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Post by beatie08 on Aug 25, 2008 0:29:11 GMT -5
THE 2008 Olympics have drawn to close and we had some bad times where bad tempered athletes, drugs and Underaged Gymnastic Kids and Good times where 2 amptuee athletes competed for the olympics
MEDAL TALLY 1 China (CHN) 48 21 24 100 2 United States (USA) 38 35 38 110 3 Russia (RUS) 24 22 28 72 4 Great Britain (GBR) 19 14 15 47 5 Germany (GER) 16 10 15 41 6 Australia (AUS) 14 15 17 46 7 South Korea (KOR) 13 10 8 31 8 Japan (JPN) 9 6 10 25 9 Italy (ITA) 8 10 10 28 10 France (FRA) 7 17 17 40 11 Ukraine (UKR) 7 5 15 27 12 Netherlands (NED) 7 5 4 16 13 Jamaica (JAM) 6 3 2 11 14 Spain (ESP) 5 9 3 18 15 Kenya (KEN) 5 5 4 14 16 Belarus (BLR) 4 5 10 19 17 Romania (ROU) 4 1 3 8 18 Ethiopia (ETH) 4 1 2 7 19 Canada (CAN) 3 9 6 18 20 Poland (POL) 3 6 1 10 21 Hungary (HUN) 3 5 2 10 21 Norway (NOR) 3 5 2 10 23 Brazil (BRA) 3 4 8 15 24 Czech Republic (CZE) 3 3 0 6 25 Slovakia (SVK) 3 2 1 6 26 New Zealand (NZL) 3 1 5 9 27 Georgia (GEO) 3 0 3 6 28 Cuba (CUB) 2 11 11 24 29 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 2 4 7 13 30 Denmark (DEN) 2 2 3 7 31 Mongolia (MGL) 2 2 0 4 31 Thailand (THA) 2 2 0 4 33 North Korea (PRK) 2 1 3 6 34 Argentina (ARG) 2 0 4 6 34 Switzerland (SUI) 2 0 4 6 36 Mexico (MEX) 2 0 1 3 37 Turkey (TUR) 1 4 3 8 38 Zimbabwe (ZIM) 1 3 0 4 39 Azerbaijan (AZE) 1 2 4 7 40 Uzbekistan (UZB) 1 2 3 6 41 Slovenia (SLO) 1 2 2 5 42 Bulgaria (BUL) 1 1 3 5 42 Indonesia (INA) 1 1 3 5 44 Finland (FIN) 1 1 2 4 45 Latvia (LAT) 1 1 1 3 46 Belgium (BEL) 1 1 0 2 46 Dominican Republic (DOM) 1 1 0 2 46 Estonia (EST) 1 1 0 2 46 Portugal (POR) 1 1 0 2 50 India (IND) 1 0 2 3 51 Iran (IRI) 1 0 1 2 52 Bahrain (BRN) 1 0 0 1 52 Cameroon (CMR) 1 0 0 1 52 Panama (PAN) 1 0 0 1 52 Tunisia (TUN) 1 0 0 1 56 Sweden (SWE) 0 4 1 5 57 Croatia (CRO) 0 2 3 5 57 Lithuania (LTU) 0 2 3 5 59 Greece (GRE) 0 2 2 4 60 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 0 2 0 2 61 Nigeria (NGR) 0 1 3 4 62 Austria (AUT) 0 1 2 3 62 Ireland (IRL) 0 1 2 3 62 Serbia (SRB) 0 1 2 3 65 Algeria (ALG) 0 1 1 2 65 Bahamas (BAH) 0 1 1 2 65 Colombia (COL) 0 1 1 2 65 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) 0 1 1 2 65 Morocco (MAR) 0 1 1 2 65 Tajikistan (TJK) 0 1 1 2 71 Chile (CHI) 0 1 0 1 71 Ecuador (ECU) 0 1 0 1 71 Iceland (ISL) 0 1 0 1 71 Malaysia (MAS) 0 1 0 1 71 South Africa (RSA) 0 1 0 1 71 Singapore (SIN) 0 1 0 1 71 Sudan (SUD) 0 1 0 1 71 Vietnam (VIE) 0 1 0 1 79 Armenia (ARM) 0 0 6 6 80 Chinese Taipei (TPE) 0 0 4 4 81 Afghanistan (AFG) 0 0 1 1 81 Egypt (EGY) 0 0 1 1 81 Israel (ISR) 0 0 1 1 81 Moldova (MDA) 0 0 1 1 81 Mauritius (MRI) 0 0 1 1 81 Togo (TOG) 0 0 1 1 81 Venezuela (VEN) 0 0 1 1
AUSTRALIA Lee Troop 60th 6th in the Medal tally
GO Aussie Paralympins
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Post by Niemmy on Aug 25, 2008 19:33:35 GMT -5
And each one of those gold medals cost 16 million dollars a piece!!! Not really value for money is it?
