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Kristina Veasey: The Paralympics – a chance to pressure China on its human rights record

                   
guardian.co.uk
05-Sep-2008
        
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I played wheelchair basketball for Great Britain in both the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Paralympics, and will be continuing to support the team over the next fortnight. The team should surpass the achievements of their Olympic counterparts – at the last Paralympics, Team GB netted 35 gold medals, finishing second in the medal tables. However, it's essential that as a nation we don't become overwhelmed by the... [read full story]                    

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05-Sep-2008
        

The Times questions what impact the Paralympics will have on disability rights in China: In the Olympics ceremony, the 56 children who organisers claimed came from the 56 ethnic groups in China were from the dominant Han...

                   
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Paralympics: Will the splendour be equal at second Games?

dailymail.co.uk
05-Sep-2008
        

For multi-medalled Chris Hoy, read David Weir. As the Chinese slogan puts it : Two Games, Equal Splendour. Two weeks after the curtain came down on Britain's greatest-ever Olympics in Beijing, its Paralympic team, also...

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Paralympics as valuable as Olympic Games (Sports)

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05-Sep-2008
        

But Victoria swimmer Stephanie Dixon said Canada might find it difficult to duplicate the results of the last two Paralympic Games. "I think there is a lot more hard work that needs to go into it," said Dixon, 24, who...

                   
cbc.ca: Canada's Chantal Petitclerc has won 14 Paralympic medals, including eight gold, during her stellar career. cbc.ca

Paralympics as valuable as Olympic Games: Petitclerc

cbc.ca
05-Sep-2008
        

Canada's Chantal Petitclerc has won 14 Paralympic medals, including eight gold, during her stellar career. (Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press) Regardless of the number of medals Canadian Paralympians win in Beijing, athletes...

                   

Beijing prepares to host biggest ever Paralympics

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05-Sep-2008
        

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Beijing Paralympics - My country: Great Britain

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Country: Great Britain Favourite sports: Athletics, swimming, tennis, table tennis, rugby. I also compete in lots of competitions; wheelchair racing, javelin and discus. Are you excited about the Paralympics? Yes, very...

                   

Chinese Paralympics athletes expect more gold miracles

xinhuanet.com
03-Sep-2008
        

BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Zhang Xiaoling aims to defend her table tennis title at the upcoming Paralympics in Beijing. Zhang, 51, the oldest among the Chinese Paralympic team of 332 athletes across...