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Beijing Paralympics: feast of high-quality games
Source: Xinhua | 09-17-2008 16:15
Special Report: Beijing 2008 Paralympic GamesBeautiful sports venues, exciting competitions, cheering crowds, enthusiastic volunteers and flawless logistics... all add up to an amazing Beijing Paralympics in the past 11 days. Paralympians, together with their teammates, competitors, coaches, families, and supporters, brought to the world a feast of high-quality matches and embodied the spirit of Paralympics.
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| (Upper) Athletes compete in the rain during a match of the Men's 400m T53 of the Beijing Paralympic Athletics event Sept. 9, 2008. (Lower Left) Sanna Benhama of Marocco kisses the ground after winning in the Women's 200m T13 final of the Beijing Paralympic Athletics event Sept. 13, 2008. (Lower Right) Lex Gillette of the United States competes in the Men's Long Jump F11 final of the Beijing Paralympic Athletics event Sept. 15, 2008. (Xinhua Photo) |
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| (Upper) Members of South Korean players walk into the field during a match of the Football 5-a-side Sept. 13, 2008. (Mid-left) Cheryl Angelelli of the United States gets ready to start during the Women's 100m Freestyle S4 final of the Beijing Paralympic Swimming event Sept. 7, 2008.(Mid-Right) Sun Xin of China gets ready to start with her guide-runner during the Women's 200m T12 round 1 heat 1 of the Beijing Paralympic Athletics event Sept. 15, 2008.(Lower) Athletes makes preparation for a match of Men's 50m Backstroke S2 of the Beijing Paralympic Swimming event Sept. 15, 2008. (Xinhua Photo) |
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(Upper) Eric Bennett of the United States |
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| (Upper Left) Fernando Ferreira of Portugal competes in a Boccia match Sept. 11, 2008.(Lower Left) Ulrich Iser of Germany awaits during a Men's Shot Put match Sept. 15, 2008.(Right) Sven Decaesstecher of Belgium competes in the Men's 200m Individual Medley SM10 final of the Beijing Paralympic Swimming event Sept. 11, 2008. (Xinhua Photo) |
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| (Left) Members of American Women's Sitting Volleyball team celebrate after scoring in a preliminary match Sept. 9, 2008. (Upper Right) Gold medalist Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei of Kenya holds up his flowers during the awarding ceremony of Men's 5000m T46 of the Beijing Paralympic Athletics event Sept. 13, 2008.(Lower Right) Samuel Colmenares gets ready to start in the Men's 400m T46 round 1 heat 2 match of the Beijing Paralympic Athletics event Sept. 11, 2008.(Xinhua Photo) |
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(Upper) Members of China's women team pose |
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| (Upper Left) Paula List of the Netherlands women's sitting volleyball team talks to her son during the awarding ceremony Spet. 14, 2008.(Upper Right) Bronze medalist He Junquan of China acknowledges his supporters during the awarding ceremony of the Men's 50m Butterfly S5 of the Beijing Paralympic Swimming event Sept. 10, 2008.(Lower Left) Members of China's women sitting volleyball team celebrates after scoring against the U.S. team during the final Sept. 14, 2008.(Lower Right) Members of Iraian men's wheelchair basketball team celebrate after defeating South Africa in a preliminary match Sept. 7, 2008.(Xinhua Photo) |
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| (Upper Left) Staff members and volunteers plunge into the swimming pool of the Water Cube after the end of all matches of the Beijing Paralympic Swimming event Sept. 15, 2008.(Lower Left) Lex Gillette of the United States is helped by volunteers after he fell on the ground during a match of the Beijing Paralympic Athletics event Sept. 15, 2008. (Right) Majid Farzin of Iran competes during the Men's 75kg Powerlifting event Sept. 14, 2008.(Xinhua Photo) |
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| (Left) Wheelchair-bound Hou Bin of China climbs up a rope to ignite the flame during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Paralympic Games Sept. 6, 2008.(Upper Right) 11- year-old Li Yue, a girl who lost her right leg in the Sichuan earthquake, performs with other 109 disabled dancers during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Paralympic Games Sept. 6, 2008.(Lower Right) A member of the Mexican delegation moved on his knees into the Bird's Nest during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Paralympic Games Sept. 6, 2008. (Xinhua Photo) |
Editor:Gao Jia
