Serge Jorgensen, president of the International Association for Disabled Sailing (IFDS), heaped praise on the successful organization of 2008 IFDS Qingdao International Regatta held from May 8 to15, and gave a thumb's up to the barrier-free environment of the sailing center in Qingdao.
Damien Seguin, 28-year old French gold medalist in the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games, does not think he is different than the able-bodied. He refers to the Paralympic Games as the Olympic Games.
"Sailing has changed me, making me stronger and more confident," China's wheelchair-bound sailor Li Ke told China Daily in a recent interview.
The 2008 International Association for Disabled Sailing (IFDS) Qingdao International Regatta, the largest of its kind in Asia, concluded yesterday at Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center.
DETROIT, Michigan: Richard Hamilton scored 31 points and the Detroit Pistons advanced to the National Basketball Association semifinals for the sixth year in a row by defeating Orlando 91-86 Tuesday.
HAMBURG, Germany: Out-of-form French No 1 Richard Gasquet admits Roland Garros may come too soon for him after he was the biggest casualty of the Hamburg Masters Series here on Tuesday.
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: Marian Hossa scored two goals to lead Pittsburgh past Philadelphia 4-1 here Tuesday, pushing the Penguins to the brink of advancing to the National Hockey League finals.
DALLAS: Pavel Datsyuk scored his first career hat trick to power the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday, moving the Western Conference top seeds to the brink of the Stanley Cup Finals.
NEW YORK: The America's Cup match race between holder Alinghi and challenger BMW Oracle is to be held in mid-March of 2009, a New York Supreme Court judge ruled on Monday.
HALIFAX, Canada: Russia and Canada closed out the qualification round on Monday with unbeaten records as they clinched the top spots in their groups at the World Ice Hockey Championships.
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