Family's love proves more valuable than gold

Paul Gauthier failed to defend his boccia title at the ongoing Paralympics, but he got another reward - the love from his family that has made him one of the happiest competitors at the Beijing Paralympics.

"It's great that I have such a wonderful family that has been supporting me all the time," Gauthier, 37, said on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, an important traditional Chinese holiday.

The Athens Paralympics boccia gold medalist finished sixth individually and eighth in pairs in Beijing.