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Paralympic Games
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Par·a·lym·pic Games  (pr-lmpk)
pl.n.
An international competition for athletes with disabilities.


Para·lympi·an adj. & n.


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Wheelchair basketball star Terry Bywater, who brought a bronze medal back to Redcar from the event, said he felt people showed as much interest in the Paralympics as the Olympics in 2008.
It does, however, seem a shame that the Paralympics are tagged on to the end of the main Olympics, rather like the dust cart after the Lord Mayor's parade.
Beijing opened the Paralympics Games on Saturday September 6.
 
 
 
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