2008 Summer Paralympics

Multi-parasport event in Beijing, China June 2013 2008 Summer Paralympics Beijing 2008 Paralympics logo.svg Beijing, China One World, One Dream(Chinese: 同一个世界 同一个梦想 pinyin: Tóng yīge shìjìe tóng yīge mèngxiǎng) 146 3,952 472 in 20 sports 6 September 2008 17 September 2008 Hu JintaoPresident of China Philip CravenPresident of the International Paralympic Committee Hou Bin Beijing National Stadium Athens 2004 London 2012 Torino 2006 Vancouver 2010 thumb|Iran v South Africa in wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (2008年夏季残疾人奥林匹克运动会 2008 Nián Xiàjì Cánjí Rén Àolínpǐkè Yùndònghuì), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China, from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was first time the new Paralympic logo featured in the Summer Paralympics since its rebranding after the 2004 Summer Paralympics. The Paralympics (both Summer and Winter) held in Beijing is the first and only to be held with spectators, as the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing held without spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 3,951 athletes from 146 countries took part,"Beijing 2008", International Paralympic Committee the largest number of nations ever (ten more than the 2004 Games in Athens). Five countries competed for the first time."CPC announces Canadian team for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games in China" https://web.archive.org/web/20080914184559/http://www.paralympic.ca/page?a=2113&lang=en-CA September 14, 2008 , Canadian Paralympic Committee, July 8, 2008. As host country, China fielded more athletes than any other country. The slogan for the 2008 Paralympics was the same as the 2008 Summer Olympics, "One World, One Dream" (同一个世界 同一个梦想 同一個世界 同一個夢想 Pinyin Tóng yīge shìjìe tóng yīge mèngxiǎng, lit. "One World, One Dream"). China dominated the medal count, finishing with 89 gold medals and 211 total medals, more than double the next-ranked NPC in both cases. 339 Paralympic records and 279 world records were broken. International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Philip Craven declared the Games "the greatest Paralympic Games ever."http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/17/content_10062213.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080919231139/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/17/content_10062213.htm dead September 19, 2008 IPC chief: "These are greatest Paralympic Games ever" _English_Xinhua News.xinhuanet.com September 17, 2008 March 23, 2011 Beijing was selected to host the 2022 Winter Paralympics, making it the first city to host both Summer and Winter Games. Venues thumb|right|350px|The Beijing National Stadium 2008 Summer Olympics venues Olympic Green Nineteen competition venues were selected—seventeen in Beijing, one in Hong Kong, and one in Qingdao.http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn/venues/index.shtml Competition Venues – The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad July 26, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080726042002/http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn/venues/index.shtml July 26, 2008 dead mdy-all Beijing National Stadium (Bird Nest) - Athletics, opening and closing ceremonies Beijing National Aquatics Center (Water Cube) - Swimming Beijing National Indoor Stadium (Fan) - Wheelchair basketball Fencing Gymnasium of Olympic Green Convention Centre - Boccia, Wheelchair fencing Olympic Green Archery Field - Archery Olympic Green Hockey Field - Football 5-a-side, Football 7-a-side Olympic Green Tennis Centre (Flowers) - Wheelchair tennis Peking University Gymnasium - Table tennis Beihang University Gymnasium - Powerlifting China Agricultural University Gymnasium - Sitting volleyball Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium - Wheelchair rugby Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium - Goalball Beijing Shooting Range Hall - Shooting Laoshan Velodrome - Cycling (track) Workers Gymnasium - Judo Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park - Rowing Triathlon Venue - Cycling (road) Hong Kong Equestrian Venues - Equestrian Qingdao International Sailing Centre - Sailing Symbols Emblem The Games's emblem, "Sky, Earth, and Human Beings" (天、地、人), was unveiled in July 2004, a multicolored Chinese character "之" (zhī) stylized as an athletic figure in motion. Its red, blue and green colors represent sun, sky and earth.http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn/graphic/n214342413.shtml Beijing Paralympics Emblem – The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games July 5, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080720184339/http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn/graphic/n214342413.shtml July 20, 2008 dead mdy-all Slogan The slogan was the same as the 2008 Summer Olympics, "One World, One Dream". thumb|right|Fu Niu Lele, mascot of the 2008 Summer Paralympics Mascots The mascot was a cartoon cow named Fu Niu Lele (福牛乐乐), roughly meaning "Lucky Ox 'Happy'".http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn/graphic/n214342414.shtml Introduction to the Design of Fu Niu Lele – The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games July 5, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080606022419/http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn/graphic/n214342414.shtml June 6, 2008 dead mdy-all Theme song The