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Post by Katzzz on Aug 25, 2008 20:45:14 GMT -5
;D ;D ;D ;D SHOW ME THE PAWN SHOP FOR IT!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by beatie08 on Aug 28, 2008 23:58:15 GMT -5
the 2008 paralympics in beijing is just 10 days away and the Asutralian Team is going for gold medals
Athletics Zac Ashkanasy (Guide runner), VIC Angela Ballard, NSW Carlee Beattie, QLD Jonathan Bernard, QLD Damien Bowen, NSW Jennifer Bryce, NSW Gemma Buchholz, QLD Mathew Cameron, QLD Kelly Cartwright, VIC Aaron Chatman, ACT Richard Colman, VIC Roy Daniell, ACT Christie Dawes, NSW Madison DeRozario, WA Louise Ellery, ACT Rodney Farr, SA Kurt Fearnley, NSW Dennis Fitzgerald (Guide runner), QLD Heath Francis, ACT Amanda Fraser, ACT Jessica Gallagher, VIC Gerrard Gosens, QLD Courtney Harbeck, QLD Greg Hibbard, ACT Madeliene Hogan, VIC Bruce Jones (Guide runner), QLD Hamish MacDonald, ACT Elizabeth McIntosh, VIC Wade McMahon, ACT Kirrilee McPherson, SA Brydee Moore, VIC Jemima Moore, VIC Christopher Mullins, VIC Richard Nicholson, ACT Evan O'Hanlon, ACT Kathryn Parrish SA Paul Pearce (Guiderunner),QLD Katherine Proudfoot, NSW Paul Raison, QLD Michael Roeger, SA Tahlia Rotumah, NSW Charlotte Saville, VIC Brad Scott, WA Russell Short, VIC Julie Smith, QLD Ian Speed, VIC Tim Sullivan, VIC Christopher Tagg (Guide runner), QLD Noni Thompson, VIC Darren Thrupp, QLD Julien Wicks (Guide runner) Jodi Willis-Roberts, VIC Stephen Wilson, QLD Christine Wolf, ACT
Basketball Dylan Alcott, VIC Claire Burzynski, WA Shelley Chaplin, VIC Cobi Crispin, WA Melanie Domaschenz, VIC Brendan Dowler, NSW Justin Eveson, WA Kylie Gauci, NSW Melanie Hall, NT Michael Hartnett, WA Katie Hill, NSW Bridie Kean, VIC Adrian King, QLD Tristan Knowles, NSW Tina McKenzie, NSW Grant Mizens, NSW Brad Ness, WA Shaun Norris, WA Kathleen O'Kelly-Kennedy, VIC Troy Sachs, NSW Tige Simmons, QLD Sarah Stewart, NSW Brett Stibners, NSW Liesl Tesch, NSW
Cycling Jane Armstrong, ACT Greg Ball, QLD Benjamin Demery, NSW Michael Gallagher, VIC Toireasa Gallagher (Pilot), NSW Steven George (Pilot), QLD Shaun Hopkins (Pilot), NSW Lindy Hou, NSW Felicity Johnson, SA Tyson Lawrence (Pilot), WA Mark Le Flohic, WA Melissa Leckie, SA Bryce Lindores, QLD Claire McLean, WA Michael Milton, ACT Kieran Modra, SA Jayme Paris, NSW Katie Parker (Pilot), SA Christopher Scott, QLD
Equestrian Grace Bowman, QLD Georgia Bruce, QLD Sharon Jarvis, WA Nicole Kullen, NSW Jan Pike, NSW
Judo Anthony Clarke, SA
Powerlifting Abebe Fekadu, QLD Darren Gardiner, WA Deahnne McIntyre, ACT
Rowing John McLean, NSW Dominic Moneypenny, TAS Katherine Ross, VIC
Sailing Russell Boaden, WA Rachael Cox, QLD Daniel Fitzgibbon, QLD Colin Harrison, WA Aaron Hill, VIC Graeme Martin, WA
Shooting Ashley Adams, QLD Sebastian Hume, VIC Elizabeth Kosmala, SA Jason Maroney, VIC
