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A week in the Paralympics
The Paralympics has been extremely popular with most events selling out [GALLO/GETTY]
Published On 14 Sep 2008
14 Sep 2008
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Nick Springer of the USA celebrates after his team won in the Wheelchair Rugby match between the United States and Japan [GALLO/GETTY]
Alsop Amy of Canada competes in Goalball, a hybid of football designed for blind or partially sighted players [GALLO/GETTY]
Andrea Eskau, right of Germany competes in the Road Cycling Women's Road Race [GALLO/GETTY]
Lucas Prado of Brazil and his guide celebrate gold in the Men's 200m [GALLO/GETTY]
Johan Andersson of Sweden competes, with his racket bound to his hand in wheelchair tennis [GALLO/GETTY]
Miguel Luque of Spain competes in the Men's 50m Breaststroke Freestyle - SB3 [GALLO/GETTY]
Rasool Mohsin of Iraq wins silver in the Men's -56 kg powerlifting [GALLO/GETTY]
Jeremy Campbell of the United States competes in the long jump of the men's pentathlon P44 [GALLO/GETTY]
Peter Rosenmeier of Denmark during the MIC6 semi-final in the Table Tennis event [GALLO/GETTY]
The Paralympics has seen many world records smashed [GALLO/GETTY]