2008 Paralympic Games

                   
bbc.co.uk: Paralympics opening ceremony bbc.co.uk

Beijing Paralympics get under way

bbc.co.uk     5 hrs ago   50 related          

Cannot play media. Watch the latest Paralympics action (UK only) The opening ceremony for the 2008 Paralympic Games has begun in the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing. The Games will run until 17 September, with athletes...                    

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swissinfo.ch: The lavish opening performance at the Bird's Nest included spectacular fireworks swissinfo.ch

Stunning show opens Paralympics in Beijing

swissinfo.ch     3 mins ago   24 related          

The lavish opening performance at the Bird's Nest included spectacular fireworks (Keystone) The Paralympic Games have opened in Beijing with a spectacular burst of fireworks as China's leaders hope the event will show them...                    

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bbc.co.uk: Paralympians Dave Weir (left), Dave Roberts (top) and Jody Cundy (bottom) bbc.co.uk

Paralympic hopes

bbc.co.uk     10 hrs ago   13 related          

Over 4,000 athletes will take part in 20 sports at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, running from 6-17 September. Great Britain's team has 206 competitors, participating in 18 of the 20 sports. Team GB finished second in the...                    

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bbc.co.uk: Jenny Ridley bbc.co.uk

Chin is re-classified for Beijing

bbc.co.uk     7 hrs ago          

PARALYMPICS 2008 OPENING CEREMONY Saturday 6 September, 1250-1630 BST Watch live on BBC ONE and the BBC website (UK users only) Ridley was the subject of a controversial re-classification in 2004 Britain's 16-year-old...                    

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BBC HD 'to be on air for longer'

digitalspy.co.uk     3 hrs ago          

Saturday, September 6 2008, 15:29 BST By James Welsh BBC HD will go on air at 7pm on weeknights during September, it has been confirmed. Games Today from Paralympics 2008 in Beijing will start the channel's schedule each...                    

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Chinese president meets Iranian counterpart

people.com.cn     8 hrs ago   3 related          

Chinese President Hu Jintao met on Saturday with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is here to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Paralympic Games, scheduled for Saturday night. Hu first extended a warm...                    

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Paralympic Equestrian Events tickets sold out

info.gov.hk     8 hrs ago   1 related          

The following is issued on behalf of the Equestrian Events (Hong Kong) of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad Company (The Equestrian Company): The Equestrian Company has announced today (September 6) that people in Hong Kong...                    

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Iranian leader arrives in Beijing

reuters.com     6 hrs ago          

Sept. 6 - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is in Beijing for the Paralympic Games and talks with his Chinese counterpart. The me...                    

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Beijing admits guns, ammunition for Paralympics

xinhuanet.com     6 hrs ago          

BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Beijing has admitted about 230 pistols and rifles and 180,000 rounds of ammunition brought by overseas athletes for the Sept. 6-17 Paralympic Games, local authorities said on Saturday. Staff...                    

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Chinese president and wife greet foreign dignitaries at welcoming luncheon

people.com.cn     10 hrs ago          

Chinese President Hu Jintao and his wife Liu Yongqing greeted foreign dignitaries and their spouses at the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing on Saturday, ahead of a welcoming luncheon of the Beijing Paralympic...                    

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