Swimming Michael Anderson, QLD Ben Austin, NSW Daniel Bell, VIC Sarah Bowen, VIC Sam Bramham, VIC Blake Cochrane, QLD Ellie Cole, VIC Matt Cowdrey, SA Jay Dohnt, SA Amanda Drennan, VIC Jacqui Freney, NSW Samantha Gandolfo, VIC Alex Hadley, VIC Brenden Hall, QLD Marayke Jonkers, QLD Peter Leek, NSW Matt Levy, NSW Katrina Lewis, ACT Sian Lucas, NSW Jeremy McClure, WA Hannah Macdougall, VIC Tarryn McGaw, VIC Ricardo Moffatti, QLD Rhiannon Oliver, QLD Steve Osborne, QLD Esther Overton, VIC Andrew Pasterfield, NSW Rick Pendleton, NSW Katrina Porter, WA Shelley Rogers, SA Sarah Rose, NSW Jeremy Tidy, WA Teigan Van Roosmalen, NSW Prue Watt, VIC Annabelle Williams, NSW
Table Tennis Rebecca Julian, VIC Sarah Lazzaro, VIC Catherine Morrow, VIC
Tennis Daniela Di Toro, VIC Michael Dobbie, VIC Ben Weekes, NSW
Wheelchair Rugby
Bryce Alman, VIC Ryley Batt, NSW Grant Boxall, WA Shane Brand, VIC Cameron Carr, QLD Naz Erdem, VIC George Hucks, SA Steve Porter, SA Ryan Scott, SA Greg Smith, VIC Scott Vitale, QLD
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Post by beatie08 on Sept 4, 2008 2:22:34 GMT -5
AUSTRALIAN Paralympic News Jessica Gallager won't be competitng due to classification error
meanwhile there was a Personal tragedy, a bout of chicken pox and other injuries have harrowed Australia's athletes ahead of the Beijing Paralympics, but nothing will dent their top-five aspirations.
Australia's hopes of a top five finish on the medal tally remain in place despite a run of bad news to have hit the team just days out from the Games, which begin on Saturday.
Blind 1500m runner Gerrard Gosens turned on his mobile after flying in to China this week only to be told his father-in-law had died in a plane crash in Brisbane.
Shane Winter and his friend Peter Boreham were both killed when their glider nose-dived during landing on Monday.
But athletics head coach Scott Goodman said the news, which happened immediately after the majority of Australia's 169 athletes arrived in Beijing, had galvanised the squad.
"It was one of those things that was a uniting thing," Goodman said.
"We spoke about it as a team and we said, `we need to keep what we're doing here in perspective'.
"That was our message."
After considering his options, Gosens eventually decided to stay in Beijing and dedicate his performance to Winter.
Long jumper Aaron Chatman was also a potential last-minute withdrawal from the team, after coming down with chicken pox while on a training camp in Hong Kong.
Although his arrival in Beijing will be delayed by six days, he is expected to make a full recovery and keep his gold medal chances alive.
Cyclist Mark Le Flohic's late withdrawal from the team after breaking his collarbone while in Perth days before his Beijing arrival means that no Australian will contest the road time trial for cerebral palsy athletes.
Despite the string of bad luck, Australia were still determined to do well in Beijing.
The country's top athletes will need to be at their best if they are to curtail China's expected second wave of dominance following on from the Olympics last month.
The Chinese won 51 gold medals - the best haul in two decades - and are widely considered to be even stronger in the Paralympics than the able-bodied competition.
