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XIII Paralympic Games
Host city	Beijing, People's Republic of China
Nations participating	---
Athletes participating	---
Events	20 sports
Opening ceremony	September 6, 2008
Closing ceremony	September 17, 2008
Officially opened by	---
Athlete's Oath	---
Judge's Oath	---
Olympic Torch	---
Stadium	Beijing National Stadium

See also: 2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, will be held in Beijing, China from September 6 - 17, 2008. Mainland China is expected to field the most athletes. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events will be held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. Image File history File links Current_sport. ... Children playing Association Football. ... Image File history File links Paralympics_Beijing_2008_logo. ... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; Pinyin: Běijīng; ; IPA: ), a city in northern China (formerly spelled in English as Peking or Peiking), is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... This article is about the day of the year. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Olympic Oath is taken by an athlete and a judge at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. ... The Olympic Oath is taken by an athlete and a judge at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. ... The Olympic Flame at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics The Olympic Flame, Olympic Fire, Olympic Torch, Olympic Light, Olympic Eye, and Olympic Sun is a symbol of the Olympic Games. ... The Olympiako Stadio Athinas Spyros Louis in Athens, used in the 2004 Summer Olympics. ... The Beijing National Stadium will be the main track and field stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics and be host to the Opening and Closing ceremonies. ... The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing, China from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 p. ... Silver 2004 The Paralympic Games are an official equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities. ... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; Pinyin: Běijīng; ; IPA: ), a city in northern China (formerly spelled in English as Peking or Peiking), is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... The highlighted area in the map is what is commonly known as mainland China. Mainland China (Simplified Chinese: 中国大陆; Traditional Chinese: 中國大陸; Pinyin: Zhōnggúo Dàlù, lit. ... The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing, China from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 p. ... (Simplified Chinese: 青岛; Traditional Chinese: 青島; Pinyin: Qīngdǎo; Wade-Giles: Ching-tao), well-known to the West by its Postal System Pinyin transliteration Tsingtao, is a sub-provincial city in eastern Shandong province, Peoples Republic of China. ...

On June 26, 2005, The Beijing Olympic Committee announced that the slogan for the 2008 Olympics will be "One World, One Dream" (Simplified Chinese: 同一个世界 同一个梦想; Traditional Chinese: 同一個世界 同一個夢想)This will be the same slogan for the two events. Twenty sports are on the program:

• Archery
• Athletics
• Boccia
• Cycling
• Equestrian
• Football 5-a-side
• Football 7-a-side
• Goalball
• Judo
• Powerlifting
• Rowing
• Sailing
• Shooting
• Swimming
• Table tennis
• Volleyball
• Wheelchair basketball
• Wheelchair fencing
• Wheelchair rugby
• Wheelchair tennis

Rowing will make it first appearance in the Paralympics at these games. Boccia is a competitive sport, similar to bowls (but closer to bocce as the balls are not biased), but designed to be played by people with disabilities _ specifically, cerebral palsy and other locomotor disabilities (those which affect motor skills). ... There are two types of football in the Paralympic Games, one is seven-a-side and the other is five-a-side. ... There are two types of football in the Paralympic Games, one is seven-a-side and the other is five-a-side. ... Goalball is a team sport designed for blind athletes. ... Table Tennis in the Paralympics follow the rules set by the International Table Tennis Federation although there are slight modifications for wheelchair athletes. ... Wheelchair basketball is a sport played primarily by people with disabilities. ... Wheelchair rugby refers to adaptation of the sports of rugby union and rugby league for wheelchair users. ... A wheelchair tennis player serving. ...

External links

• Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site
• International Paralympic Committee

International Paralympic Games		Summer Paralympics 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is an international non-profit organisation of elite sports for athletes with disabilities. ... Silver 2004 The Paralympic Games are an elite multi-sport event for athletes with a disability. ... Image File history File links Paralympic_logo. ... Silver 2004 The Paralympic Games are an official equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities. ... See also: 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Paralympic Games were the first Paralympics. ... See also: 1964 Summer Olympics The 1964 Summer Paralympics were the 2nd Paralympic Games to be held. ... See also: 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Paralympics were the third Paralympic Games to be held. ... See also: 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Paralympics were the fourth Paralympic Games to be held. ... See also: 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Paralympics were the fifth Paralympic Games to be held. ... See also: 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Paralympics were the sixth Paralympic Games to be held. ... See also: 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Paralympics were the seventh Paralympic Games to be held. ... See also: 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Paralympics were the first Paralympics in 24 years that were held concurrently with the Olympics. ... See also: 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Paralympics were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held. ... See also: 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship. ... See also: 2000 Summer Olympics External links Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games - archived websites in PANDORA Categories: Summer Paralympic Games | Australian sport | 2000 in sports ... The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. ... The 2012 Summer Paralympic Games will be the fourteenth Paralympics. ... See also: 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Paralympic Games will be the fifteenth Paralympics. ...
		Winter Paralympics 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 Silver 2004 The Paralympic Games are an official equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities. ... See also: 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Paralympic Games were the first winter Paralympics. ... See also: 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Paralympic Games were the second winter Paralympics and they were held in Geilo, Norway. ... See also: 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Paralympic Games were the third winter Paralympics and they were held in Innsbruck, Austria. ... See also: 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Paralympic Games were the fourth winter Paralympics and they were held in Innsbruck, Austria. ... See also: 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Paralympics were the first winter Paralympics to be held concurrently with the Olympics. ... See also: 1994 Winter Olympics Categories: 1994 in sports | Norway | Winter Paralympic Games ... See also: 1998 Winter Olympics The Seventh Winter Paralympics were held alongside the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. ... See also: 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Olympic Winter Games, including the 2002 Winter Paralympics, were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... The 2006 Winter Paralympic Games, the ninth winter Paralympics, took place in Turin, Italy from 10 to 19 March, 2006. ... See also: 2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Paralympics will be held in the area surrounding Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, including the towns of Burnaby and Whistler. ... The 2014 Winter Paralympics will take place in the same city as the 2014 Winter Olympics. ...