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Beijing 2008 Summer Paralympics

The end of Beijing Paralympic Games

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The Beijing Paralympic Games has started and ended rather quietly compared to the Beijing Olympic Games. Didn’t manage to catch anything live… as said earlier, the media coverage was really poor for this event, which was a pity because I am sure there were lots of wonderful moments throughout the Paralympics…

Picture of touching moment in Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games
A referee helping a soccer player with his shoestrings (Image from Xinhuanet)

I have been following the Chinese news on the event, and it seems like the Paralympic Games have been very well ran as well… kudos to the Chinese organisers for that. Hope that it will be another great event in London 2012, and hope that the international media will give more attention next time.

Beijing Paralympic Games is ON

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The Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games opened last Saturady (Sept 6) and will run till September 17. Didn’t manage to catch the opening ceremony live; I don’t think it’s shown on my local channels… had to catch the clips from Youtube instead.

I am not sure about international media… but my local press are not giving much attention to the event, which is a pity because although its popularity is non comparable to Olympic Games, Paralympics is still one of the largest worldwide sporting events and features some amazing athletes.

Well, at least the Chinese organiser seems to be working hard to make the Paralympics a successful event as well. The opening ceremony, again directed by Zhang Yimou, was quite a splendid show; and the Chinese media are giving the games some decent coverage too. Kudos for all that.

Check out the Beijing 2008 Paralympics’ official website for information and updates. Check out this link for some opening ceremony’s photos.

Beijing Olympics roundup (4)

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Some random stuff about Beijing Olympics…

Bush is happy

US president George W Bush visited the US women’s beach volleyball team on August 9 during their training session. It was a happy visit obviously…

US president George Bush checking the women beach volleyball players at Beijing Olympics
Hmmmm… (Image from Chinanews)

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