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• The brains behind a blade runner
The South African, dubbed the Blade Runner because of the pair of carbon-fibre blades on which he sprints, won three gold medals in the Paralympics after failing to achieve the qualifying time for the main games. Born without a fibula in either leg ...
• Deaths rise in China from tainted baby milk
... had to heed government rules, Fonterra chief executive Andrew Ferrier told reporters via a video conference link from Singapore. The Beijing Olympics opened on August 8, and China has been keen to avoid scares during them and the following Paralympics
• Disabled vets redeploy — to Beijing Paralympics
As U.S. swimmer Melissa Stockwell competes in three events in the Paralympics Games this week, there is little of the media frenzy that surrounded megastar Michael Phelps during the Olympics. But her presence in Beijing’s Water Cube is in some ways ...
• Disabled vets redeploy — to Beijing Paralympics - Military - MSNBC ...
The U.S. Olympic Committee is seeking federal funding to expand sports-focused rehabilitation programs for disabled soldiers, but the Veterans Administration and some vets groups ...