- Team USA member Jessie Lorenz reports on her blog Sept. 14 that the U.S. Goalball team took gold by beating the Team China. Way to go USA!
- "Blade Runner" keeps triple-gold dream alive at Beijing Paralympics, Xinhua - China
- Liz Takes Gold in Memory of Mum, RedOrbit - Dallas, Texas.
- Canada adds three gold to medal haul at Paralympics, Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada
- Oscar Pistorius’s blades of glory in Beijing, The Times - Johannesburg,Gauteng, South Africa
- Day 7: "Blade Runner" makes sprint gold double, glorious day for China, Xinhua - China
- Popovich settles for silver at Paralympics, The Coloradoan - Fort Collins, Colo.
- Wheelchair roses in blossom at Paralympics rugby court, Xinhua - China
- Track glory for Weir, The Press Association
- Pistorius wins 200m, China stretches clear in Paralympics, AFP
- China rebounds in pool at Beijing Paralympics, Xinhua - China
- Interview: Beijing Paralympics promote human values: EU official, Xinhua - China
- Double-decker bus trip to London 2012 at Paralympics closing, China Daily - China
- Channel hopper: Paralympics break coverage records, Scotsman - United Kingdom
- Driven by design: The science of the Paralympics, Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
- Roy grapples with gruelling schedule, CBC.ca - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Host Nation China Meets Paralympics Medals Target, Bernama - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Roundup: China, South Africa lead Paralympic day-6 athletic gold tally, Xinhua - China
- 2008 Paralympic Games round-up: Day six from Beijing, Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
- Du Toit wins fourth gold at Paralympics, International Herald Tribune - France
- Guide dogs doing well at Beijing Paralympics: IPC, Xinhua - China
- Canadian wheelchair racer Stilwell sets Paralympic record, The Canadian Press
- Footballer expelled from Paralympics for being too able-bodied, ABC Online - Australia
- Great Britain team saddle up for gold rush medal showdown with Chinese,, Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
- Pistorius’s Star Continues to Rise at Paralympics, New York Times - United States
- Challenge on the extend Olympic appeal to the Paralympics, Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
- Team GB Paralympics Gold Medallists, Sky News - UK (See picture above.)
- Cheating does happens in the Paralympics, Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
- Now China ticket scalpers turn attention to Paralympics, guardian.co.uk - UK
- Roundup: China sweeps 8 table tennis golds in Paralympics, Xinhua - China
- British equestrian rider takes ninth gold medal, guardian.co.uk - UK
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Sunday, September 14, 2008
More Paralympics coverage from around the world
From the Google alerts. The Paralympics have really arrived -- there's even ticket scalping, according to The Guardian in the UK.