country will win most gold medals in the forthcoming Paralympics in Beijing!
The final results may change a little every hour but we are quiet sure about the final standings!
Check it out by clicking to our Live paralympics Medal Table Results!
2008
1
Sep
Paralympic torch lands on Shanghai
The Paralympic torch was relayed on Monday in Shanghai, the third stop of the flame’s “modern China” route.
The relay started at 9:30 a.m. at the Shanghai Foreign Trade University as Zhao Jihong, a prolific Paralympic athlete, launched the 3km relay of 60 torchbearers.
Zhao, who doesn’t have eyesight, had won four [...]
2008
31
Aug
Australia’s Paralympic team is aiming to take its all-time medal tally over 1000 at the Beijing Games starting on Saturday.
The team of 170 athletes – 96 men and 74 women – which flew out from Sydney today is the largest team Australia has sent overseas for a Paralympic Games.
And the Australian Paralympic Committee is [...]