Paralympic Games

Camozzi Doubles Masters - Preview, Draws, Schedule

The Camozzi Doubles Masters, one of the the year-end highlights on the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour, gets underway on Wednesday in Palozzolo, Italy. With Michael Jeremiasz (FRA) currently injured the French partnership that won...

Sports gear stolen from disabled Ottawa athletes found in field

Specialized sports gear stolen from team of disabled athletes has been found in an Ottawa field. The four missing sets of specially designed balls for Paralympic boccia competition were recovered Tuesday morning a short...

Simmonds on awards list

Paralympic swimming champion Ellie Simmonds has been named on the shortlist for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award. The 14-year-old from Walsall was Britain's youngest-ever individual gold medallist in Beijing,...

Beating the bullies

A Paralympic gold medallist has spoken about how he overcame bullies as a youngster to become a champion swimmer. Welsh swimmer David Roberts said he hoped he could be an inspiration to young people who were bullied. Roberts,...

HK nabs 3 Paralympics medals

Chief Executive Donald Tsang and Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing have applauded Hong Kong Paralympic Games athletes for winning three medals in Beijing today. Boccia competitors Kwok Hoi-ying and Leung Yuk-wing won a...

Equestrian events 'invaluable experience': CS

The success in staging the Olympic and Paralympic equestrian events will be invaluable experience for Hong Kong's preparation for the 2009 East Asian Games and the hosting of other major sports events in future, Chief Secretary...

Stephen Lam to attend Paralympic closing

Secretary for Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Stephen Lam will travel to Beijing tomorrow to attend the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games closing ceremony on September 17. Mr Lam will also call on the Hong Kong & Macau Affairs...

Public urged to cheer for athletes

Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs Carrie Yau calls on members of the public to cheer for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games and participating disabled athletes through the Leisure & Cultural Services Department's homepage or...

Thomas Chow cheers on Beijing torchbearers

Director of Leisure & Cultural Services Thomas Chow today cheered on participants in the Beijing 2008 Paralympic torch relay in the Chinese capital, to bolster the morale of Hong Kong athletes and torchbearers taking part in...

Creative Technology wins gold

UK - The Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games dominated the second SportBusiness Sports Event Management Awards, presented at a gala dinner in London on the 12 November 2008. Creative Technology received a Gold Award for its...

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