[歐洲] 2012年夏季残疾人奥林匹克运动会

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The greatest show on earth begins again: Paralympians given champions' welcome to athletes village as countdown to opening ceremony begins
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Great Britain's 300-strong Paralympic team were given a champions' welcome to London 2012 athletes' village today as the countdown to the opening ceremony begins. 0 S5 X& _# F: l7 `/ X  Q
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The British team were among the last of the 4,280 competitors from 166 nations to be greeted by an eclectic show of music - including an adapted version of Queen's 'We are the champions'.
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Champions' welcome: Great Britain's Paralympic team are greeted with an adapted version of 'We Are The Champions' at the London 2012 athlete's village
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Upbeat: Great Britain's Paralympic team are treated to a performance by brightly coloured entertainers at the London 2012 Village
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Grand entrance: The GB team were the last of 4,280 competitors to arrive at the Village tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. p/ q6 l; ~" U7 t
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Wheelchair tennis player Jamie Burdekin, who is set to play in the Quad singles event at his second Games, said: 'I'd just woken up from a little nap and I was blown away. I'm not really the theatre-going type and I feel officially welcomed now to London 2012.
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'It was a lovely welcome. I'm sure it's only set the standard for the rest of the tournament. Everyone's in the mood and can't wait to get going.'TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。8 o- n8 l9 r" l# Y
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With huge demand for tickets the Paralympics are, like the Olympics, expected to be one of the most successful Games ever.
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) H% B) [% V* h+ @( J/ {5 m公仔箱論壇United: The Cauldron is lit in Stoke Mandeville as the four flames from each of the four host nations unite
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Lighting the fire: The Cauldron is lit in Stoke Mandeville& j6 c+ [' P$ B
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On route: A torchbearer carrying the Paralympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg through Aylesbury this eveningTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- x( F5 D/ S% q5 P& x

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Proud moment: Torchbearers carrying the flame through Aylesbury ahead of the lighting of the cauldron
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1 t" J5 ^3 \% z, rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbLondon 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton said: 'We've tried to get as many people in as we reasonably can. This is a wonderful illustration of how the British public have said we love the Paralympics and want to be part of it.'8 w" J' k5 A; ]' V' ]

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The countdown to the opening ceremony was in full swing today as flames from each of the four host nations were brought together at the home of the Games.
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" g" U+ \8 X& ?- }  N; F公仔箱論壇Four specially-chosen torchbearers were given the honour of carrying the four flames into the stadium in Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, the national stadium for disabled sport, before they then came together to light the cauldron to loud cheers from the assembled crowd., F# S2 v$ i  Y* n, S- ]

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Emotional: Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson and Craig Hunter read messages of support at the London 2012 village
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6 q, g5 M: ?: aTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Practice makes perfect: Jason Kajdi from the National Youth Theatre performs at the welcome of Team GB to the athletes village, left, while GB athlete Jon Hall watches the welcoming festivities to athletes village, right
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Doing the Mobot: The Games makers mimic Mo Farah celebratory poses before the arrival of Great Britain's Paralympic team to the Paralympic village
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3 T' L2 {* x7 N5 D8 S$ yParalympic gold medallist Tony Griffin carried the English flame while Paralympian Christopher Channon took the Scottish flame on to the stage.
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" w3 a/ \- P/ O4 m$ ?6 Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSpecial constable Darren Ferguson carried the flame for Northern Ireland after being recognised for going to the aid of a man who wanted to take his own life, while Marsha Wiseman bore the Welsh flame after being nominated for the work she has done to promote the Paralympic Games.
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The four flames were struck last week by young disabled and non-disabled Scouts on the four highest mountain peaks in each of the four host nations - Scafell Pike in England, Snowdon in Wales, Ben Nevis in Scotland and Northern Ireland's Slieve Donard.
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0 w- |% j8 c7 V  V3 [# fThey then rested at Paralympic celebrations in London, Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff before being taken to Stoke Mandeville, where the Paralympic movement began in 1948 after neurologist Ludwig Guttman came up with the idea of rehabilitating injured servicemen with sport.2 n- t# h* M1 Y1 f7 F

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That's entertainment: Team GB watch the National Youth Theatre performing at the village welcome
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- _/ R6 y4 r' Y6 f, R* ~2 K7 pwww.tvboxnow.comIn the thick of it: London Mayor Boris Johnson meets performers in the Paralympic Village after they welcomed Great Britain's Paralympic team' t& Q& C/ m5 x9 Y9 Z
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Earlier, London 2012 chairman Lord Coe addressed the crowd, saying he was 'so excited' to be at the home of the Games on the eve of their opening.
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7 l* I8 S, e2 h- u8 ^: c: [He said: 'It's been a long time coming - seven years for our teams at Locog but 64 years since the passion and drive of Ludwig Guttmann signposted this extraordinary journey we have all been on.
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'It is simply not possible to stand here without feeling a mountainous debt of gratitude for one of the world's great visionaries.
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'I would like to think that if Ludwig Guttmann were here today, he would be proud of the way we have united the four nations of the UK with these flames in the same way we aim to unite the world through the London 2012 Paralympic Games.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. h1 V% ~+ H4 a! y- Z; O; L

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八百奥运健儿将参加伦敦庆祝游行, h6 f. n6 S2 V+ J) o8 M0 X8 m
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奥运花车游行将给英国民众一个欢呼奥运英雄的机会。公仔箱論壇8 F$ u8 C# A; y4 I

* m- T. n% q+ c+ Hwww.tvboxnow.com参加奥运会和残奥会的约800名英国运动员将参加伦敦街头游行庆祝。' C5 a- W' G; `9 H1 B
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“英国奥运军团大游行”将在9月10号星期一，伦敦残奥会闭幕的第二天，在伦敦举行。
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游行从英国夏时制13:30开始，起点是位于伦敦金融城中心的Mansion House，途径维多利亚女王大街、圣保罗大教堂等，抵达伦敦市中心的特拉法加广场。* {) I/ S3 b3 q5 I! K* S
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从特拉法加广场，花车经Admiralty拱门进入终点、白金汉宫前的皇家大道The Mall。公仔箱論壇6 X1 b4 @# y2 M# W" o/ E

! G3 Y2 p7 r* z. G6 h; l; b公仔箱論壇抵达特拉法加广场前的游行线路将向公众开放。不过组织者提醒希望观看游行的民众尽早去，因为观看区域人满后就将封闭。
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3 M5 D" m5 u+ d; awww.tvboxnow.com进入皇家大道后的区域将需要门票。它将预留给为奥运会的成功举行作出贡献的各行人士。
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3 R& k# G: J* n) T4 C, |  B* ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb14,000特邀嘉宾包括奥运会志愿者、警察、救火和救护人员、军人、教练、后勤、运动员家属以及伦敦每一个区的学童代表。
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特拉法加广场上将设置大屏幕，实况转播游行进程。
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& a( O% V) g! X% [* P- a伦敦残奥会组委会主席郝林斯沃斯（T Holingsworth）说，我们必须把注意力集中在即将开始的残奥会，但我们也期待着残奥会上英国军团有同样出色的表现。
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四年前参加北京奥运会归来，英国奥运军团也进行了类似的花车游行。
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腾龙说事：残奥赛场皆胜者
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奥运会的根本宗旨之一是“重在参与”。但当今激烈的奥运拚比下，这成了说给那些没有拿到奖牌或本应拿牌而没有拿到者的宽心话。www.tvboxnow.com/ X! c4 P) V0 T% Q  C2 d8 b& D

