Paralympic Games

Vancouver Adds New Communities To 2010 Olympic Torch Relay

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:09:45 -0500

The organizes or Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic games met yesterday for the 3rd time this year discussing adding new communities to the 2010 Olympic Torch relay and the ticket sales of the Vancouver's next year Olympic Games in this current economic condition.

Space tech helps to reach long-jump world record

harminka — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:05:37 -0500

German athlete Wojtek Czyz, running with a space-tech enhanced prosthetic leg, set a new world record at the Paralympics 2008 in Beijing, reaching an amazing 6.50 m and beating the previous world record by 27 cm.

Paralympics Changing Attitudes In China

erku — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:49:51 -0500

Beijing is now host to the more than 4000 athletes who are taking part in this year's Paralympic Games. But these games are now a 'must' for Olympic host cities, so are Chinese attitudes to disability really changing?

Panasonic Becomes Official Partner Of Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games

harminka — Sat, 24 May 2008 03:34:38 -0500

Panasonic, the leading brand for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is best known, today announced that the company has agreed on a partnership with the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games(BOCOG) to become an Official Partner of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in the Video and Audio Equipment Category.

Eight Archers are Beijing Bound for the 2008 Paralympic Games

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:30:50 -0500

U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee, is pleased to announce the nomination of eight athletes to the U.S. Archery Team that will compete in the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China.

Equestrian rider hopeful of Beijing berth

seher — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:42:50 -0500

Canberra paralympic hopeful Rob Oakley says he is confident of making the fifth and final spot in the Australian equestrian team.

Lord Coe opens £1M sport science lab and national conference

harminka — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:58:25 -0500

Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, opened a new £1 million sport science laboratory and a national conference at the University of Bath today.