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Article: S. Africans applaud Beijing Paralympics as "brilliant, moving event"
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- September 16, 2008
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S. Africans applaud Beijing Paralympics as "brilliant, moving
event"
JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The South African people have
been applauding the ongoing Beijing Paralympics as a "brilliant and
moving" event, local media reported Tuesday.
"The Beijing Paralympics are undoubtedly the best one in history
and as wonderful as the just-concluded Beijing Olympics," said
Debbie Sogoni, a coach working in Johannesburg with a gym named
Virgin Active.
He also hailed the performance of the South African Paralympic
delegation as "great." South African athletes have netted 21 gold
medals and ranked sixth in the medal table by Wednesday.
Their achievement in Beijing has attracted widespread ...