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当英国奥运军团超过既定夺牌目标，与两个体育超级大国坐在一起的时候，英国人的喜出望外已经不能用浸入血液的矜持来控制。www.tvboxnow.com* ]: L( Y' R; `' [1 U; X" S
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目标：坐二望一公仔箱論壇* k, `' b0 M( g5 o2 b0 R) O
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乘着奥运会“历史性成就”的东风，英国人期待着在下周三（8月29号的残奥会上，英国的残奥军团在家乡父老面前再现辉煌。/ R+ c0 j# e/ S

* ^) x6 @( Y2 ~) E$ X" _2 N实际上，英国残奥军团也早已立下了雄心勃勃的目标。北京残奥会后5亿英镑的投资，把301名英国运动员推上了20个不同的比赛项目。www.tvboxnow.com0 d% d8 b* {8 s6 x
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英国残奥军团的目标是，拿下至少103枚奖牌，超过在北京残奥会上赢得的奖牌总数，确保上届的第二，坐二望一。
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( B! |' M& X: b5 s/ A) ^公仔箱論壇这里不禁要问：实现这个目标的意义有多大？在残奥会上能不能拿牌、能拿多少牌，又有多重要？
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英国皇家邮政为残奥会发行的一套特种邮票，或许不经意间给出了最好的答案。( H% U7 i1 z6 q& L' `7 \4 ]: n
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英国皇家邮政的残奥特种票一联四张，画面是四名参加残奥会的英国运动员。他/她们都不是在上届北京残奥会上大放异彩的残奥明星，不要说对外国人，就是对大多数英国人来说，也是陌生的：4 I% m2 \! h, H, f( e2 O" @% e0 I
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阿布迪·加马（Abdi Jama）28岁，轮椅篮球。
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阿布迪出生在索马里，有32个兄弟姐妹（父亲娶了5位妻子）。阿布迪6岁时随家人逃离连年战乱的索马里，避难来到英国利物浦。
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从坐进特制的轮椅那一刻，阿布迪就没有再回头。他和阿德不仅成了朋友，也最终一同入选英国残奥篮球队。在成为一名残奥选手的道路上，阿布迪说他是遇到了许多“贵人”，从学校体育老师的鼓励，到利物浦残障人活动中心负责人的亲自指导。
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装上假肢，重新回到运动场上，是体育运动给了斯特法尼第二次生命。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( e! A9 \) F2 k+ t' ^1 P8 R

4 P# n' ~+ ?5 m( {2 }8 c, K) Mwww.tvboxnow.com斯特法妮·里德（Stefanie Reid）28岁，100米、200米短跑和跳远。
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2 e2 K" f' g- D7 P" H) U% Rwww.tvboxnow.com与阿布迪相比，斯特法妮可以说是生在蜜罐里。她出生在新西兰，4岁时随父母移居加拿大。斯特法妮从小热爱体育运动。16岁时一次海上意外事故，被一艘快艇的螺旋桨打伤，外科医生不得不截去她的右脚才保住了一条命。www.tvboxnow.com9 p+ w4 T+ y; \  z1 y

* j+ s; \, i# X花样年华遭遇这样的不幸，斯特法妮诅咒生命、自暴自弃。斯特法妮说，是医院里一个叫夏洛特的护士对她一通劈头盖脸的臭骂，使她猛醒。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! v$ F5 Z1 ?# T5 m

" }% x7 X& y+ @6 u公仔箱論壇装上假肢，重新回到运动场上，是体育运动给了她第二次生命。
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3 q  v+ z5 j/ M* y! y) Y1 j3 xwww.tvboxnow.com2008年，斯特法妮代表加拿大参加残奥会，并取得女子T44级200米跑的铜牌。这一次，斯特法妮可以有三个选择，最终她选择了代表英国。斯特法妮说，做出这个决定并不困难，因为她母亲是英格兰人，父亲是苏格兰人。! m* z: A' ]0 a
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% j  F1 p1 M  k% P, I特种邮票上的另两位，约旦出生的举重选手阿里（Ali Jawad），生下来就没有双腿，6岁时就立下当残奥冠军的志愿；土生土长的约迪（Jody Cundy），3岁时因病截肢，5岁下游泳池，10年中拿了大大小小10个国际级别的游泳金牌后，转而改练自行车，同样拿下世界冠军，创下世界纪录。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 u( V' l! i! r' m+ B1 g) G
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2 C3 p* h. E2 c实际上，英国残奥军团的301人，每一个人都有一个不寻常的故事，每一个人都可以成为上特种邮票的代表。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ X0 n9 \/ E3 o+ c6 @
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她/他们不可能每一个人都拿奖牌。但拿不拿牌、拿奖牌第几已经不重要，走上奥运赛场，已经是胜者。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ ?- E8 d" f2 F0 R8 S
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而这301名奥运精英的背后，是成千上万的普通残障人。他们的的故事中可能没有奖牌、但他们同样需要鲜花和掌声，他们的故事同样需要听众。
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1948年的伦敦奥运会上，16名英国退伍老兵发起残奥运动，除了自强不息，引起全社会对残障人的关注，也是重要的动因。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 p1 Y5 i3 R' u

* A) g( {' H( `+ n8 Jwww.tvboxnow.com记不得那位贤哲曾说，一个社会对待老人和儿童的态度，是衡量这个社会文明程度的重要指标。那么，一个社会对待残障人的态度，不同样是衡量这个社会的重要指标吗？
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伦敦奥运会举办的同时，还有一个文化奥林匹亚，数以万计的各国艺术家来到伦敦献艺，展示他们国家的文化和社会。
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7 n* i3 T& a, z伦敦残奥会，也应该成为展示各国普通残障人生活的一个舞台。人们不仅要看场内残障人的比赛，更要关注场外残障人的生活，才不失举办残奥的意义。) p4 Z' t" H* D1 \3 W7 |
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Here's a challenge: forget the disability, focus on the sport   
3 O& a4 E' J) X" O' s8 Y! EBy Laura Williamson
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'Thanks for the warm-up' say the Channel 4  adverts declaring the Paralympic Games are coming  to town.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ l+ O" c) L/ Z, K. X
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'Forget everything you thought you  knew  about strength,' says another trailer. 'Forget everything you  thought you knew  about humans. Meet the superhumans.'
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The adverts are deliberately cheeky; deliberately in-your-face and challenging. Aggressive, even. One advert features a bomb explosion, car crash and a baby scan interspersed with  images  of elite athletes such as swimmer Eleanor Simmonds and Jonnie  Peacock.
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6 m1 F4 R& \7 ?! s, p% ?1 R/ T% G The Paralympic Games isn't going to be about  cosy chats on a sofa and a patronising 'well done' for reaching a final, that's  for sure, but it should still be about sport.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" V& }- X; c" h$ F# }6 `
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You can add 'Forget everything you thought  you knew about  athletes' to that list, too: for the next fortnight, our  idea of what sportsmen and women look like is going to be turned on its  head.www.tvboxnow.com! E8 ~5 r- p0 H1 B, Z
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I was at St Pancras station when the French  Paralympic team arrived on the Eurostar on Saturday. There was a big fanfare  announcement and then a procession of people in blue tracksuits appeared.
7 Q$ }5 \& o; T4 GTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。People  stared. Some of them were in wheelchairs, but it wasn't that. It was that they  looked, as one chap next to me put it, 'well, just a bit old'.
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7 @1 Z( z7 [8 n1 ~" K3 Y公仔箱論壇 Olympic teams are all shapes and sizes,  encompassing show-jumpers, judokas and marathon runners all under one national  flag but the physical differences are more exaggerated with  Paralympians. www.tvboxnow.com( {/ m7 i% t0 M& v, L: l