For Australia, wheelchair racer Kurt Fearnley is the country's best chance of athletics gold, especially in his speciality, the marathon.
Track and field traditionally bring home the most medals and Beijing appears to be headed along the same path, with contenders Christine Wolf, Richard Coleman and Lisa McIntosh all set to make their mark.
McIntosh caused a small scare when she fractured her little toe in Beijing - the latest among a small sprinkling of injuries to have impacted the team - but will be right to compete.
As with the Olympics, a number of athletes have complained of scratchy throats, an injury not attributed to China's smog but to the change in climate.
Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) boss Jason Hellwig said as with the Olympics, air quality was not an issue and the Chinese had already proven to be exemplary hosts, with facilities and accommodation well above par.
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Post by beatie08 on Sept 5, 2008 0:33:38 GMT -5
PARALYMPICS NEWS Six-time Paralympic gold medallist Russell Short will carry the Australian flag in Saturday night's Beijing Games' opening ceremony.
Short, 39, was chosen on Friday by team officials for his "consistent Paralympic performances" which have delivered at least one gold medal from each of his six Games.
Short, who competes in the javelin, shot put and discus events, was always considered a front-runner for the position.
Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) chef de mission Darren Peters said the vision-impaired Short was a clear choice.
"He's an all-round achiever, he participates in society and he's delivered consistent Paralympic performances," Peters said.
"And the perimeters of the role have always been about consistency.
"If you look through the list, he's right up there in terms of gold medals won and also successive Games experiences."
Short, a massage therapist from Victoria, first attended the Paralympics at the 1988 Seoul Games and also boasts four world championship titles.
Awarded the order of Australia medal for his contribution to sport, Short has also proven his ability against his able-bodied rivals - coming 13th in the javelin at the national championships earlier this year.
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Post by beatie08 on Sept 6, 2008 21:05:33 GMT -5
2008 Paralympics news FLAG BEARERS Afghanistan (AFG) Mohammad Fahim Rahimi Powerlifting Algeria (ALG) Mohamed Allek Athletics Angola (ANG) Jose Armando Athletics Argentina (ARG) Velo Silvio Football 5-A-Side Armenia (ARM) Greta Khndzrtsyan Powerlifting Australia (AUS) Russell Short Athletics Austria (AUT) Christoph Etzlstorfer Atheltics Azerbaijan (AZE) Ilham Zakiyev Judo Bahrain (BRN) Ahmed Meshaimaa Athletics Bangladesh (BAN) Abdul Quader Sumon Athletics Barbados (BAR) David Taylor Swimming Belarus (BLR) Ihar Fartunau Athletics Belgium (BEL) Nico Vergeylen Table Tennis Benin (BEN) Blandine Sahenou Powerlifting Bermuda (BER) Jennifer Southern Official Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) Sabahudin Delalic Sitting Volleyball Brazil (BRA) Antonio Tenorio Silva Judo Bulgaria (BUL) Stela Eneva Athletics Burkina Faso (BUR) Lassane Gasbeogo Cycling Burundi (BDI) Remy Nikobimeze Athletics Cambodia (CAM) Vanna Kim Athletics Canada (CAN) Donovan Tidesley Swimming Cape Verde (CPV) Artimeza Helena Sequiera Athletics Central African Republic (CAF) Rosel-Clemariot-Christian Nikona Athletics Chile (CHI) Robinson Mendez Wheelchair Tennis China (CHN) Wang Xiaofu Swimming Chinese Taipei (TPE) Hou Ting-Sung Table