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Sports: Paralymics

  • First place in the World Press Photo Foundation contest's sports story category in 1996. James Hall, a table tennis player for the United States team, waves to 65,000 cheering fans at Olympic Stadium in Atlanta, Ga., as the team is introduced during the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Paralympic Games. (The San Bernardino Sun/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Javier Torres, of Spain, glides threw the water on his wayto a world record in the 150m individual medley for male amputees. (The San Bernardino Sun/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Maaike Smit of the Netherlands celebrates her gold medal victory against fellow country woman Minigue Kalkman in the women's tennis singles match at Stone Mountain Tennis Center. (The San Bernardino Sun/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Gaston Tra Bi Yaly, of Côte d'Ivoire, competes in the 100m event for the blind with the help of a running guide. Yaly is joined to his guide using a rope attached around their hands.(The San Bernardino Sun/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Carlo Denerink of the Netherlands, center, celebrates with Rene Glimmerueen, right, after the Netherlands soccer team clinched the gold medal with a victory over Russia. The Russian team, left, console each other. (The San Bernardino Sun / Mark Zaleski)
  • Geir Suerrisson, of Iceland, falls at the finish line of the men's 400m race. Suerrisson finished the race in fifthplace. (The San Bernardino Sun/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Adeoye Ajibola of Nigeria reacts after pullinghis hamstring muscle in the 100 meter amputee classification race. Ajibola won the gold and a new Paralympic world record in the 100 meter event with the time of 11.13 seconds. (The San Bernardino Sun / Mark Zaleski)
  • High jumper Bin Hou, of China, established a new world record for amputees of 1.92m in the men's high jump. (The San Bernardino Sun/ Mark Zaleski)
  • United States women's basketball player Tianna Tozer, right, was lifted by her coach onto the lap of teammate Ronda Jarvis to celebrate their bronze medal victory over Australia in the wheelchair basketball medal round. (The San Bernardino Sun/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Matthew Juniper, of the United Kingdom, soars through the air to a personal best in the men's long jump event. (The San Bernardino Sun/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Germany's Roberto Simonazzi, left, is lifted by fellow teammate Horst Beyer after Simonazzi won the gold medal in the men's amputee shot put. His teammate Horst Beyer took the silver medal, giving Germany its first medals in the shot put competition. (The San Bernardino Sun/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Anthony Volpentest of the United States with one ofhis three gold medals. The ParalympicGames, with 3,500 disabled athletes from more than 100 countries competing in 17 sports, is the world's second largest sporting event. (The San Bernardino Sun/ Mark Zaleski)
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