# _: Q9 _" l- s- |9 O! ^ The British team will still be in Stella  McCartney-designed adidas kit, but some look very different to the image  conjured up by the word 'athlete'., p3 Z: g/ q/ D
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Elite level: Jonnie Peacock
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* G( p0 |6 V! n& D4 Lwww.tvboxnow.com We can get so wrapped up in what the  competitors look like and their journeys to the start line that we forget about  the actual sporting event. It's still about getting from A to B faster than  anyone else, or  scoring more points than the other team. It's just that  your opponent might not have an arm, or a leg, or needs a wheelchair or  prosthetic limb to try to beat you.
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'Sometimes people go, "Oh, they're  inspirational",' said Olympian and Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, 'because the  perception they had was so warped - "That person doesn't have any arms and legs.  They shouldn't be able to do this". www.tvboxnow.com. t: ~( v: {5 Y
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'Well, that person's not focusing on what  they don't have. They're focusing on what they do have.That's why you get so  many more  Paralympic athletes who are far more able than able-bodied  people who are doing things with their bodies. It's just a mindset. Yes, it's  inspirational, but it's hardcore sport. I've seen some phenomenal Paralympic  moments that are, just from a  sporting point of view,  amazing.' 2 k6 b, Y4 n3 c- H2 s' y
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Do you, then, try to forget about the  disability and just focus on the ability? This is impossible. There is a human  need to explain how these athletes can do what they do; how they overcome  physical and mental barriers to challenge for gold. It would be disrespectful to  simply ignore it, and it should be celebrated.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 b9 I- Y4 g3 U  j, P! G
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But the ingredient that makes the Olympics  so sensational - this fleeting opportunity, once every four years, to be the  best you can possibly be - still applies to the Paralympics.
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It's still sport, just very different to  what we're used to. Forget everything you thought you knew - and enjoy the  challenge.
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5 _2 W# p- e. j$ v- h2 yTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Admiring Roy Hodgson's determination to do  things his way. 'Should England youth teams all use the same formation?' 'Not  really . . . systems are overexaggerated anyway.' Will you pick John Terry in  the next squad?' 'Yes.' There's no saying anything was lost in translation  now.
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Digesting Lance Armstrong's decision to say  'enough is enough' and not contest drugs charges. For 'great' we must now read  'cheat'. How can that be 'enough'?
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0 S7 G* |5 w5 m- Q9 J/ w Visiting Hampton Court Palace for the  unveiling of the British flag-bearer at the Paralympics opening ceremony, Peter  Norfolk OBE. The Quad tennis double gold medallist, 51, is nicknamed 'the  Quadfather'. 'It probably should be the Grumpy Father,' he said, 'but I'm  overjoyed.'公仔箱論壇  S- @- [, R  N/ x
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What they said 公仔箱論壇* D( N; G  u! {( U: `! L8 j
Yang Jian, a commentator for China's state  broadcaster CC TV, was almost in tears when Liu Xiang hit the first barrier in  his 110 metres hurdles heat at London 2012. 'This is the worst outcome I have  thought of,' he said. 'If an athlete does not have a good leg, it's like a  soldier without a gun.' All very poetic. The problem, according to Chinese  newspaper the Oriental Guardian, is that it was scripted. The broadcaster knew  Liu was carrying an injury and had prepared four scripts - including a 'crying'  version. They say sport is theatre but duping your audience is not part of the  act.www.tvboxnow.com  L- n) ?5 z* Y+ O/ i7 K8 c2 k

3 ~, }7 w7 @; t' [( c5 ywww.tvboxnow.comPerformance of the week
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; m" L/ _6 z3 ^8 Z8 I% u公仔箱論壇The 45-year-old Italian suffered a horrific crash in 2001, while competing as a Champ Car (CART) driver, which saw him lose his legs - but it could have been so much worse.
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As he pulled out of a pit stop in the 2001 EuroSpeedway Lausitz race on September 15, the two-time CART champion, driving for Mo Nunn Racing, was leading with 12 laps left.
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4 V' y; h& k- Q* s6 s0 `7 RBorn: October 23, 1966 in Bologna, ItalyTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. ~% Z9 i9 D5 I. s3 }0 f9 S
Career F1 races: 41
1 ?# O6 ?* K* Y/ t& vFirst F1 race: 1991 Spanish Grand Prix
! ~1 K5 g' L+ M( rLast F1 race: 1999 Japanese Grand Prix
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But he lost control of his car and stalled, causing Canadian driver Alex Tagliani to crash into his Reynard-Honda at 217mph which split both the car - and Zanardi - in two.公仔箱論壇: t3 B+ S2 s5 d8 |

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Now Zanardi, who raced for Jordan, Minardi, Lotus and Williams in F1, competes on a three-wheeled hand bike and is going for gold at the Paralympics.
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$ i5 W% Q( m( e; Q5 W'Last time I was here I was going about five times faster but I still love this circuit,' Zanardi told the Guardian.
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8 R  h$ s* p' }% }www.tvboxnow.comMarathon man: Zanardi celebrates his New York marathon victorytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 ^! }0 K' ^" c9 e( }

5 V2 X' X' h) A0 j2 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'What saved me was the clean break,' he explained about his injuries. 'I could have easily died right there from the impact.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 y9 e5 y$ d: X- n5 u
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'They compared my injuries to a Nasa study that charts the critical point beyond which a human body cannot survive and told me I was officially a dead man.'www.tvboxnow.com# R" s9 m  U( \6 i' e
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But despite his horrific crash, Zanardi was more determined than ever to start racing again.
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Treatment: Zanardi is helped after the crash
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'The first thing I asked myself was "How am I going to do all the things I want to do with no legs?"' he said.
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2 y  W9 q6 a9 y. S9 ?; z公仔箱論壇Zanardi became a World Touring Car Championship driver and started racking up wins immediately.
9 w. J1 ~1 Q& ?+ y4 m" `公仔箱論壇'To drive the BMW 320 I convinced the team to create a special brake pedal that I could use with my prosthetic leg,' he said. 'Having no legs doesn’t mean you can’t drive fast and I wasn’t going to be happy scoring the odd point, I thought it was possible to win and went for it.'TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! K# i  ~( s1 _$ }2 ~

