Chinadaily Homepage   | Home | Destination Beijing | Sports | Olympics | Photo |     2008Olympics > Para-Olympics   In Depth   Mascots   Volunteers   Venues Live   Countdown   Team China   Games Schedule   Who Am I   Photo Map   Forum       Previous Page Next Page     A general view of special athletes and children in Shanghai       Shanghai sports stadium focuses on human-based design As the major stadium of the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games and the venue for one of the first round football game of next year's Bejing Olympic, Shanghai sports stadium is aiming for a human-based sports facility.       Special canoeist knows badminton well       Shanghai sports official: All efforts made to facilitate special athletes With the only 100 days away to the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Shanghai, China's biggest economy core, is gearing itself up to welcome a special group of athletes from worldwide.       Shanghai Special Olympics torch relay to be held in Egypt The torch relay ceremonies of the Shanghai Special Olympics is secheduled to be held in Egypt on July 2, which is expected to be the first stop of the trip around the world, a Chinese embassy official told Xinhua here on Tuesday.       Paralympics new focus of international media Media accreditation for the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, which is being billed as a "Games of Equal Splendour" and is expected to attract an unprecedented degree of media coverage, is under discussion for those who want to cover the September 6-17 event next year.       Poor children given chances of watching Beijing Children from poor families in China will have the chance to watch the opening or closing ceremony as well as competition at the Beijing Olympic Games.       Paralympics to see more reporters than ever The Beijing 2008 Paralympics are expected to be covered by the largest media contingent than any other edition of the Paralympics, said Zhang Qiuping, director of the Paralympics Games Department of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG).       IPC president confident in splendid Paralympics       Paralympic torch relay route to be disclosed in 2nd half of 2007 The route of the torch relay for the Beijing Paralympic Games will be made public in the second half of 2007, Xinhua News Agency quoted Zhang Qiuping, director of BOCOG Paralympic Games Department as saying on Thursday.       Leading the blind The 49-year-old and his wife, Zheng Xiaojie, were not planning a kinky night out but were collecting props for their lecture on AIDS prevention for young blind people, which coincided with the 17th National Day for the Disabled last Sunday.       Paralympics a growing blip on public radar China dominated the 2004 Paralympic Games by capturing 63 gold medals, but organizers of the next edition in Beijing still feel a lack of public interest in the world's second-largest sporting event.       Cartoon figure becomes Shanghai Special Olympics mascot       China hopes best in goalball at Beijing Paralympic Despite a miserable finish in Athens, the Chinese blind goalball athletes are likely to stand onto the top of the podium in the Beijing Paralympic Games, said coach Wang Qiang at the ongoing National Games for the Disabled here on Monday.       Delegations attend torch relay for China Games for the Disabled Thirty-five delegations from all over China attended a special torch relay ceremony two days before the opening of the 7th National Games for the Disabled at the Kunming World Expo Garden here on Thursday.       "Non-obstacle" bus stops help disabled athletes go easy A total of 115 bus stops in Kunming have been specially rebuilt for the disabled athletes, said Zhang Peng, an official of the organizing committee of the 7th Chinese National Games for the Disabled on Thursday.       Qiao Meili: A beautiful mind       Crouching paddlers, hidden talents Stars like Zhang Ziyi and Michael Phelps are spearheading a movement to popularize the Special Olympics. Now this whirlpool of enthusiasm is trickling down to all walks of Chinese life.       Dancing to a brand new beat Setting his feet on the field inside Shanghai Stadium for the first time, Liang Tao takes a deep breath, tries to focus and stay calm as hundreds of watchful eyes look on.       Special athletes start training 39 Special Olympic athlete leaders started four days of training for their role yesterday ahead of the Games in Shanghai this October.       Marketing for Paralympics heats up this year       Artists to perform at Special Olympic ceremony       14 Chinese athletes depart for Deaflympics A group of 14 Chinese athletes departed Beijing for Salt Lake City on Tuesday to take part in the 16th Winter Deaflympics.       Largest games for disabled More than 5,000 disabled athletes and their coaches will compete for the medals of 20 sports events in Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province, from May 12 to 20, making it the largest national games for the disabled.       