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Article: Success of Beijing Paralympics applauded in Belgium
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- September 17, 2008
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Success of Beijing Paralympics applauded in Belgium
BRUSSELS, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Paralympic Games,
which ended Wednesday, were hailed as a great success in Belgium.
The Belga news agency said the Paralympics and the summer
Olympics were equally successful.
"Comparing Olympic and Paralympic Games, China promised to offer
'two games of equal splendor.' For International Paralympic
Committee President Philip Craven, the goal is reached," said Belga.
The Paralympic Games were marked by flawless organization and a
high degree of involvement by the Chinese public, said the Belgian
news agency.
The Paralympics, which attracted 4,000 athletes from some 150
countries and territories ...