; G8 s1 x, V7 N: ^) @- Kwww.tvboxnow.comIn 2007 discovered hand biking - where the pedals are turned by riders' hands rather than their feet - and after only four weeks training came fourth in the hand bike section of the New York marathon.www.tvboxnow.com/ }, u: u! l: y2 r1 C' d
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At his fourth attempt he finally won the New York marathon and is expected to push for gold at the Games.www.tvboxnow.com5 l( L: X+ c) o) a
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Zanardi has modified his own bike to suit his physique perfectly, and even described his carbon-fibre seat as 'like a Cinderella shoe'.
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'It’s not much different to Formula One where they are improving the cars constantly,' he said. / ]' `9 n" \. B: @- m+ m4 [: W: F' u
'The difference is every hand biker needs a different bike depending on their residual ability,' he said.
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  \8 v# X& Z+ S. i公仔箱論壇He crashed during practice for the Belgian Grand Prix and was injured for the start of the 1994 season.
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Zanardi made the switch to Champ Car racing in 1996 but in 1998 he signed a three-year deal with Williams back in F1. 公仔箱論壇, e  Q& X0 I9 U1 O; G$ i1 V' _
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However after his contract expired he went back to CART and it was in the Lausitz race on September 15 2001 that the accident that shaped the rest of his career occurred. - j9 S' F* i) M& C
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He added: 'My parents taught me that I could always improve on things,' he said. 'After my crash I never doubted it would be hard but I would be lying to say this new life has been a surprise to me. I did it because I thought it was possible.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 z- S! r- d1 i
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The Paralympics explained: Introducing the traffic light system that will show TV viewers athletes' level of disability
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  G- g$ S/ L8 k  f; ^, b# x公仔箱論壇If you thought getting to grips with Greco-Roman wrestling was complicated during the Olympic Games, the Paralympics may prove to be even more of a challenge.
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3 C6 N: B1 t1 k公仔箱論壇Each of the 21 sports has assigned categories according to their different demands. Athletes are then placed in one of six disability groups.公仔箱論壇) x& |1 u* B1 }  X$ r
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As Giles Long, an ex-Paralympic swimmer with three gold medals, says, the classification can be 'scary', which is why he invented the Lexi Decoder, a colour-coded graphic that aims to demystify the process.
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3 g, z8 P0 K) Y公仔箱論壇Simplifying the system: Paralympic swimmer Giles Long has devised a traffic light-style system that explains an athlete's disability with an easy-to-read graphicTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ x- i* s. R# n
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3 J" B& m$ k8 ~% EThe inventor: Three times gold medal winner Giles Long, far right, invented the decoder in order to demystify the Paralympics' complicated classification system
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0 }) i: T/ f) D# m8 |公仔箱論壇PARALYMPICS ‘WILL CHANGE ATTITUDES’ SAYS JEREMY HUNTtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( Y. @! K3 k# g2 E6 R- j9 i+ K
The Paralympic Games will change attitudes towards disability around the world, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said today.
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Speaking as torchbearers prepared to take the flame on a 24-hour relay to the Olympic Park, he said the Games were a 'historic moment for the country that founded the Paralympic movement'.
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- G% m$ L! _6 K' {公仔箱論壇He added: 'For many Brits this will be the first time they have seen the Paralympic Games at all. It will be a very big moment to really change perceptions and that will be something to be proud of.'
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The first Paralympic Games were held in 1960. Stoke Mandeville co-hosted the Games with New York in 1984, when they took over the running of the wheelchair events when Illinois pulled out at the last minute, but 2012 marks the first time the whole Paralympics has been staged in the UK.
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Ten thousand tickets will be available each day during the event. Tomorrow night’s opening ceremony has already sold out, with 800 of the tickets given away to troops and police.
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5 ~* C6 S: Z. u  X  w' eTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The ceremony, signalling the start of 11 days of competition by nearly 4,300 athletes from 166 countries, has been given the theme and title Enlightenment and features deaf artists and those with disabilities.
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' V, w% r0 L5 C% {9 g# d1 Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe graphic will be available for viewers of the Paralympic Games on Channel 4.
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The six disability groups used are spinal injury, cerebral palsy, amputees, blind/visually impaired, all other physically disabled people (referred to as les autres), and intellectually disabled people. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 z8 k8 S( u0 F& S

' }7 R/ L" A# n- t* WThe level of ability is measured in numbers. So the lower the number, the greater the impact of the athlete’s impairment on their ability to compete.
, N) j1 q' J$ Vwww.tvboxnow.comThe letters in the classification refer to the discipline. In athletics, for example, F is for field and T is track. - E6 Q. r* T% E- U- R* }
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Swimming is the only sport that combines conditions.
* p+ E3 }+ s5 Z' ^3 [2 D$ `www.tvboxnow.comMr Long's decoder simplifies the existing system. It is made up of colour coded graphics that illustrate disability types within sporting classes.
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* }2 t4 K+ V+ r2 V2 y+ nDifferent types and levels of impairments are illustrated using traffic light colours: green denoting no impairment, yellow - mild, orange - moderate and red - severe.7 }- Y) T: j1 K' u6 w
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Everything is designed to be intuitive so in addition, missing limbs are shown as just that - a missing limb. Dwarfism is illustrated by a smaller figure and learning disability is illustrated by applying the colour palette to the head.
2 V' Y8 J: d; j* C( }( {' qwww.tvboxnow.com‘It overrides the “expert” system because viewers are having it explained to them in a different way,’ said Mr Long.
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‘Swimming is the only sport where you get seemingly very different competitors up against each other. Some will be in wheelchairs, some on crutches and some might seem to have nothing wrong with them at all.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。& C1 N3 ]. {1 i
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‘The crucial point is that it’s not about how you walk down the street, it’s about how you’re affected in a sporting arena.
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Classification: The six disability groups used are spinal injury, cerebral palsy, amputees, blind/visually impaired, all other physically disabled people (referred to as les autres), and intellectually disabled peopleTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( C5 K# A: T. I" D: N

; a: o; G! G8 M3 mClassification is one of the most contentious issues facing Paralympic sport, with many athletes reporting other competitors sniping at them when they believe they have sneaked into a field of more severely disabled people than themselves.
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! M% ~4 v0 [2 [, y‘With any system, there is room for improvement,’ said Mr Long. ‘Within the bandings some people are at the top and others at the bottom.
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‘But I watched Jessica Ennis win gold and the girls who came second and third were about a foot taller than her. She beat them because she played to her strengths better than they did theirs.’公仔箱論壇' W/ h  @3 P. ]* O0 T" P
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Complex: The complicated classification system uses letters and numbers to explain why a swimmer with dwarfism is allowed to race against someone with no arms for example
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  [. b! M. O  M$ BBarrier: Mr Long said if people can understand the classification system, they will be on their way to enjoying disability sport and watching the likes of South Africa's Oscar Pistorius

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London 2012: Everything you need to know about the 14th Paralympics
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The Games begin with the opening ceremony at 8.30pm on Wednesday - called ‘Enlightenment’, it promises to be ‘a spectacular celebration of the spirit of the Paralympic Games that challenges perceptions of human possibility’ and is reported to include Professor Stephen Hawking.www.tvboxnow.com4 C9 R) e% r- x5 ]

: y( v+ Q  K/ `) F+ @www.tvboxnow.comThe closing ceremony is on September 9, including a performance by Coldplay. Much of the action will be at the Olympic Park in Stratford. Sixteen of the Olympic venues will not be used but there are some new ones, such as Brands Hatch in Kent for road cycling.www.tvboxnow.com5 ?2 h5 B+ q8 I) c7 e. j$ }. w2 T7 G

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$ O, m- Y* M% Y- Y# qwww.tvboxnow.comThere will be 4,200 Paralympians from 165 nations, including 16 countries for the first time. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。# v) {3 M' z/ @# C. ]

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Ready for action: The Paralympics promises to be another sports spectacular, |5 p  [$ Q$ s7 j% h3 L
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Six groups are eligible to compete: athletes with spinal injuries, visual impairment and learning disabilities, amputees, athletes who have cerebral palsy, and those classified within the Les Autres category, for example athletes who have dwarfism. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。7 {; ?6 _4 [" n5 n1 Z9 {
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Deaf sportsmen and women were part of the Paralympic movement originally but now have their own Games.www.tvboxnow.com$ Z3 g7 N6 S1 c3 _
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How are the Paralympics different from the Olympics?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 `( w6 Z4 w: e0 f: e8 E

