The Paralympics, The Lesser Games

Glenda Watson Hyatt shares her experiences living with cerebral palsy ... Glenda is an amazing person, I'm very inspired by her great attitude and self motivated persona, she is great!
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Is the 2010 Business Program going to make an impact?

Here is something to look for it...
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President awards national paralympics team

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UK Paralympic team returns home with glory

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Pistorius wins 3rd gold

Oscar Pistorius wins 3rd gold in Beijing Paralympics
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Petitclerc strikes more gold in Beijing

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"Blade Runner" keeps triple-gold dream alive

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Host Nation China Meets Paralympics Medals Target

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Russian amputee makes history

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Paralympics: GB top medal table

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Cuban Sports Delegation to Beijing Paralympics

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Benton City Athlete to Compete in Beijing Paralympics

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Britain's hopefuls in Beijing

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Polish teenager to make table tennis history

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Local Athlete Going for the Gold In Paralympics

That is great!
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I still don't understand, how can some people see Oscar's wanting to compete on the Olympics as negative thing, i think, it is Amazing what Oscar had accomplished
Do u have an opinion? Email Me?
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Anderson sets sights on third straight Paralympic gold medal

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Hollie gets ready for Beijing Paralympics

Hollie gets ready for Beijing Paralympics
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experience Olympics Paralympics through sound, touch

Blind children in UK experience Olympics through sound, touch
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Britt volleyball star joins Paralympic squad in Beijing

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Amputee Swimmer's Olympic Dream

Here is another amazing story
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President Hu urges all-out efforts for successful Olympics

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Redmond's Toyoji heads to China for Paralympics

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Uruguay to compete with 2 sportsmen during Paralympics Games

it is awesome to hear Uruguay would participate in the coming olympics
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Official pictures of the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games

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Remembering Paralympics past

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U.S. athletes prepare for Paralympic games

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Beijing bound

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44 athletes named to squad

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Pistorius notches double victory

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First Official Film of the Paralympic Games

This ia a great thing!
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Wheelchair star in Paralympics

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Alejandro Albor to Compete in U.S. Handcycling National Championships

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Beijing 2008 Paralympics Games Website Launched

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China’s “Guide to disabled people”

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Don't stare at disabled, volunteers told

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The Pistorius Effect

Well, i don't know if I agreed with Nancy...
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Beijing airport barrier-free from next month

I really like the effort China is making to make the Summer Games a great success
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Jeff Adams aims for Beijing Paralympics after doping scandal

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UA adaptive athletes compete for Paralympics, respect

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Wheelchair Athlete Thinks Oscar Pistorius Should Stick With Paralympics

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Pistorius wins his appeal at the Court of Arbitration

Olympic dream given the green light for the Blade Runner.
Oscar is a real athlete who admired for his great champion attitude, he would have a great success in Beijing this coming summer's Olympic games
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Pistorius waits on Olympic news

I wonder, if could compete on both Olympics and Paralympics. Can he?
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"Sweet Homes"

Sweet Homesfor disabled people open ahead of Paralympics. I do like what the Chinese Government is trying to do to make easy for PWDs.
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Youngest Briton at Beijing

Eleanor Simmonds, who is set to be named today in the British Paralympic swimming team for China at the tender age of 13½.

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NICOLE TO FULFIL A GAMES DREAM

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Rwanda: No Beijing Games Boycott

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Olympic flame lights the night of Muscat

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Flame arrives in Islamabad tomorrow

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Austin to swim at Paralympics

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Paralympian’s new event earns her Beijing selection

Here is another example how can some one is able to shun adversity.
Arayke Jonkers has done and managed to earn a place in the Australian squad for Beijing. A really inspiration!
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Milton beats cancer and battles on

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Paralyzed sailor sets his sights on China at Paralympics

Ruf finishes the third race of the day and is exhausted. He heads the half-mile back to port. Using his upper body, he pushes himself onto the dock and rolls onto a padded cushion toward his wheelchair.

