The medals for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games were designed with the concepts of “One World, One Dream” and “Two Games, Equal Splendor”. The Paralympic and Olympic medals shared similar design ...

The design concept and pattern of the medals for the Beijing 2008 Paralympics are similar to the one for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Made out of gold, silver, bronze and jade, the medals perfectly ...

BEIJING — The international Paralympic Games opened Saturday in Beijing in spectacular fashion, launching an event China’s leaders hope will show their country in a compassionate light.

The design of the medals for Paralympic Games is inspired by the ancient Chinese dragon-pattern jade disc: jade disc wedged on the obverse of the medal with the Emblem of the Beijing 2008 ...

The opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games took place in the majestic ... The Bird's Nest was built specifically for the 2008 Olympics and Paralympics at a cost of $423 million.

Great Britain has competitors in 18 of the 20 Paralympic medal sports. GB has not entered teams in goalball or volleyball. UK News Website of the Year 2024 Your Say News Sport Business Money ...

Since 1988, the Paralympic Games have taken place in the same venues shortly after the Olympics, with an agreement ... and is located in Beijing's suburban Shunyi district. There is another ...

Opening just two weeks after the Beijing Olympics ended, the Paralympics are designed to be a parallel games for athletes with a wide range of physical disabilities. The 10-day competition begins ...

So how did Beijing land the Winter Olympics, so soon after it was host to the Summer Olympics in 2008? It will become the first city in Olympic history to host the Winter and Summer Games.

The Winter Paralympics in Beijing have reached the midway point ... end a long run of sports in the Chinese capital. The Winter Olympics began Feb. 4 and closed Feb. 20.It will not be the end ...