Tennis Colombia (COL) Moises Fuentes Swimming Costa Rica (CRC) Giovanny Rodriguez Table Tennis Côte d'Ivoire (CIV) Oumar Basakoulba Kone Athletics Croatia (CRO) Marija Ivekovic Athletics Cuba (CUB) Yunidis Castillo Athletics Cyprus (CYP) Karolina Pelentritou Swimming Czech Republic (CZE) Marketa Sidkova Archery Denmark (DEN) Jackie Christiansen Athletics Dominican Republic (DOM) Alfonso Olibero Encarnacion Athletics Ecuador (ECU) Jose Marino Powerlifing Egypt (EGY) Metwaly Ibrahim Mathna Powerlifting El Salvador (ESA) Zulma Cruz Athletics Estonia (EST) Kristo Ringas Swimming Ethiopia (ETH) Tesfalem Gebru Athletics Faroe Islands (FRO) Heidi Andreasen Swimming Fiji (FIJ) Ranjesh Prakash Athletics Finland (FIN) Minna Leinonen Shooting France (FRA) Assia El Hannouni Athletics Gabon (GAB) Mabicka Thierry Athletics Georgia (GEO) Yago Gorgadze Powerlifting Germany (GER) Conny Dietz Goalball Ghana (GHA) Nkegbe Botsyo Athletics Great Britain (GBR) Danny Crates Athletics Greece (GRE) Charalampos Taiganidis Swimming Guatemala (GUA) Cesar Arturo Lopez Ivajera Athletics Guinea (GUI) Guinea was, it seems, initially not due to take part in the athletes' parade, and is not included in the IPC's list. However, a small Guinean delegation did take part in the athletes' parade, entering the stadium before any other national delegation. It is not known at present who carried Guinea's flag Haiti (HAI) Nephtalie Jean Louis Powerlifting Honduras (HON) Luis Carlos Hernandez Oliva Athletics Hong Kong, China (HKG) So Wa Wai Athletics Hungary (HUN) Judit Horvathne Palfi Wheelchair Fencing Iceland (ISL) Jon Oddur Haldorsson Athletics India (IND) Rajinder Singh Rahelu Powerlifting Indonesia (INA) Billy Zeth Makal Powerlifting Iraq (IRQ) Faris Al-Ajeeli Powerlifting Ireland (IRL) Patrice Dockery Atheltics Iran (IRI) Mohammed Reza Mirzaei Jaberi Athletics Israel (ISR) Yizhar Cohen Swimming Italy (ITA) Francesca Porcellato Athletics Jamaica (JAM) Tanto Campbell Athletics Japan (JPN) Toru Suzuki Athletics Jordan (JOR) Jamil El-Shebli Athletics Kazakhstan (KAZ) Liazat Salimzenova Powerlifting Kenya (KEN) Henry Wanyioke Athletics South Korea (KOR) Park Jong-Chul Powerlifting Kuwait (KUW) Hamad Aladwani Athletics Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) Roman Omurbekov Powerlifting Laos (LAO) Eay Simay Powerlifting Latvia (LAT) Edgars Bergs Athletics Lebanon (LIB) Edward Maalouf Cycling Lesotho (LES) Thato Mohasoa Athletics Lithuania (LTU) Rolandas Urbonas Athletics Luxembourg (LUX) Peter Lorkowski Cycling Libya (LBA) Sahar Elgnemi Powerlifting Macau (MAC) Kuong Sio Ieng Athletics FYR Macedonia (MKD) Vanco Karanfilov Shooting Madagascar (MAD) Josefa Harijaona Randrianony Swimming Malaysia (MAS) Mariappan Perumsl Powerlifting Mali (MLI) Sissoko Facourou Powerlifting Malta (MLT) Atonio Flores Athletics Mauritius (MRI) Richard Souci Athletics Mexico (MEX) Saul Mendoza Athletics Moldova (MDA) Larisa Marinenkova Powerlifting Mongolia (MGL) Bazarsuren Choyondorj Judo Montenegro (MNE) Dusan Dragovic Swimming Morocco (MAR) Abdelilah Mame Athletics Myanmar (MYA) Myint Win Athletics Namibia (NAM) Reginald Benade Athletics Nepal (NEP) Jit Bahadur Khadka Athletics Netherlands (NED) Esther Vergeer Wheelchair tennis New Zealand (NZL) Sholto Taylor Wheelchair rugby Niger (NIG) Zakari Amadou Powerlifting Nigeria (NGR) Adekunle Adesoji Athletics Norway (NOR) Cecilie Drabsch-Norland Swimming Oman (OMA) Badar al-Harthi Powerlifting Pakistan (PAK) Haider Ali Athletics Palestine (PLE) Husam Azzam Athletics Panama (PAN) Said Gomez Athletics Papua New Guinea (PNG) Francis Kompaon