Beijing 2008 Olympic volunteers       Liu Xiang donates apt to Special Olympics       2010 IPC World Championships bid process commences       Paralympics volunteers in action       China snatches 35 Golds out of 99 at FESPIC Games       China starts with hat trick at FESPIC Games China scored a flying start with three victories on Friday at the 9th Far East and South Pacific (FESPIC) Games.       FESPIC Games for the disabled to open in Kuala Lumpur       S. African wheelchair basketball coach confident for Beijing       China to top at 9th FESPIC Games       Wheelchair champion shows her character with sword       From Paralimpics to Olympics South African Paralympic athletics star Oscar Pistorius is seeking help from the world's top 400m coach, Clyde Hart, in his efforts to participate in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.       Paralympic chief:Room for development       Sponsors gather in Vancouver for annual workshop Representatives of Olympic and Paralympic Games sponsors from across Canada and around the world gathered in Vancouver last week for the second annual Vancouver 2010 Sponsor Workshop, hosted by the Vancouver 2010 Organizing Committee for Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC).       Impaired player jumps to new height       Breaking silence at the home of football A group of deaf and dumb sportsmen from Zibo, a northern Chinese town considered the birth-place of football - are getting a huge kick out a new competition.       Super mums raise bar,inspire Games dream       FESPIC Games begin torch relay       Important classification in Para-movement       Volunteers keep Special Olympics running Nearly 4,500 volunteers are working for the 2006 Special Olympics Shanghai Invitational Games, providing help with translation, word processing, health care and logistics among other tasks       True colour of a gold medal When I met Qi Kaili, a wheelchair world fencing champion, I was amazed to learn that she was six months pregnant and was very excited about being a mother       Disabled students under Olympic sunshine People's memories of the Olympics quite often consist of the excitement of athletes competing or standing on podiums accepting gold medals while their nation's flag is hoisted into the Olympic air. But when you step into a school deep in a Beijing backstreet, you will discover a different side of the Olympics.       Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games emblem unveiled       China tops IPC Athletics World Champs The 68-member Chinese delegation returned home on Wednesday with 22 gold medals and 6 new world records at the 2006 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships held in Assen, Netherlands on September 2 to 12.       Edelman selected IPC's global public relations agency       Beijing launch promotional campaign Two years to the day before the 2008 Paralympic Games lifts its curtain, the Beijing Olympic organizers (BOCOG) are preparing the whole society for the lesser known Games       Beijing strives to turn into a barrier-free city Beijing is aimed at turning into a barrier-free city when the Paralympic Games are held here in 2008, Beijing organizers said here on Tuesday, one day before the two-year countdown to the opening of the Paralympics.       Six year countdown to London 2012 Paralympics       New treaty made to protect human rights After five years of negotiations, history was made at the United Nations (UN) last week as a new treaty to advance and protect the rights of persons with a disability was agreed to by delegates of all 192 UN Member Nations.       Paralympic Mascot(s) to be launched The Beijing Paralympic Mascot(s) is (are) to be launched on the occasion of the two-year countdown to the 2008 Paralympic Games.       Assistive technology in the spotlight From 10 to 12 October 2006, Hong Kong will be the venue for the first Assistive Technology Conference entitled 'Assistive Technologies: Expanding a Universe of Opportunities for People with Disabilities'. The conference is the first in a series of three and is hosted by Assistive Technology News (ATN) and Concurrent Technologies Corporation Foundation (CTCF) with assistance from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Disabled Persons' International and the Asia Pacific Centre on Disability.       More diversity at Beijing 2008 Paralympics The goal of the Paralympic Programme is to provide exciting and inspiring events at the Paralympic Games. The Programme should also allow athletes to achieve competitive excellence while engaging and entertaining spectators. The Paralympic Programme is therefore based on Guiding Principles categorised by three core-characteristics: Quality, Quantity and Universality.       Willing but better skills needed The vast majority of Beijing residents are aware of the Paralympic Games and want to become volunteers, a survey has revealed.       Enterprises encouraged to participate in 2008 Para-Olympics           Previous Page Next Page