% K& O, e" [: q: x公仔箱論壇Contrary to popular belief, ‘Para’ does not refer to paraplegia but comes from the Greek word ‘para’, meaning ‘beside’ or ‘alongside’, because the Paralympics are the parallel to the Olympics.% Z& ]  k, {% h' S; v3 B4 H
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Originals: Archers at Stoke Mandeville
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They grew out of the sport introduced at the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in 1944 as an aid for rehabilitation. Four years later, that became the Stoke Mandeville Games, with two British teams of former servicemen and women, which turned into an annual event.
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8 I+ D" l% |; eIn Rome in 1960, what are regarded as the first Paralympics were held in the same city as the Olympics for the first time, with 400 athletes from 23 countries.
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  [* N" I1 n/ J3 U1 }5 btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhat sports are there?
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There are 19 different sports, from archery to wheelchair tennis, with a few you may not have heard of.
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$ D/ x( D5 s& H! G$ L) F& dwww.tvboxnow.comBoccia is a game, similar to boules, for athletes with cerebral palsy and other severe physical disabilities who compete in a wheelchair, while goalball is for visually impaired athletes where the aim is to score by rolling the ball at speeds of up to 60mph into the opposition’s goal. The crowd must be silent during play so that players can hear the bell in the ball. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) U0 I6 _2 B* T* p
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In some events, such as cycling, coming first does not mean you have won as riders from different classifications are in the same event for one set of medals. It is only after a ‘factoring’ system, using a mathematical formula, is applied that the final results are confirmed.5 T+ _, K3 ~" Z0 `: g! h

$ X4 {$ C; U/ _What can we expect from the British team?
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$ w! u! N5 Z" M7 o$ itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMedals. Lots of them. The ParalympicsGB team for London will be the biggest to represent the country, with 288 athletes selected, alongside a further 13 team members, including sighted goalkeepers, tandem riders and guide runners.
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Pedigree: There's no reason to think GB won't be more successful than four years ago
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They have been set a minimum medal target by UK Sport of 103 from at least 12 sports, after second place behind China in 2008, with 42 golds from 11 sports and 102 medals in total. ParalympicsGB have had £49m UK Sport funding.- k6 o) X9 r" {6 u  U
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Where can I watch it all?www.tvboxnow.com' L* p! T5 s6 ~/ D2 _+ l
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Channel 4 beat the BBC to the rights to the Games, its £9m bid almost double the Beeb’s. And it will offer 500 hours of live coverage, including More4, online and with three live streams on digital channels.
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Clare Balding leads its coverage, with a 5.30pm show, but a group of presenters, such as Jonathan Edwards, Kelly Cates and Ade Adepitan, will be hosting shows from 7am-11.15pm. The BBC is covering the Games through Radio Five Live.

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The secrets of 'boosting' revealed: How some wheelchair athletes cheat the system
5 `7 {5 |9 k9 I. ^, p8 h" jBy Sportsmail Reporter
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To ensure there is no cheating at the Paralympics, officials will be testing not just for the usual banned drugs, but for a practice called boosting, where wheelchair athletes do things like break a toe to cause a blood pressure spike to enhance performance. 公仔箱論壇) i6 f8 M* Z) w' N0 z3 L" f' K

: h$ e  F7 t/ X9 x* nIn able-bodied athletes, intense physical exercise automatically raises the heart rate and blood pressure. Athletes with a severe spinal cord injury, however, don't get that natural boost. 公仔箱論壇2 k) x( X. e4 t

' J" K6 W8 S) E* v0 N8 E# p# awww.tvboxnow.comTo get a rapid rise in blood pressure, wheelchair-bound athletes may resort to another solution: inducing a state called autonomic dysreflexia.
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That is a reflex that occurs when the lower part of their body is exposed to painful stimuli, like filling the bladder to capacity, using tight leg straps, or sitting on a sharp object. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 o( B0 Y6 P0 D5 {$ @

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Cheating the system: Many Paralympians have been caught 'boosting'www.tvboxnow.com3 S  o5 n0 I9 L4 {- v8 M

. z1 E* y+ t8 `+ c5 Twww.tvboxnow.comThis elevated blood pressure can cause a heart attack or stroke - but since the athletes can't feel it, some think the risk is worth taking. Studies have shown athletes with a spinal cord injury who boost can get up to a 10 percent improvement in some races.
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'It's an extreme thing to do and we have to constantly remind athletes it's very dangerous,' said Craig Spence, a spokesman for the International Paralympic Committee.4 d7 ^. ^+ y$ c$ g: {
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The IPC banned the practice in 2004 and says it doesn't have evidence boosting is widespread. At the Beijing Paralympics, 37 athletes competing in events thought to be at high risk of boosting were tested. None were positive.
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According to a report by the World Anti-Doping Agency, about 10 out of 60 athletes surveyed at the Beijing Paralympics admitted having boosted at a major competition.
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8 B9 L% E/ N) g& h( i公仔箱論壇Spence said there are only about 100 athletes at the upcoming Paralympics who would benefit from boosting, given their disability and their event.
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, d# ?4 f# v, L1 S9 N" DTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。'At the end of the day, it's only a handful of athletes who are actually self-harming,' he said. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。  n6 G# J5 ^; h
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Spence added that the IPC would conduct blanket testing in sports where athletes might be tempted to boost at the upcoming Games and officials would also examine athletes with symptoms of boosting, like having a red face or sweating before the race.
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Athletes found to have high blood pressure will be asked to wait about 10 minutes before being tested again. If their second test is the same, they won't be allowed to race for health reasons. 'There's a limit to how we can test for this,' Spence said. 'We can't really ask people to drop their trousers so we can check there's nothing unusual in there,' he said, noting they have found competitors who stuck pins into their testicles to get the desired effect. : i0 W3 k. P! K/ a; A0 |

4 T7 [( c# U1 I* ASpence said those suspected of boosting aren't penalized in the same way as those caught doping. 'Their punishment is they can't compete unless they have a doctor's certificate to explain why their blood pressure is high.'
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'These athletes don't feel the pain of the injury and the pursuit of elite sport is in some ways already unhealthy,' said David James, a senior sports engineer at Sheffield Hallam University. 'We accept harm in all sorts of sports, like boxing," James said. "They may think this is just another form of that,' he said. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 S. K- X% j% y7 R' {$ I" t4 W
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0 o6 ?. u  g  U. ~8 m, y公仔箱論壇'To assume people in Paralympic sport won't engage in whatever way they can to get an advantage is to put them on a pedestal,' said David Howe, a senior lecturer at the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Britain's Loughborough University. 'Just because somebody has an impairment doesn't mean they're a virtuous person.'www.tvboxnow.com! L& ?! K( B% @1 S9 Y

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0 M3 y7 z6 r' |8 Z& n! G/ ^公仔箱論壇▲霍金因患肌萎脊髓側索硬化症而長期被困輪椅。
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英國物理學家史蒂芬·霍金（Stephen Hawking）將在倫敦2012殘奧會開幕式上亮相。
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據介紹，作為有3000多名志願者參與的開幕式表演中的「一個環節」，霍金將協助講述一個有關「發現旅程」的故事。4 n1 r5 _+ ?* _7 z/ p

