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Chronological Summary Of The 2008 Summer Paralympics
This article contains notable highlights from the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. Calendar September 6 ; 2008 Summer Paralympics#Opening ceremony, Opening Ceremony Day 1: September 7 * The first gold medal of the Beijing Paralympics went to Slovakia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Slovakia's Veronika Vadovicova in shooting, in the 10 metre air rifle competition."Du Toit wins gold in Paralympic swimming" Associated Press, September 7, 2008 * In swimming, Natalie du Toit of South Africa at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, South Africa won gold in the 100 metre butterfly event. The United States at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, United States won four of the sixteen gold medals available in swimming on day one, more than any other country. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was first time the new Paralympic logo featured in the Summer Paralympics since its rebranding after the 2004 Summer Paralympics. 3,951 athletes from 146 countries took part,"Beijing 2008" the largest number of nations ever (ten more than the 2004 Games in Athens). Five countrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