Athletics Peru (PER) Jose Gonzales-Mugaburu Swimming Philippines (PHI) Adeline Dumapong-Ancheta Powerlifting Poland (POL) Krzystof Smorszczewski Athletics Portugal (POR) Filomena Franco Rowing Puerto Rico (PUR) Nilda Gomez Lopez Shooting Qatar (QAT) Ali Abdulla Mohamed Powerlifting Romania (ROU) Eduard Novak Cycling Russia (RUS) Alexey Ashapatov Athletics Rwanda (RWA) Jean de Dieu Nkundabera Athletics Samoa (SAM) Mose Faatamala Athletics Saudi Arabia (KSA) Osamah Alshanqiti Athletics Senegal (SEN) Nidiaye Mor Athletics Serbia (SRB) Zlatko Kesler Table tennis Singapore (SIN) Rui Si Theresa Goh Swimming Slovakia (SVK) Ladislav Gaspar Table tennis Slovenia (SLO) Franc Pinter Shooting South Africa (RSA) Natalie du Toit Swimming Natalie Du toit was also the Flag bearer for the the olympics since she finished 16th in the 10kmm Swim Spain (ESP) David Casinos Athletics Sri Lanka (SRI) Sandun Wasana Perera Powerlifting Suriname (SUR) Biondi Misasi Athletics Sweden (SWE) Anders Olsson Swimming Switzerland (SUI) Heinz Frei Athletics / Cycling Syria (SYR) Rasha Alshikh Powerlifting Tajikistan (TJK) Khayrullo Abdurahimov Powerlifting Tanzania (TAN) Ernest Nyabalale Athletics Thailand (THA) Supachai Koysub Athletics Timor-Leste (TLS) Liliana da Costa Silva Powerlifting Tonga (TGA) Mounga Okusitino Athletics Tunisia (TUN) Ahmed Benhaj Ali Athletics Turkey (TUR) Korhan Yamac Shooting Turkmenistan (TKM) Ovezgeldy Ordjiyev Powerlifting Uganda (UGA) Billy Ssengendo Powerlifting Ukraine (UKR) Andrii Komar Wheelchair fencing United Arab Emirates (UAE) Abdullah al Aryani Shooting United States (USA) Jennifer Armbruster Goalball Uruguay (URU) Henry Borges Judo Uzbekistan (UZB) Ravil Diganshin Athletics Vanuatu (VAN) Tom Tete Powerlifting Venezuela (VEN) Reinaldo Carvallo Judo Vietnam (VIE) Nguyen Quang Vuong Swimming Zambia (ZAM) Lassam Katongo Athletics Zimbabwe (ZIM) Elliot Mujaji Athletics
OPEN CEREMONY Beijing welcomed the world to the 2008 Paralympic Games on September 6 with an Opening Ceremony that began at 8:00 p.m. at the Bird's Nest. In front of a full house, performers gave heartwarming presentations, fully illustrating the Paralympic theme of "Transcendence, Equality and Integration."
420 actors with disabilities participated in the hour-long Opening Ceremony, titled "Flying with the Dream." The show, which focused on the "harmony between man and nature," included three chapters, or "journeys," through space, time, and life, respectively. Referring to the concept of "sky, earth and human beings," the first Opening Ceremony performance, launching the "Journey of Space," began quietly, with a sunbird descending on a solitary man sleeping in the meadow below, an image formed on the floor of the National Stadium. Awakened by the presence of the sunbird, a typical symbol of Chinese culture, the man, who is visually impaired, began to sing the tales of his heart. This peaceful expression is emphasized by a trumpet solo and hundreds of girls who used sign language to give shape to their emotions.
Following that scene, to depict the "Journey of Time," ballerinas took the stage, with one young girl sitting in a wheelchair directly under the spotlight. This brave eleven-year-old had big dreams of becoming a ballet dancer before her life was shaken by the devastating earthquake that struck southwest China in May. She lost her left leg, but not her spirit, enduring much pain and suffering to continue to pursue her dancing dream. Next came vivid images of natural scenery, accompanied by beautiful melodies played by a pianist who is visually impaired.