' Y1 i9 I' s- ^7 p  u# _  fTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。被譽為愛因斯坦之後最傑出物理學家的霍金，一生大部分時間因患肌萎縮性脊髓側索硬化症而被困特製輪椅。
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( |! w! D9 x# Vwww.tvboxnow.com倫敦2012殘奧開幕式主題為「啟蒙」，以慶祝人類挑戰極限、刻意進取的精神。
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# |' n! a8 V, G公仔箱論壇殘奧開幕式由藝術指導珍妮·希裡（Jenny Sealey）和布拉德利·漢明斯（Bradley Hemmings）聯合設計導演。
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據漢明斯表示，他們從去年開始就與霍金接觸並共同確定了「多條信息」以便講述人類探索與發現的故事。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- t0 E$ a% T0 D- e
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( w5 e1 b6 l# O& |公仔箱論壇殘奧火炬經過連夜接力後，今晚（29日）開幕式時將抵達位於東倫敦奧運主會場。
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英國女王伊麗莎白二世將出席開幕式並將宣佈倫敦2012殘奧會開始。
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據英國殘奧協會表示，開幕式將具有「全新的包容性與創新性」，充分展示殘障藝術家的才華。www.tvboxnow.com" K" T2 t. e% S& j9 g9 F: Q0 x

8 H# c& L) w! S2 j/ C8 C# i5 Y# {/ FTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。組織者表示，由於英國奧運團隊在不久前結束的倫敦奧運期間表現上乘，大大激發了民眾對殘奧會的熱情。
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$ Z7 h  [/ L# }$ p另外，由於英國是現代殘奧會的發源地和「精神故鄉」，因此各界普遍期待觀賽人數和民間參與程度都將超過歷屆殘奧。www.tvboxnow.com5 N+ ?+ b# b) [9 X- g

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Opening with a Big Bang! Disabled genius Stephen Hawking is the star turn at the London 2012 Paralympics Opening Ceremony - and after a day of rain how sensible to have brought so many umbrellastvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 q( R5 j+ |/ n

•   The astrophysicist, who has motor neurone disease, takes centre stage as he launches spectacular show
•   Renowned scientist, 70, took viewers on an'exquisite journey of discovery' in his unique and distinctive voice
•   Themes include 'empowerment' and 'challenging perceptions of human possibility'
•   He lead a host of deaf and disabled artists, local children and performers newly trained in circus skills
•   Sir Ian McKellen acted scenes from Shakespeare's The Tempest in the role of Prospero
•   The show, called Enlightenment, will urge the crowd to take part in the world's largest 'apple crunch'

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The Paralympic Games exploded with a Big Bang as Professor Stephen Hawking launched the Opening Ceremony in front of more than a billion viewers on an 'exquisite journey of discovery'.
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Sir Ian McKellen then portrayed Prospero from the Tempest before Professor Hawking guided the audience through 'the wonders of science' in a variety of narratives inspired by his seminal tome A Brief History of Time.www.tvboxnow.com7 |6 K% h  Q& m  _
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World's greatest scientist: Stephen Hawking takes centre stage at the launch of the Olympics Opening Ceremony in the Olympic stadium in front of a billion viewers
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, N; b  G: A  e4 M6 c: M! d7 GStunning: Hundreds of performers holding umbrellas form a ring around the middle of the Olympic Stadium as the ceremony gets into full swing
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1 y5 C# H* u  b; O% m2 T$ F% ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCrunch time: A wheelchair-bound artist rides atop a giant apple, which became a central theme of the show in reference to the moment Sir Isaac Newton formulated the theory of gravity after an apple fell on his headTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- i5 R) z/ |/ y

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Fitting props: Performers fly in with umbrellas at the start of the opening ceremony on what turned out to be a rather damp day in London
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Prof Hawking and actor Sir Ian McKellen played prominent roles in the opening ceremony, which also featured a host of deaf and disabled artists, local children and performers newly-trained in circus skills./ Z+ o+ O; B& P2 j

# _- ]- L0 S) Y! j7 Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey were being officially opened by the Queen, who said in a statement released in advance: 'It is with tremendous pride that the people of London and the United Kingdom welcome the world to the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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'The Games are returning to the country where they first began, more than 60 years ago.
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'We look forward to celebrating the uplifting spirit which distinguishes the Paralympic Games from other events, drawing on Britain's unique sporting heritage.'公仔箱論壇! p  E* u/ i3 n0 O" h" V
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Majestic audience: The Queen is greeted with a round of applause as she arrives in the stadium, flanked by Prince Edward, for the event8 X& e$ k$ n+ |5 X

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' O7 W, J* D, Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA right royal knees-up: Members of the Royal family are joined by Prime Minister David Cameron (centre), London Mayor Boris Johnson (second right) and London 2012 chief Lord Coe (fourth left)
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Prof Hawking said: 'The Paralympic Games is about transforming our perception of the world. We are all different. There is no such thing as a standard or run-of-the-mill human being but we share the same human spirit.
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' g; i2 x% t6 J/ zSpectators inside the stadium - plus the millions around the world - were asked to take a bite of an apple at the same time in the world’s biggest ever ‘apple-crunch’.
# ?4 v+ v( S8 V. [6 f4 twww.tvboxnow.comIt was a reference to the story that Sir Isaac came up with the theory of gravity when an apple fell on his head as he sat beneath a tree in 1666.
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/ H( G( l5 e7 Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe eyes of the world watch on: Spectators catch the action on a giant screen in London's Trafalgar Square" Y9 o3 u) Q8 G" B& q0 ^
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Up for it: Wheelchair Rugby player Garrett Hichling carries the flag for Canada as the teams parade into the stadium
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Taking it all in: Members of the Chinese team, who will hoping for another strong showing in this year's Games, savour the moment as they enter the stadium公仔箱論壇* X1 C$ N0 ]5 X% v& F* v

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Festival atmosphere: The athletes make their way into the stadium and take their positions amid a sea of colourTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。6 B) C: \( I4 h+ K
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; e' V+ |/ j- CVibrant colours: A pile of giant books, umbrellas hanging from the sky, a 'moon' stage, a web of cables and row upon row of blue plastic chairs featured in the show
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- x  n/ J- S5 S3 ~+ o$ K( g) OBiggest ever: The Games will host the highest number of athletes since their official birth in 1960 at the Rome Games, with 4,280 athletes representing over 160 nations compared to 400 participants from 23 countries in the Italian capital# p) [' L3 b& `% a: z8 ~

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+ k1 N5 b# W! _' O- ?. f' M/ cTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Reaching for the stars: Disabled actress Nicola Miles-Wildin swapped village hall audiences for the world last night when the 34-year-old made a spectacular appearance at the opening ceremony, performing to millions as Miranda from The Tempest
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8 [+ T' v1 X( F) d1 LTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。A very British institution: Umbrellas made a regular appearance in the show and, fittingly, it had rained for most of the day in London
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Sign of things to come: Sir Ian McKellen, playing Prospero from Shakespeare's The Tempest, announces that 'the greatest adventure is what lies ahead'
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Global event: A sphere descends into the stadium past the floodlights as the celebrations get into full flowwww.tvboxnow.com5 a1 t; J! `6 h8 x, G
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  W, ~, a) Y: U9 v6 A& g+ I9 w/ mwww.tvboxnow.comThe show, called Enlightenment, is expected to urge the 62,000-strong crowd to take part in the world's largest 'apple crunch' as each spectator is given an apple to bite at the same time
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7 d$ R& W! S8 _3 a; l9 M# {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCelebrating brilliance: A host of deaf and disabled artists, local children and performers, all newly trained in circus skills, featured in the showwww.tvboxnow.com: W# Y6 u8 o6 C7 Y9 m0 i3 E  {

