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Articles - Beijing 2008
The Israeli Wheelchair Basketball team lost to Team USA
The Israel basketball team was defeated this morning by Team USA with a score of 53-76, as part of the basketball tournament held at the Paralympics Games in Beijing.
Seventeen year old Shir Kalmanovitz, lit the Shabbat candles at Beijing.
The Israeli delegation was hosted by the Israeli's ambassador in Beijing, Mr. Amos Naday, for the evening of Shabbat.
The Paralympics Games, Beijing 2008.
Over 4,000 athletes with different disabilities from 148 countries will take part in Paralympics Games – the games will begin on Sunday in Beijing.
The 2008 Paralympics Games in Beijing
Over 8,000 people will participate in the Paralympics Games opening ceremonies, which will be held at the Olympic Stadium to be held tomorrow in Beijing.
Saturday, the opening ceremony of the Paralympics games, Beijing.
The open ceremony of the Paralympics Games will be held on Saturday, at 3 pm at the Olympic Stadium in Beijing.
Will Iran's president arrive to the Paralympics Games in Beijing?
The Preparations in the Olympic Village in Beijing for the opening ceremony, which will be held on Saturday (at 15:00 Israel time), are coming to an end. Thus far a confirmation of arrival was received from of Tourism Minister Ruhama Avraham, the President of Germany, the Prime Minister of South Korea and probably Iran's president.
The Israel Tennis Center has high hopes for an Olympic medal in Wheelchair Tennis
The Executive Director of the Israel Tennis Center, Jenin Strauss: "We support our tennis players and hope that over the years our support will bring Olympic achievements to Israel"
The Paralympics Games
The minister Sara Abraham will represent Israel in the raising of the flag ceremony which will take place in three days (September 4, 2008) at the Paralympics Games in Beijing
Will the Israeli national anthem be heard in Beijing?
The Israeli delegation which consists of 42 athletes with physical disabilities, will compete in 11 different sports: athletics, bicycle, rowing, tennis, table tennis, basketball, shooting, sailing, swimming, horseback riding and archery.
The President of Israel hosted the Paralympics athletes
"You are the Olympic gold of Israel. No one has ever brought more honor as you all did. The Olympic games are surely physical but are also a competition of mind and spirit."
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