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	IPC governing board meeting opens in Beijing
		The 46th meeting of the International Paralympic Committee Governing Board opened in Beijing on Sunday, with a few important appointments expected to be announced.
		Apart from listening to work reports by the organizers of the Beijing 2008 Summer Paralympics, Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics and London 2012 Summer Paralympics, the IPC governing board will discuss sports-related issues during its three-day meeting, said Craven.
		The IPC organizes the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games, and serves as the International Federation for 12 sports, for which it supervises and co-ordinates the World Championships and other competitions.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /2008/2007-04/22/content_856658.htm (0 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 2008 Summer Paralympics
		The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing in the People's Republic of China from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 p.m.
		The centerpiece of the 2008 Summer Olympics is the construction of the Beijing National Stadium which began on December 24, 2003.
		The 2008 Summer Olympics emblem entitled "Dancing Beijing" was unveiled in August 2003 in a ceremony attended by 2,008 people at Qi Nian Dian (ç¥å¹´æ®¿) — the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests in Beijing's Temple of Heaven (å¤©å£ or å¤©å).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/2008-Summer-Paralympics (1470 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 1972 Summer Paralympics
		The 1972 Summer Paralympics were the fourth Paralympic Games to be held.
		See also: 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games will be the thirteenth Paralympics and they will be held in Beijing, China.
		The traditional cultural display was removed from the ceremony as a mark of respect for the deaths of 37 teenagers and 4 teachers from, travelling to Athens, whose bus collided with a lorry near the town of.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1972-Summer-Paralympics (872 words)

	United States Association of Blind Athletes
		Paralympic athletes go through rigorous training year-round to prepare for their respective events.
		The 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games was held 10 days after the Centennial Olympic Games and boasted being the second largest sporting event in the world to date, second only to the Olympic Games.
		Following the theme "Triumph of the Human Spirit," the Paralympic Games is proud of the tradition it has established to bring elite disabled athletic competition to the forefront of public consciousness.
	www.usaba.org /Pages/sportsinformation/paralympics.html (817 words)

	2008 Summer Olympics at AllExperts
		It was originally planned to be the centerpiece of the 2008 Summer Olympics until a decision was made to construct the National Stadium in Beijing.
		The 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay will achieve a world record as the Olympic flame will be carried up to Mount Everest — known by the Tibetan (and Chinese) people as Chomolangma (in Chinese: ç ç©æ—ç‘ªå³° or ç ç©æ—çå³°) — the world's highest peak.
		However, the entrance of Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands (the remaining nations that were not present at the 2004 Summer Olympics) is an open possibility provided that both countries establish a National Olympic Committee prior to IOC deadlines.
	en.allexperts.com /e/0/2008_Summer_Olympics.htm (1613 words)

	2008 Summer Olympics Information
		The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing, China from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 p.m.
		The 2008 Summer Olympics emblem entitled "Dancing Beijing" was unveiled in August 2003 in a ceremony attended by 2,008 people at Qin Nian Dian (祈年殿) — the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests in Beijing's Temple of Heaven (天壇 or 天坛).
		Some environmental groups have called for a boycott of the 2008 Summer Olympics after it was reported that the Chinese government placed an order for US$1 billion on 800,000 cubic meters of Merbau hardwood from the endangered rainforests of Indonesia's Papua province to be used in the construction of the games.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics (2797 words)

	CSIndy: Paralympics plans growth: (February 15, 2007)
		Paralympics, part of the U.S. Olympics, is looking to grow into this building on Willamette Avenue as it reaches out to increasing numbers of disabled athletes.
		As of the 2012 Olympics in London, about 10 percent of Paralympics athletes are expected to be veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a draft of the bill that could be introduced this week.
		While the number of Paralympics athletes is expected to grow due to outreach, Huebner says the main goal of expansion is to help people with disabilities thrive through fitness and education.
	www.csindy.com /csindy/2007-02-15/news2.html (463 words)

	Paralympics - Olympic History - Summer Games - Winter Games \| Bejing 2008
		The word "Paralympics" stand for "parallel" Olympics and is open for disabled athletes.
		From 1988 in Seoul, Korea, the Paralympic Summer Games has been held in the same year as the Olympics.
		The Paralympics are for athletes from six different disability groups.
	www.2008.com /cmarter.asp?doc=232 (239 words)

	paralympics: University of Utah News Release: March 6, 2002
		The highlight of the University's involvement is a lecture with an expert in the field, Tuesday March 12, at 5 P.M. in the University Marriott Library Gould Auditorium.
		Dunn is the chair of the 6th Paralympic Congress, a group charged with looking at ways to make disabled athletic competition better, and also the lives of all people with disabilities.
		Trish Jensen, a recreation therapist and rehab coordinator at University Hospital is director of athlete classification for the Paralympics.
	www.utah.edu /news/releases/02/mar/paralympics.html (521 words)