Of course, Fu Niu Lele, the 2008 Paralympic Games mascot, made an appearance, thanks to 2,000 youngsters who danced on stage to portray the "Journey of Life." The dancers also imitated the movements and sounds of frogs, seagulls and ducks.
The artistry didn't end there, as performers continued to express the importance of harmonious living, with abstract representations of Earth.
After Hu Jintao, the President of the People's Republic of China, declared the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games open, torchbearers emerged to relay the flame. To reach and ignite the final torch in the National Stadium, Chinese Paralympian Hou Bin, sitting in a wheelchair, showcased strength and grace by pulling himself up through the air with a rope. Perhaps more than anything else, the determined look on his face exemplifies the spirit of the Paralympic Games.
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Post by beatie08 on Sept 7, 2008 21:36:22 GMT -5
PAralympic NEws Australia had good Time in the Medals
Swimming Peter Leek won the gold in Men's S8 100m Butterfly MAtthew cowdrey also won gold in the S9 100m butterfly NAtalie Du Toit from south Africa finally gets Gold while Ellie Cole and Annabelle Williams got Silver and Bronze
Cycling Christopher Scott won gold in the Men's Individual Pursuit (CP 4) Australians got gold and Bronze in the Men's Individual Pursuit (B&VI 1-3) and also the women silver and BRonze Greg Ball got a silver in Men's 1km Time Trial (LC 3-4)
MEDAL TALLY USA 4 2 3 Great Britain 4 1 3 China 3 4 6 Australia 3 3 4
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Post by beatie08 on Sept 8, 2008 20:58:20 GMT -5
PARALYMPIC NEWS
ATHLETICS PAul Raison scored a Gold medal in Mens F44 Shot Put Ex German turned Australian Christine Wolf also won gold in the womens F42 Long Jump There was a 6 Wheelchair Pileup during womens 5000m
Cycling Micheal Gallagher won the gOLD meDAL IN THE Men's Individual Pursuit (LC 1) Australia scored Silver and Bronze in Men's Men's 1km Time Trial (B&VI) New zealand's Paula TESORIERO felled herself Over when she won gold while Australia"s Jayme PAris got Bronze in the Women's 500m Time Trial (LC3-4/CP 3)
Equestrian Gerogia Bruce got bronze in Individual Championship Test - Grade IV
SWIMMING Peter Leek got Bronze in men's S8 100m Freestyle Matthew Cowdrey Scored Gold in men's S9 100m Freestyle JAquieline Feeney Clinched Bronze in women's s8 100m Freestlyle
MEDAL TALLY CHINA 8 10 10 USA 8 4 5 GREAT BRITAIN 7 5 3 Australia 6 5 10
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Post by beatie08 on Sept 9, 2008 21:18:45 GMT -5
PARALYMPIC NEWS ATHLETICS HEath Francis won the men's T46 200m Oscar Psitorius won the MEn's T44 100m race when Marlon Shirley fell over Green from Germany won the womens T44 200m in incident packed race when April Holmes felled over and Cause the 2 athletes to steer Off Course Kate Horan from new zealand is Second Kath Proudfoot got silver in womens F35-36 Discus
Cycling Christopher Scott Scored Bronze in the Men's 1km Time Trial (CP 4) Australia got silver in the Women's Individual Pursuit (B&VI 1-3)
Swimming Blake Cochrane got silver in the Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB7
MEDAL TALLY 1 China 16 21 16 53 2 Great Britain 16 11 7 34 3 United States 10 5 11 26 4 Ukraine 8 5 10 23 5 Brazil 8 4 5 17 6 Australia 7 8 11 26
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Post by beatie08 on Sept 11, 2008 2:26:53 GMT -5
