NEWS FROM BEIJING 2008 PARALYMPIC GAMES

De Rozario's Battle With Galli Set to be Friday Highlight
Madison De Rozario will get the chance to challenge Jessica Galli

Paralympic Awards Gala Featured in paraEmotion Special
Today, a paraEmotion Special about the Paralympic Awards Gala 2009 has been released on www.ParalympicSport.TV, the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) internet TV channel.

Chantal Petitclerc Wins Juan Antonio Samaranch Award
Canadian Paralympian Chantal Petitclerc has been named the winner of the 2010 United States Sports Academy’s (USSA) Juan Antonio Samaranch IOC Disabled Athlete Award.

Beijing Honorary Citizenship Given to IPC President
Mayor of Beijing, Guo Jinlong, presented Sir Philip Craven with an Honorary Citizen Award

One Year After Beijing Paralympics
Beijing 2008 Paralympics had a total of 3,951 athletes from 146 different countries from around the world

Beijing Games Impact Presented in Bonn
The preliminary results from a study which was undertaken in Beijing in order to measure the impact of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games for China and its capital was thoroughly reported on 22 July, at the Headquarters of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in Bonn, Germany.

Beijing Largest TV Audience in Paralympic History
Bonn, Germany - The Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games saw the largest cumulated TV audience in the history of the Paralympic Games. Worldwide, more than 3.8 billion people in 38 monitored countries watched the best Paralympic athletes compete in Beijing during more than 1,800 hours broadcasted.