, F- B' p1 J7 W% SEarlier, the Paralympic Flame was greeted by large crowds as it made its way past some of the most famous landmarks in the capital.
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Five torchbearers arrived at the zebra crossing outside Abbey Road recording studios to recreate the pose made famous by The Beatles.1 j7 l3 k' J! ^$ ?
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The torch also visited London Zoo, Regent Street, Trafalgar Square and Whitehall on its journey to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford.
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Demand for tickets to the Games is still high and 10,000 will be put on sale each day during the event.
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' Y3 J$ T( J" y6 X' PNo rain on this parade: A giant umbrella hovers over a giant dome as hundreds of performers are lit up below
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Lighting up the Games: Professor Hawking leads the spectators on a voyage through the universe as he proves the star turn at the opening ceremony3 v  R$ i( x4 `, G/ N  J

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* y# i$ a- C8 O) S0 gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbLondon 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton said: 'We've tried to get as many people in as we reasonably can. This is a wonderful illustration of how the British public have said we love the Paralympics and want to be part of it.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 ?( ^# U4 s0 V8 `; o+ {

0 b/ Y9 @0 R1 \9 uwww.tvboxnow.comPrime Minister David Cameron said of the Games: 'They will create new role models, they will change attitudes to disability and they will have a positive impact on society.'
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* a9 p2 q: N+ I3 U( T  g6 B2 G4 y& T* wCulture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: 'For many Brits, this will be the first time they have seen the Paralympic Games at all. It will be a very big moment to really change perceptions and that will be something to be proud of.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( p# D7 z; w; k( {' H! ?
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Paralympic athletes will compete for 503 gold medals across 20 sports during the London Games, with competitions starting tomorrow.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ W9 L+ `0 O/ B3 \

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Blaze of glory: An aircraft trails fireworks to herald the start the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 ParalympicsTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- J/ `* ^2 z! g3 ~+ [4 J8 [: W- s

2 ~, K" E1 X" [5 f4 D5 z# h' M) {Prof Hawking and actor Sir Ian McKellen played prominent roles in the opening ceremony, which also featured a host of deaf and disabled artists, local children and performers newly-trained in circus skills.
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They were being officially opened by the Queen, who said in a statement released in advance: 'It is with tremendous pride that the people of London and the United Kingdom welcome the world to the London 2012 Paralympic Games.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 I% e4 n1 \9 H
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'The Games are returning to the country where they first began, more than 60 years ago.www.tvboxnow.com' I3 X  f  F0 K) q# [

; X  B7 Z/ N+ m, v1 `'We look forward to celebrating the uplifting spirit which distinguishes the Paralympic Games from other events, drawing on Britain's unique sporting heritage.'公仔箱論壇/ k+ S- C4 s5 z: x3 E; T
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Sneak preview: A glimpse inside the Olympic Stadium as preparations are made for the opening ceremony in front of more than a billion viewers across the globe公仔箱論壇2 |( ]. _$ m5 [! ~8 Q; k

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Buzz of anticipation: Spectators fill the Olympic Stadium in readiness for the spectacular opening ceremony to the London Paralympic Games$ T  [* T1 T! _( E
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Prof Hawking said: 'The Paralympic Games is about transforming our perception of the world.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( P1 ^3 u! U! r3 R
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'We are all different. There is no such thing as a standard or run-of-the-mill human being but we share the same human spirit. What is important is that we have the ability to create.# ^2 z, ?4 c& O# |* |) L

1 s) a) H7 z; |5 K1 I- Y; ^1 j# d'This creativity can take many forms, from physical achievement to theoretical physics. However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.'
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Earlier, the Paralympic Flame was greeted by large crowds as it made its way past some of the most famous landmarks in the capital.公仔箱論壇. Y* W( u- l( E; m* d* K( y, _
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Five torchbearers arrived at the zebra crossing outside Abbey Road recording studios to recreate the pose made famous by The Beatles.
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' S6 l$ g' L0 R2 ~. Fwww.tvboxnow.comReady to party: Spectators make their way into the Olympic stadium for the Opening Ceremony of the London Paralympic Games 2012 at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford
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6 ]) B8 C6 ~) h( l* h+ Q+ Hwww.tvboxnow.comSpectacular: The opening ceremony, signalling the start of 11 days of competition by nearly 4,300 athletes from 166 countries, will be opened with a flypast by Aerobility, a charity that trains disabled people to become pilots
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Expectation: Spectators, including physiotherapists from the National Spinal Injuries Centre prepare to enter the Olympic Stadium for the Opening Ceremonytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. `( @) r4 r. |  x
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The torch also visited London Zoo, Regent Street, Trafalgar Square and Whitehall on its journey to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, c* P  |  w' a, E! a. L2 O

) K+ c! q( w1 sTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Demand for tickets to the Games is still high and 10,000 will be put on sale each day during the event.! u& k3 V/ K7 r+ g3 r/ l1 h

5 V8 j0 ~5 X5 I& a- I7 o( f0 xLondon 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton said: 'We've tried to get as many people in as we reasonably can. This is a wonderful illustration of how the British public have said we love the Paralympics and want to be part of it.'
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Prime Minister David Cameron said of the Games: 'They will create new role models, they will change attitudes to disability and they will have a positive impact on society.'
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; Z8 j! W, g% w4 J" w* p9 W5 Z2 uParalympic athletes will compete for 503 gold medals across 20 sports during the London Games, with competitions starting tomorrow.
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$ ^) n7 a9 d) d9 v: V' h" \Co-artistic director Bradley Hemmings said: 'Our talks with Stephen Hawking began towards the end of last year.
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'We worked very closely with Professor Hawking to develop a series of messages which are very much integrated into the storytelling of the ceremony. We have spent time with him in Cambridge and have been so incredibly gratified with him giving his time.
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'Everybody knows about Professor Hawking and his extraordinary theoretical work and writings about science which have made very complex ideas accessible to all of us, but what came through in our meetings with him was the humanity and the humour of him. He is a fun guy.'www.tvboxnow.com: \5 }* @9 \! Z1 v/ F

- @, @3 j1 x1 _) ?. a3 W+ F1 H" vTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: }0 _+ }0 a- W; f+ V4 X
London 2012 Part Two: The Paralympic opening ceremony signals the start of 11 days of competition by nearly 4,300 athletes from 166 countries
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' a$ e- r: S6 C1 j. x: tCo-artistic director Jenny Sealey added: 'Tonight you will be taken on the most exquisite journey of discovery inspired by the wonder of science. It is about the wonder of science and it is Stephen Hawking who guides us.# B( A+ k+ l: ?0 n# G* _

. C/ w( b1 I, E* T! m, iwww.tvboxnow.com'Both Hawking and McKellen in their narrative talk about what we all need to remember; don’t just look down at your feet, look at the stars, be curious.'
+ b. b# z1 y2 N6 Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe show, called Enlightenment, which featureswill later urge the 62,000-strong crowd to take part in the world's largest 'apple crunch' as each spectator is given an apple to bite at the same time.
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The opening ceremony, signalling the start of 11 days of competition by nearly 4,300 athletes from 166 countries, will be opened with a flypast by Aerobility, a charity that trains disabled people to become pilots.1 x, F* i$ k) P( \( T. U/ _