theme song was "Flying with the Dream" 和梦一起飞.http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/paralympics/2008-09/06/content_7005411.htm Beijing Paralympic theme song shows love for life Xinhua September 6, 2008 September 17, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080929232521/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/paralympics/2008-09/06/content_7005411.htm September 29, 2008 live It was performed by Chinese-Tibetan singer Han Hong and Hong Kong singer and actor Andy Lau. Torch relay 2008 Summer Paralympics torch relay The torch relay of the 2008 Summer Paralympics started from Tian Tan (Temple of Heaven) on August 28. The flame then gathered before The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (祈年殿) and followed two routes (the "Route of Ancient China" and the "Route of Modern China"). Both routes returned to Beijing on September 5, and the torch was flamed at the National Stadium during the opening ceremony on September 6. The Games highlights, medal table, and medal winners Opening ceremony 2008 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony 2008 Summer Paralympics national flag bearers The opening ceremony took place on September 6, 2008. The pre-ceremony performance was a succession of various musical performances, ranging from military music to folk music and a performance of Ode to Joy."Full Coverage: The Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games" https://web.archive.org/web/20080906201351/http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn/ceremonies/headlines/n214589186.shtml September 6, 2008 , Xinhua, September 6, 2008. Following a countdown, a fireworks display signalled the beginning of the ceremony proper. The national flag of China was then raised, in accordance with usual protocol, and the national anthem of China performed. Performers wearing suits in bright colours paraded round the stadium, as a welcoming ceremony preceding the athletes' entry. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, the ceremony included a parade of nations, with a flag bearer for each national team. Contrary to Olympic tradition, the national team of Greece did not enter first, as the Paralympic Games traces its roots to Stoke Mandeville rather than Olympia; the host country, as is customary in both Olympic and Paralympic Games, came last. As Chinese is written in characters and not letters, the order of the teams' entry was determined by the number of strokes in the first character of their respective countries' Simplified Chinese names.http://en.beijing2008.cn/ceremonies/n214508163.shtml Opening Ceremony plan released – The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games September 6, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080906055923/http://en.beijing2008.cn/ceremonies/n214508163.shtml September 6, 2008 dead Countries with the same number of strokes in the first character are sorted by those of the next character. This made Guinea (几内亚) the first country to enter as it takes two strokes to write the first character in the country's name (几). Following the athletes' parade, a performance took place, divided into chapters and sub-chapters entitled the "Journey of Space" and "Journey of Life". The sunbird performance entailed Yang Haitao (杨海涛), a singer with a visual impairment, singing about dreams while an acrobat in sunbird costume descended in simulated flight from the air and "awakened the blind singer from his sleep". The ceremony concludes with Hou Bin, the first Chinese paralympian to be three-time champion consecutively in the same event, lifted himself and his wheelchair up on a rope by strength of arms to the top of Beijing National Stadium, where he lit the cauldron to mark the beginning of the Games.Peopledaily. "Peopledaily.com." China opens Beijing Paralympic Games in celebration of life and humanity. Retrieved on September 14, 2008. Closing ceremony 2008 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony The 2008 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium. It began at 8:00 pm China Standard Time (UTC+8) on September 17, 2008.English People's Daily. "People's daily." 2008 Olympics Closing Ceremony – Beijing. Retrieved on September 28, 2008. Sports The programme of the 2008 Summer Paralympics featured events in 20 sports.Paralympics organisers feel London is launchpad for mass-market Games https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/25/paralympics-london-fever-impetus 3 October 2013 The Guardian Owen Gibson 25 August 2012 The number of events in each sport is noted in parentheses. 22em 17px|class=skin-invert Archery (9) (Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Athletics (160) (Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Boccia (7) (Boccia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Paralympic cycling (Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics) 20px|class=skin-invert Road (30) 20px|class=skin-invert Track (13) 17px|class=skin-invert Equestrian (11) (Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Football 5-a-side (1) (Football 5-a-side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Football 7-a-side (1) (Football 7-a-side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Goalball (2) (Goalball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Judo (13) (Judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Powerlifting (20) (Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Rowing (4) (Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Sailing (3) (Sailing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Shooting (12) (Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Swimming (140) (Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Table tennis (24) (Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Volleyball (2) (Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Wheelchair basketball (2) (Wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Wheelchair fencing (10) (Wheelchair fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Wheelchair rugby (1) (Wheelchair rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Wheelchair tennis (6) (Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics) Rowing made its first appearance in the Paralympics at these games. Calendar Participating NPCs The following National Paralympic Committees sent delegations to compete.Official list https://web.archive.org/web/20080909184931/http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/News/Press_Releases/Flagbearers_List_Opening_Ceremony_Final_5_Sept1.pdf September 9, 2008 , International Paralympic Committee. Macau and the Faroe Islands are members of the International Paralympic Committee, but not of the International Olympic Committee; hence they participate in the Paralympic Games but not in the Olympics. Burundi, Gabon, Georgia, Haiti, Montenegro and Serbia participated in the Paralympics for the first time. Botswana was due to take part, but its single athlete, defending Paralympic champion sprinter Tshotlego Morama, withdrew prior to the Games due to injury. The country's last-minute attempt to field other athletes in her place was rejected, as they did not meet the requirement of having participated in international events.https://archive.today/20121130125415/http://72.167.255.126/index.php?sid=8&aid=33&dir=2008/September/Friday5 "Botswna locked out of Paralympics", Mmegi, September 5, 2008 Participating National Paralympic Committees16em 24px Afghanistan Algeria at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Angola at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Argentina at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Armenia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Australia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Austria at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Azerbaijan at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Bahrain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Bangladesh at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Barbados at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Belarus at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Belgium at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Benin at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Bermuda at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2008 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The ranking is sorted primarily by the number of gold medals earned by a National Paralympic Committee. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IPC Country Code. Events highlights 2008 Summer Paralympics highlights International television Australia – ABC1 and ABC2. Brazil – SporTV2 and Terra Networks. Canada – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in English and Société Radio Canada (SRC) in French. People's Republic of China – Chinese Central Television (CCTV) provided coverage on CCTV-1 (opening and closing ceremony), CCTV-5 and CCTV-7 as all direct live telecast transmission. France – Eurosport Japan – NHK's NHK General TV provided coverage on JOAK-1 Azerbaijan – AZTV Norway – NRK Sweden – Sveriges Television Turkey – TRT United States of America – Universal Sports United Kingdom – BBC provided coverage on BBC Television's BBC One. Cambodia- National Television of Cambodia In France, following the Games, Philippe Juvin, national secretary of the governing Union for a Popular Movement, accused national public television network France Télévisions of having practiced "segregation" by providing live coverage of the Beijing Olympics but only ten-minute daily summaries of events, outside prime time, for the Beijing Paralympics. France Télévisions replied that it would take Juvin to court for slander."Paralympiques: L'UMP accuse" https://web.archive.org/web/20080921051711/http://www.lejdd.fr/cmc/media/200838/paralympiques-l-ump-accuse_150237.html September 21, 2008 , Journal du dimanche, September 19, 2008."Jeux paralympiques: France TV va attaquer Juvin (UMP) pour diffamation" https://web.archive.org/web/20080922005046/http://www.lemonde.fr/web/depeches/0,14-0,39-37006835@7-58,0.html September 22, 2008 , Agence France-Presse, September 18, 2008. See also Sports 2007 Summer Special Olympics 2008 Summer Olympics 2009 Summer Deaflympics 2022 Winter Paralympics Notes References External links Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site International Paralympic Committee Paralympic Online Streaming Coverage Summer Paralympics Beijing Athens London XIII Paralympic Summer Games (2008) Summer Paralympics Paralympics Category:Sports competitions in Beijing Paralympics Category:2008 in Beijing Category:Multi-sport events in China Category:Summer Paralympic Games by year Category:2008 in disability sport Category:September 2008 sports events in China Category:Parasports in China Category:Olympic Games in China