PARALYMPIC NEWS ATHLETICS Brad Scott FInished Secod in the MEns T37 800m CYCLING Australia finished Second in the Men's Sprint (B&VI 1-3) EQUESTRIAN Georgia Bruce finished Third in Individual Freestyle Test - Grade IV SWIMMING Peter Leek finished Second in the Men's 100m Backstroke - S8 Australia finished Second in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points Katrina Porter gets gold in Women's 100m Backstroke - S7
DAY 4 MEDAL TALLY 1 China 24 28 25 77 2 Great Britain 21 13 9 43 3 United States 15 7 12 34 4 Ukraine 11 6 13 30 5 Russia 10 10 11 31 6 Australia 8 12 11 31
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Post by beatie08 on Sept 11, 2008 20:51:37 GMT -5
PARALYMPIC NEWS ATHELTICS Richard Coleman got Bronze in the Men's 400m - T53 Kurt Fearnley Finished Second in the Men's 5000m - T54 ROWING Australia Finished Second in Mixed Double Sculls - TA SWIMMING Jay dohnt finished 3rd in MEns Men's 400m Freestyle - S7 Peter Leek scored Gold in Men's 200m Individual Medley -SM8 Matthew Cowdrey also Scored Gold in Men's 200m Individual Medley -SM9 Rick Pendleton got gold in the Men's 200m Individual Medley -SM9
TABLE TENNIS Natalia Partyka got gold
MEDAL TALLY CHINA 33 37 26 Great Britain 27 16 14 USA 18 12 14 Australia 11 14 14
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Post by beatie08 on Sept 12, 2008 20:49:08 GMT -5
PARALYMPIC NEWS Evan O'HAnlon get a gold MEdal in the MEns T38 100m HEath Francis also got a gold MEdal in the MEns T46 400m Julie Smith fiinshed Third in the womens T46 200m
CYCLING Christopher Scott Finished Second in the Men's Individual Time Trial CP 4
SWIMMING Peter Leek finished Second in the Men's 400m Freestyle - S8 Matthew Cowdrey also got Silver in Men's 400m Freestyle - S9 JAcquieline Feeney finished Third in the Women's 400m Freestyle - S8 Ellie Cole also got Bronze in the Women's 400m Freestyle - S9 Sarah Bowen got Silver in the Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB6
MEdal Tally China 37 42 30 Great Britain 33 20 16 USA 23 16 17 Ukraine 15 10 17 Australia 14 18 17
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Post by beatie08 on Sept 13, 2008 21:15:50 GMT -5
PARALYMPIC NEWS Athletics Richard Coleman finished second in the Men's 200m - T53 Christine Wolf Finished Third and Kelly Cartwright Finished Sixth in the Women's 100m - T42 Oscar Pistorius finished 1st in mens T44 200m
Cycling Micheal Gallagher Finished Third in Men's Ind. Road Race LC 1/LC 2/CP 4
SAILING Australia socred Silver and bronze in the 2 and 3 Person Kellboat Categorys
SWIMMING Matthew Cowdrey got gold in Men's 100m Backstroke - S9 Micheal Anderson finished Second in Men's 100m Backstroke - S10 Ellie Cole finished Third in Women's 100m Backstroke - S9
MEDAL TALLY CHINA 49 48 33 GREAT BRITAIN 38 21 23 USA 36 19 21 Ukraine 18 12 21 Australia 15 22 21
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Post by beatie08 on Sept 14, 2008 20:34:36 GMT -5
PARALYMPIC NEWS ATHLETICS Evan O hanlon socred a Gold MEdal by winning the Men's 200m - T38 Aaron Chatman finished Second in the mens F44/46 High Jump Lisa Mcintosh got gold in the the Women's 200m - T37 JOdi Willis Roberts finished in thrid in Women's Shot Put - F12/13 Amanda fraser finished Second in Women's Discus Throw - F37/38 SWIMMING Peter Leek finished Second in the Men's 50m Freestyle - S8 MAtthew Cowdrey got a gold medal in the Men's 50m Freestyle - S9 WHEELCHAIR RUGBY Australia defeated NEw Zealand In a thriller JAquieline Feeney finished Third in Women's 50m Freestyle - S8 KAtrina Lewis got a bronze medal in the Women's 50m Freestyle - S10 MArayake Jonkers Finshed with a Silver MEdal in the Women's 150m Individual Medley - SM4
MEDAL TALLY CHINA 63 54 42 Great Britain 41 23 26 USA 30 26 25 Ukraine 20 15 24 Australia 18 26 24
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