	EdGate Summer Games
		The new International Paralympic logo consists of three elements in red, blue and green - the three colors that are most widely represented in national flags around the world.
		Jessica Galli, is one of the top wheel chair racers in the U.S. She was the youngest member of the USA Track and Field Team at the 2000 Paralympic games in Sydney when she won the silver medal in the 800 meter.
		The Paralympics are not to be confused with the Special Olympics, a participatory event where all contenders receive medals.
	www2.edgate.com /summergames/paralympics (1364 words)

	USA Volleyball : Disabled
		In order to compete in the Paralympics, each athlete must meet strict qualifying standards and be selected to his or her national team.
		The Paralympic Games were born of the vision of Sir Ludwig Guttman, an English neurosurgeon at Stoke-Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, England, in 1948 when he organized the International Wheelchair Games to coincide with the 1948 London Olympics.
		The Paralympic Movement was created, and Pope Paul who declared, "You are the De Coubertin of the paralyzed" saluted Sir Guttman Since then, the two events have shared cities four times (Tokyo 1968, Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996) and countries three times (Germany 1972, Canada 1976 and United States 1984).
	www.usavolleyball.org /Disabled/Paralympics.asp (579 words)

	USATODAY.com - Paralympics closing ceremony scaled back after deadly bus crash (Site not responding. Last check: )
		ATHENS, Greece — Six weeks of sporting celebration that began with the Summer Olympics ended on a somber note Tuesday when the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games was cut back because of a deadly school bus crash.
		A minute of silence was observed for the crash victims, while the Greek and Paralympic flags were at half-staff.
		A group of disabled Chinese musicians performed and dancers carried lanterns onto the field before the Paralympic flag was lowered and the flame extinguished.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/athens/2004-09-28-paralympics-closing_x.htm (391 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		The last Paralympic Summer Games were held in Athens, Greece, from 17 to 28 September 2004.
		The next Summer Paralympics in 2008 will be held in Beijing, China, with the 2010 Winter Paralympics being staged from 12 to 21 March (2010) in Canada.
		The IPC is committed to enabling Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and to developing sport opportunities for all persons with a disability from the beginner to elite level.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/paralympic/index_uk.asp (0 words)

	2008 Summer Olympic Games & Paralympics in Beijing, China. Information & News.
		The Summer Olympic Games of 2008 will run from 8th to 24th August and will be closely followed by the Paralympics.
		Beijing succeeded in its bid for the games over Istanbul in Turkey, Paris in France, Toronto in Canada and Osaka in Japan and was considered something of a controversial choice in light of its human rights history and the air pollution.
		With an already booming Chinese economy, the 2008 Olympic Games will indoubtedly add greatly to the tourist industry and it is hoped that some 3 million will visit China as a result of the Olympics.
	www.olympicgames-news.com /beijing.html (0 words)

	2008 Summer Paralympics (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games will be the thirteenth Paralympics and they will be held in Beijing, China.
		Their energy is fueled by a sense of urgency that is lacking in youth.
		I am always looking for recipes to use my bumper crop of Tomatoes in the Summer and this one is so easy to pull together.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-2008_Summer_Paralympics.html (461 words)

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		The criteria for belonging to the Paralympic Movement is formal membership or recognition by the IPC.
		The Paralympics and the Special Olympics are similar in that they both focus on sport for athletes with a disability and are run by international non-profit organizations.
		Apart from that, the Paralympics and the Special Olympics differ in three main areas: 1) the disability categories of the athletes that they work with, 2) the criteria under which athletes participate, and 3) the structure of their respective organizations.
	www.paralympic.org /opencms/release/Main_Sections_Menu/faq.html (0 words)

	Student trains for Paralympics - News
		Sophomore Ashley Nashleanas hasn't let the fact that she was born blind interfere with her vision - her sights are set on making the U.S. Paralympic swim team for the summer 2008 games in Beijing, China.
		While participants in the Paralympics may be visually impaired or blind like Nashleanas, competing athletes' disabilities range from amputation to multiple sclerosis to cerebral palsy.
		When she is logging so much time and distance in the pool, Nashleanas said she appreciates the occasional practice with fellow hopeful Paralympic swimming competitor, second year political science graduate student James Fetter.
	media.www.ndsmcobserver.com /media/storage/paper660/news/2006/12/01/News/Student.Trains.For.Paralympics-2517702.shtml (469 words)

