The Paralympics is always outshadowed by the Olympics.
Beijing Paralympics 2008
However, the Paralympics is also one of the best sporting event. I wonder if they will broadcast it on local TV.
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You saw it on TV, it was a blast.(not really a blast on Channel 5, their commercials are irritating)
And to end it, with a fitting farewell.
Bye Beijing Olympics 2008!
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4 siblings at the Beijing Olympics trying to get a medal for 3 of them with their oldest brother as their taekwondo coach.
The Lopez Siblings: From Left, Steven Lopez, Mark Lopez, Diana Lopez and Jean Lopez.
And they did it, with Steven Lopez getting a bronze medal medal, Mark Lopez getting a silver medal and Diana [...]
24-year-old, who lost her left leg in a road accident in 2001, has become the first leg amputee to compete in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Although Polish table tennis player Natalia Partyka was the first arm amputee to compete at Beijing 2008, du Toit chose to tough it out in the most arduous event [...]
When Michael Phelps was first featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated Magazine, he was already aimming for 8 Golds in Athens Olympics 2004.
Aug. 2, 2004
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Bird’s Nest, which the the Beijing National Stadium, is known for it’s architecture, as well as laborers’ deaths.
While it was claimed that there were 10 deaths, Beijing officials have stated there were 2 deaths in the construction of the stadium, with 1 serious injury and 3 light injuries.
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It’s the ever ongoing clash of races, where the Westerners presume that they are one tier above us.
But are they? China’s there on top of the Olympics tally table with that many gold medals that Spain will never achieve for this Olympics.
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‘The greatest show the world had ever seen … Confucius himself might have been pleased’ — The Independent.
‘Not for decades has an Olympic Games been opened in such a colourful and overpowering fashion’ — Die Welt.
‘Eye-poppers gave way to jaw-droppers, stunners were followed by dazzlers’ — NBC.
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The sudden War between Georgia and Russia was initiated by the Russian on 08.08.08, the day when the Olympic started.
It’s such heartwarming scene that the world lacks.
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This is what happens when politics and hatred gets in the way of sports.
It only proves that, there is really no such thing as competing with a sportsmanship spirit ONLY.
The Beijing Olympic 2008 Iconic Swim Center
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