| Two weeks after the Closing Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games, the 2008 Paralympic Games, a multi-sport event for athletes with physical, mental and sensorial disabilities, will start. The 2008 Paralympic Games will also take place from September 6-17, in Beijing, China. Paralympic sports include: Archery, Athletics, Boccia, Cycling, Equestrian, Football, 5-a-Side
Football, 7-a-Side Goalball, Judo, Powerlifting, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Volleyball Sitting, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Fencing, Wheelchair Rugby, Wheelchair Tennis. |