	Beijing This Month- Beijing Gears up for 2008 Paralympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A Paralympics Department has been set up at the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad to co-ordinate preparations for the Paralympic Games, while other departments have divisions and staff responsible for the Paralympic Games.
		During the Summer Olympics and the Paralympics in 2008, Beijing needs a record 120,000 volunteers: 100,000 as frontline workers and at least 20,000 as a reserve force.
		Justly proud of their record in sport, members of national team for the 2008 Paralympic Games are looking forward to the Beijing Games.
	www.btmbeijing.com /contents/en/business/2006-07/olympics/paralympics (1172 words)

	Paralympics 2004 >>> News and Information from the Paralympics in Athens
		The Paralympics 2004 in Athens has closed as the most successful Paralympic Games ever.
		Nearly 4000 disabled athletes from 136 countries around the globe competed for 525 Gold medals in 19 sports.
		China with a total of 141 medals (63 Golds) were clear winners on the 2004 Paralympic medals table.
	www.paralympics.com (0 words)

	Beijing Topic Center - Travel to China
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		2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beiji...
		Dancing Beijing Image:Beijing 2008 logo.gifright230pxDancing Beijing Dancing Beijing is the title of the official emblem of the 2008 Summer Olympics to be held i
	www.famouschinese.com /topic/Beijing (1194 words)

	Paralympics - Paralympic Judo Competition Results
		Since then, the number of men and women competitors has grown many-fold and with close to 150 Paralympic Judo athletes expected to participate in the 2008 Beijing Games, Paralympic judo continues to enjoy growing popularity.
		All athletes participating in Paralympic judo are blind or visually impaired.
		They compete under the same rules as all judo athletes with the exception that instead of a standard mat, that visually shows the boundaries of the competition area, they compete on one that uses different textures to mark the zones.
	www.usjudo.org /Paralympics_compresults.asp (124 words)

	1976 Summer Paralympics at AllExperts
		The 1976 Summer Paralympics were the fifth Paralympic Games to be held.
		1976 was the first time Canada has hosted the Paralympics, subsequently Canada will host the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver.
		Losing the bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics (2008 Summer Paralympics) was seen as being a boost to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics bid.
	en.allexperts.com /e/0/1976_summer_paralympics.htm (154 words)

	Dominator Magazine
		I had learned that handbiking would be in the 2004 Athens Summer Paralympics for the first time in history, and I wondered if it was even possible to try and qualify.
		Now, at 36 years of age, and with two Paralympic Games under her belt, Shauna looks back at her travels thus far and sheds some light into the shadows of a world that is all too often unfair.
		It looked like her dream of becoming a Paralympic contender was finally going to come true, but before the summer of 1997 would end, this determined fighter would be faced with an enormous challenge, yet again.
	www.dominatorclothing.com /domclothing/assets/images/mag/july_04/finding_courage.htm (3615 words)

	Paralympic Games presented in History section
		Today, the Paralympics are elite sport events for athletes from six different disability groups.
		The number of athletes participating in Summer Paralympic Games has increased from 400 athletes in Rome in 1960 to 3843 in Sydney in 2000.
		After the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, the Italian city of Torino will host the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games, and the Summer Paralympics 2008 will be in Beijing, China.
	www.newsfinder.org /site/more/paralympic_games (445 words)

	www.eyes-2004.info: History of the Paralympic Games
		In the beginning the Paralympics were primarily a sporting event for people in a wheelchair.
		Since the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games and the Albertville 1992 Winter Paralympic Games they have also taken place at the same venues as the Olympics.
		On 19 June 2001, an agreement was signed between the IPC and the International Olypmic Committee securing this practice for the future.
	web18.s112.typo3server.com /11160.0.html (278 words)

	Toronto 2008 Olympic Bid
		As for the Paralympics, a Paralympic Working Group and Planning Committee has been established as a sub-committee of the Sports & Venues Committee.
		Sixteen of the 18 Paralympic sport venues are located within six kilometres of the Paralympic Village and two sports, archery and goalball, will be located within 30 minutes (40 km) of the Paralympic Village.
		If Toronto becomes the host city for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, the city will be ready to “Expect The World” in Toronto, a “place of meeting”.
	www.gamesbids.com /english/archives/toronto.shtml (855 words)

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