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‘Chernobyl baby’ the top American player

What a story, read it
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Prakash, Ravuto eye Beijing

The Paralympics is getting closer just 6 months away.
A little reminder of what the Paralympics is:
The Paralympic games is held every four years following the Olympic Games.
The Paralympic Games are a multi-sport event for athletes with physical, mental and sensorial disabilities.This includes mobility disabilities, amputees, visual disabilities and those with cerebral palsy.
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Disabled dancers ready for Paralympics

Incredible story after another story, never seems to make wonder how come this special people do it. I always hear people complain about little things haven't gone their way.
This dancer have plenty to complain about but, they don't. We need to learn much and be inspire by this story...
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Paralympian Michael Milton wins cycling time trial

Here is another champion on his way to Beijing
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Beijing's new mayor promises 'high caliber' Olympics

I do believe the China's Olympics and Parelympics games would be the best ever yet. China has plenty to gain. Now the Beijing's mayor formally took office and immediately promised to ensure that the Summer Olympics would make China proud. He really meant just that! Good for the event...
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Hong Kong equestrian gears up for Paralympics

Hong Kong's only qualified athlete to compete in the Beijing Paralympics equestrianism in his home city next year, had been training hard and said he was confident of good results in the games.

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Amputee apparently too talented

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Oscar Pistorius Won’t Give Up Olympic Goal

The International Association of Athletics Federations ruled that his futuristic prosthetic racing blades gave him an unfair edge.

Pistorius said. “I will not stand down.”

I don't really understand this ruling. How can an athete wearing prosthetic can have an adge over one who doesn't unless, this athete trains and work harder.
What do you think? Have an opinion?
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Oscar Pistorius will keep up fight to take part in Olympics

As we know Oscar Pistorius, is the double-amputee sprinter hoping to compete in the Olympic Games, will keep fithing to compete this year in Beijing or 2012 in London
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Aiming high for success in Beijing Paralympics

SARAH JONES talks to her about her career and her hopes for the Beijing Paralympics.

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Shooting star hits gold

Another extraordinary story, never seems to stop amazing me after I read story after story, about this people acompliching great thing in life
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Coan excels at Can-Am Open

What an inspiration is this young athlete, Wow!
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Bladerunner confident Olympic dream will come true

"I am very optimistic that they will clear this and find in my favor because I don't see why they say the 'cheetahs' gives me an unfair advantage." He said to the AFP

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East London to host Open

Wheelchair tennis supporters, local players and their counterparts from around the globe will gather at the Selbourne Park Tennis Stadium
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Profile: Champion swimmer Elizabeth Stone

Here is another champion
another inspirational story...
Elizabeth has enough stamina to outlast the Energizer Bunny.
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Media get acquainted with Paralympic teams

Foreign media in Beijing paid their first trip to China's 2008 Paralympic training base in the southern part of the city on Wednesday.

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Making sense of the categories

Here an article that explain the different categories at the Paralympics, as well a brief history it is good to know all about The paralympic.

BBC Sport Online's guide to the different disability categories at the Paralympics.Athletes competing at Beijeing 2008 will do so within six disability categories.

Amputee
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An athlete who's really on a roll

Amanda McGrory excels at wheelchair racing, and being an inspiration.
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Shingo Kunieda pulls off grand slam of wheelchair tennis

The 23-year-old is the first player to win all four Super Series men's singles titles in the same year in the 15-year history of the world wheelchair tennis tour, which started in 1992.

There is only one difference between regular tennis and Paralympic tennis is that the ball is allowed to bounce twice in the latter.
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Blair McIntosh Canada's chef de mission for 2010 Paralympic Games

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Beijing '08 upcoming Olympic photos

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Shooting for the Paralympics

Brandywine junior Andy Jenks developing into an elite athlete in goalball

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An Uphill Battle

This is an inspiring story for all of us who think things are hard. Ralph Gree, a New York City native, received an Edward R. Murrow Award. Seems like both of them deserve an encore:

"When you have two legs and you become disabled, you feel that a part of you is taken away. You feel that you may not be able to walk faster than the next person. ... But skiing is a level playing ground."

