Countless red maple leaves drifted from the stadium roof in the show.
Curtains close on 'greatest ever' Paralympics
By China Correspondent Stephen McDonell with wires
International Paralympic Committee chief Philip Craven has declared the Beijing Paralympics closed, bringing down the curtain on a glittering 12-day sports extravaganza.
"These are the greatest Paralympic Games ever," Mr Craven said. More
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Golden farewell
Kurt Fearnley has won his first gold medal of the Beijing Games on the final day of competition.
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Rollers win gold
Australia has defeated the Canada to win gold in the men's wheelchair basketball at the Paralympic Games in Beijing.
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Sullivan and team take historic gold
- Paralympics set to end in style
- Golden finish as Paralympics wrap up
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Aust takes silver in wheelchair rugby
- Aust adds silver and double bronze to medal haul
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Gardiner lifts medal tally
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Petitclerc scores fifth Beijing gold
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Scott takes 4th in joy race
- London promises to match Beijing success
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Relay win gives Cowdrey 5th gold
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Francis, relay team add to gold tally
- Beijing: Olympic car ban to end as scheduled
- Gliders beat Japan to bronze
- China establishes huge medals lead
- Harbeck misses final
- Colman narrowly misses bronze
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Roy Daniell: Looking to sign off with gold
- Swimming wraps up in Beijing
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Francis continues gold winning streak
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Fearnley cops lane decision on the chin
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Brit stripped after Aussie refuses to shake hands
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Kosmala sets sights on 2012
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Cowdrey, O'Hanlon lead medal haul
- Du Toit completes golden sweep
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O'Hanlon seals emphatic sprint double
Video
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A look back at the emotional highs and lows of the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.
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The ABC's China Correspondent, Stephen McDonell, looks back at the last two days of Paralympic competition
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Kurt Fearnley has won back-to-back Paralympic marathons to claim his first gold medal for the Beijing Games.
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The Australian men's wheelchair basketball team claims gold with a win over the world champion Canadians
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Tim Sullivan led a world record performance by the Australian team for gold in the 4x100m T35-38 relay
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The Australian Steelers take silver after a hard fought gold medal game against the US
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Clint Wheeldon looks at results in some of the sports outside the spotlight
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Moroccan visually impaired sprinter, Sanaa Benhama, inadvertently leaves a cameraman sprawling while celebrating her heat win
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The Australian women's wheelchair basketball team scored a six point win over Japan to claim the bronze medal.
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Australia has completed a golden Paralympics in the pool with a win in the 4x100m medley relay.
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Stephen McDonell reports that the Paralympic Games may have helped change attitudes towards the disabled in China.
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Heath Francis wins the T46 100m to complete the sprint trifecta
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Paralympic 100m backstroke champion, Katrina Porter, talks about achieving her gold medal dream
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Canada's Chantal Petitclerc won two gold medals in the space of 90 minutes on Sunday night to take her career total to 13.
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Jayme Paris was determined to be a contender in the Paralympics. All she needed was a sport.
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Athlete profile: Sam Bramham
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Wheelchair rugby evolved from a sport originally called murderball. But it's much rougher now
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Athlete profile: Angie Ballard and Louise Sauvage
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Jenni Cole explains how the Paralympic Classification system is used to determine the athlete's skills
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Athlete Profile: John Maclean
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Athlete profile: Kathryn Ross and John Maclean
Audio
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AM: Three powerlifters have been expelled from the Paralympics for taking steroids.
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The World Today: Natalie du Toit is one of the most successful disabled athletes of all time with five gold medals from Athens and three from Beijing so far.
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PM: Australian field athlete Jessica Gallagher has been disqualified from the Paralympics for not being visually impaired enough.
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News Audio: The growth of Paralympic sports in Australia is not translating into increased corporate sponsorships.
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News Audio: Australia's Paralympians are hoping to smash the Athens medal tally in Beijing.
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News Audio: There is concern Australia's commercial sector is not backing the Games up with financial support.
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News Audio: Winter Paralympic legend Michael Milton has qualified for the Summer Paralympics in cycling
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The World Today: Australia's team for the wheelchair basketball at the Paralympics has been named
Features
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Not disabled enough
The perennial Paralympic question of the dividing line between being disabled and able-bodied has risen again.
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Paras go pro
Australia's Brad Ness is part of a growing group of paralympians reaping the rewards of careers in professional sport.
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Degrees of competition
If there is one major difference between the Olympics and the Paralympics it is the concept of classifications, and it can be quite confusing to the uninitiated.
Sprinter helps rival
Photo Galleries
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Australia at the Paralympics
Australian medals and action from the Beijing Paralympic Games.
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Paralympics opening ceremony
The colour and spectacle of the Paralympics opening ceremony.
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Paralympic Images
The world competes at the Beijing Paralympic Games.
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Olympic city, Beijing
Host city of the 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing.
Adam Hills
Louise Sauvage
Karen Tighe
Steve Robilliard
Peter Wilkins
Quentin Hull
Gerry Collins
Peter Walsh
Clint Wheeldon
Amanda Shalala
Shaun GilesAustralian Story
Athlete profiles
Athlete blogs
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TV out of the box
Watch ABC TV Sport's Paralympics coverage on the dedicated ABC iView channel, ABC Events daily from September 7 - 18.