7 b9 @" m3 r9 u公仔箱論壇The cast also includes past Paralympians and injured soldiers. More than 3,000 adult volunteers are taking part in the ceremony, along with more than 100 children and a professional cast of 100.
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With huge demand for tickets, the Paralympics are, like the Olympics, expected to be one of the most successful Games ever.
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9 k) k0 ~, @1 A5 D$ P& v, y6 g8 aMore than 2.4 million tickets have already been sold - half a million of those to overseas visitors. Ten thousand tickets will be available each day during the event and the Games are on course to be the first Paralympics to sell out.' M! W! Q; E. c- l; k+ j" P6 L

  v  D; J/ x4 F% l  y  }公仔箱論壇London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton said: 'We've tried to get as many people in as we reasonably can.
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'This is a wonderful illustration of how the British public have said we love the Paralympics and want to be part of it.'0 |4 T" q- \& a$ G; Y( Q
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Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: 'For many Brits, this will be the first time they have seen the Paralympic Games at all.
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/ D' A! ?7 G) K$ Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'It will be a very big moment to really change perceptions and that will be something to be proud of.'公仔箱論壇! \2 _& |7 s4 n+ C& g$ d

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    （中央社記者黃貞貞倫敦29日專電）倫敦帕拉林匹克運動會今晚舉行盛大開幕儀式，英國女王伊麗莎白二世親臨現場，知名科學家霍金獻出處女秀，帶領觀眾進入發現之旅，演出內容充滿啟發性。5 {. U0 X4 A% w0 n6 Y
    罹患運動神經元疾病而不良於行的霍金（StephenHawking），是全球著名的天體物理學家，他以獨特的聲音，一開場唸出「自有文明以來，人類一直希望了解世界的基本規律，為何是這個方式？而又為何存在？」，隨後在爆破巨響聲與燈光照耀下，開幕式正式開始。
; y1 a- }  w$ y6 I. a8 gwww.tvboxnow.com    舞台中央安排以數百支雨傘組成的造景，有起飛的雨傘，裝有燈飾的雨傘及倒轉的雨傘，配上熱鬧的音樂與燈光變化，令人目不暇給，並安排多項歌舞表演，主場館內8萬個座位，座無虛席，氣氛熱鬧歡樂。
9 _& a6 n8 ^' v: `8 T4 d) Swww.tvboxnow.com    伊麗莎白二世女王於11時13分宣布帕運正式開始，王室包廂內還坐有愛德華王子與妻子蘇菲（Sophie）、首相卡麥隆伉儷、威廉王子與凱特王妃等人。
9 c4 z$ f2 l* @! ?# H! @    女王7月27日晚間曾參加倫敦奧運開幕儀式，並與飾演電影007情報員的演員丹尼爾克雷格（DanielCraig），合作演出一段，製造驚喜。女王是第1位同時參加奧運及帕運開幕式的君主。
. [. ?3 o, }+ o( RTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。    聖火點燃儀式也有精心安排，首先由24歲前皇家陸戰隊軍官湯生（Joe Townsend），以吊鋼絲方式進場，他在阿富汗服役時不幸失去雙腳，但殘而不廢成為鐵人三項選手。! `$ l& z$ Z1 z$ ~! }! _
    湯生將聖火炬傳給英國代表隊足球員克拉克（David Clarke），再傳給高齡84歲曾於1960年為英國贏得羅馬帕運射箭金牌的莫根（Margaret Maughan），由她點燃聖火壇。
# n% E0 ^! g6 ?/ J6 S! H- W6 U4 N    倫敦奧運籌委會主席科歐（Lord Coe）致詞表示，1948年帕運在倫敦舉行，非常歡迎帕運再次回到倫敦，今年帕運門票銷售數量創歷來最高，將是令人難忘的一次帕運比賽，觀眾們將被選手們的表現感動與啟發。公仔箱論壇, w. n. s4 j/ B/ [+ B2 a! g
    倫敦帕運明天起展開，一直到9月9日，本屆共有來自164個國家、4200名運動員參加。1010829

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▲中國射擊選手張翠平奪得倫敦殘奧會第一枚金牌www.tvboxnow.com  V+ n0 ]9 x9 ^1 a  W4 ]: r& M
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中國女子射擊好手張翠平在Ｒ２－ＳＨ１級女子１０米氣步槍站姿項目奪下了大會發出的第一面金牌。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。# h8 |" i/ h. n% _- a' \

0 H) O6 C; C/ t. ]8 A! p8 gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb她以500.9環的成績創下殘奧和世界比賽紀錄。公仔箱論壇% T) v+ L4 r" T% ?5 ?6 i

$ {* q8 I5 C- p4 K5 o) A7 z週四的射擊、自行車、舉重以及游泳等項目還將發出另外27面金牌。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! k, N- C6 h4 }: v( M" [5 q
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▲蘋果、牛頓、宇宙、探索，霍金教授在輪椅上；倫敦殘奧會開幕式要體現創新、包容、尊嚴和權益。) \2 m% Q+ v; Y$ h9 D9 u

2 Y9 t/ ]# Q4 qTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。倫敦殘奧會開幕式週三（8月29日）在殘疾人飛行員飛行表演、街舞和著名物理學家史蒂芬·霍金激勵探索的旁白中拉開序幕。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ z$ B3 ?  _; t  J8 [$ V

( b$ A2 q2 l5 c2 Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb東倫敦奧林匹克主會場舉行的開幕式表演主題為「啟蒙」，以慶祝人類挑戰極限、刻意進取的精神；3000多名志願者參加表演，現場有80000名觀眾。
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為期11天的2012倫敦殘奧會上，來自164個國家的4200多名殘障運動員將在20個競技項目中角逐。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% ]8 q, T1 b' F' i% K( T" c
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英國是現代殘奧會的發源地和「精神故鄉」。' _+ v& m8 ?0 |, w5 |

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▲著名英國物理學家史蒂芬·霍金在開幕式上「引導」一個探索的旅程。% [5 h4 L0 d; ]* i6 x0 h

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1 E7 Z) _* Y6 w公仔箱論壇世界著名物理學家史蒂芬·霍金教授在輪椅上通過旁白鼓勵人們探索未知世界，一起經歷這個世界上最神奇的發現。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 G* M4 |4 ~( o  J$ y
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倫敦六個合唱團的共430名成員演唱了東倫敦作曲家埃羅林·沃倫（Errollyn Wallen）為這場盛典譜寫的新曲Principia。
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開幕式的聯合藝術指導和導演布萊德利·海明斯及詹妮·希利還著意在表演中表達了對《世界人權宣言》的敬意。! |8 i2 m5 K( x- d* W/ o

$ O+ G! d" d% B$ R- ?公仔箱論壇現場的藍色基調不但引人產生對無窮天空、海洋和未知世界的聯想，似乎也蘊含著寬厚、包容的力量。
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持續了一個半小時的運動員入場儀式（「運動的精神」）完畢，盲人女高音歌手德尼斯·雷（Denise Leigh）在聾啞演員蒂帕·沙斯特裡（Deepa Shastri）的「伴舞」下，為觀眾和運動員獻上埃羅林·沃倫為殘奧會譜寫的《運動的精神》（Spirit in Motion）。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。  C; \8 d7 n- K! u( z# l! \

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% A/ ~: H" m! y3 O- Z公仔箱論壇莎士比亞戲劇《暴風雨》中的角色米蘭達和威爾士女高音艾琳·曼納漢出現在「勇敢的新世界」一幕裡。這時，體育場變成了一個圖書館，巨大的聯合國《人權宣言》再次自天而降；歌聲中，殘障運動員也緩緩在空中「滑翔、飛行」。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。: r( O( U$ q5 n0 T9 g$ u

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