Ralph Green...
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Paralympic veteran inspires others with creativity

Geroge Burn, will share with his Chinese counterparts how he has learned to "embrace challenge and creativity". it is a good thing to do.
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Swimming: Special motivation for amputee swimmer

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Super Zoe's Beijing dream

"I am practising all the time and training really hard to try and make the Beijing Paralympics" Zoe said
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GB blind team claim Beijing spot

Paralympics getting closer... If The US doesn't do anything to try to boadcast the Paralympics. I will be watching a full cover on CCTV9 Chinese International Channel.
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Student Athletes with Physical Disabilities

Student Athletes with Physical Disabilities, Coaches and Teachers Eligible to Win a Trip to the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China
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Runner wins gold and silver in Brazil

Sabra Hawkes is one of the Americans who will represent the US in the Beijing 2008 Paralympics.
She is A world class athlete
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TV broadcasting pact signed for Paralympics

American Television Stations,
Take a look at this!! We Need to take a page out of their book! Have have a look at What the Chinese Government is doing!
Wow, THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE!!

The Beijing Organizing Committee of the 2008 Olympics (BOCOG), Beijing Broadcasting Company Ltd (BOB), China Central Television (CCTV) and Beijing Television Station (BTV) signed the agreement which will see production teams of nearly 600 people from CCTV and BTV produce live broadcast signals of 11 sports including wheelchair fencing, athletics, wheelchair tennis, and tape another 12 events.

Now the Chinese are doing it all. Hopefully The US does team up or do something about it too..
Very interesting the Chinese have chosen The Paralympics as an opportunity to show to the world the image and capability of the Chinese television media.


-- cpaul says, "And let's not forget the fact that they'll be showing the capabilities of all the Paralympic athletes".
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Regan looks for backing in Beijing Paralympics bid

Wheelchair-tennis player Shaun Reganis to represent Great Britain in Sweden for the World Team Cup, equivalent to the Davis Cup.

Since he took up wheelchair-tennis two years ago, Regan has spent £15,000 in pursuit of his Paralympic goal. Now he is hoping that local companies will help him with sponsorship.

Paralympic athletes have not only physical challenges to over come but. financial challenges as well. I hope so some good companies out there would sponsor Paralympic athletes so they be an inspiration to all of us.

*Art
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British men secure Beijing place

With only a year away for the upcoming Paralympics, countries are getting their teams ready. GB is one of them. Good for them! Hopefully, this year the Paralympics will be broadcast here in America...
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Torch relay route for 2008 Paralympics to be released in September

(Beijing Olympics)
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Parapan Brazil 2007

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Bilingual guide dogs to appear in 2008 Paralympics

It is Awesome the Chinese goverment is doing something never done for the paralympics. This is a cool thing!!
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Amputee to Train with UA Track Team for Paralympics

It is about the time to start getting motivated. Let's hope The US broadcast the paralympics at he same way as the Olympics.

Wow, HD technology, it would be cool to watched the Paralympic athletes...if medals were given to those who overcame the most to compete...these athletes would be victors over all of us.
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Olympic aim for man with no legs

A South African man with no legs is aiming to become the first disabled athlete to run in the Olympic Games.

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Beijing 2008 Update

Preliminary plans indicate for the first time broadcasts for the Paralympics will be done using high definition equipment.
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Silver service

Striving for a place in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. What a player!
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Paralympic hopefule is making a splash

Watching Miranda go through a swimming practice, she is impressive and unassuming. But the moment Miranda steps out of the water she becomes an inspiration.

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Blade Runner

Blade Runner: One man's amazing race to take part in the Olympics

Although Oscar Pistorius had both his legs amputated when he was a year old, he can run as fast as many of the quickest able-bodied sprinters - thanks to a pair of prosthetic limbs. But his bid to compete in Beijing may be frustrated by the sporting establishment. By Mike Rowbottom

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Wheelchair Does Not Prove To Be An Obstacle To Aaron Cross

Most people wouldn’t call life in a wheelchair a character building experience
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US Piano Paralympics Artisan Tim Baley Plays His Abilities

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