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Article: South Africans praise opening ceremony of Beijing Paralympics
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- September 6, 2008
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South Africans praise opening ceremony of Beijing Paralympics
JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- South Africans on Saturday
hailed the opening ceremony of the Beijing Paralympics as being
"spectacular, passionate and moving."
Hundreds of South Africans gathered outside the Sandton
International Shopping Center in downtown Johannesburg to watch the
live opening ceremony of the Beijing Paralympics from an outdoor big
TV screen.
Jordan Berger, who lost his legs in a car accident in 2006, said
that he was impressed by the actors' performances and the enthusiasm
displayed by the Chinese people.
Inviting so many disabled actors to participate in the opening
ceremony performances itself has ...