2008 Paralympic Games

You may have thought that the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing were over, but here's a reminder that the opening ceremony, featuring 6000 performers with disabilities, of the 13th Paralympic Games takes place at the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing on Saturday 6 September. There will be athletes from 148 nations competing across 20 sports, which for the first time will include adaptive rowing. For more information here's a link to the Official Website of the 13th Paralympic Games . For information about the Paralympic Games, including the history, have a look at the London 2012 Paralympics site

For details of the televised times of the 2008 Paralympic Games opening ceremony and sporting events have a look at the Radio Times listings.