Beijing Paralympics to be as splandid as Olympics: president of Italian Paralympic Committee
5/9/2008 17:51
The upcoming Beijing Paralympics will be as splendid as the Beijing
Olympic Games, President of the Italian Paralympic Committee Luca Pancalli said
in Rome yesterday.
Before heading to Beijing to attend the opening ceremony
of the Paralympics scheduled for tomorrow, Pancalli, also head of the Italian
delegation, told Xinhua that Italy sends 84 athletes to compete in 12 games,
including cycling, swimming and fencing.
"Our goal is to win at least 15
medals at the Beijing Paralympic Games," he said, "The Chinese team is a strong
rival for us, and I hope that Chinese athletes will perform well."
While
praising Beijing's amazing organization work at the Olympic Games, he said the
sports event also impressed the people around the world with its splendid
opening and closing ceremonies.
Pancalli said compared with the Athens
Paralympics, there are more countries and people to attend the Beijing Games.
"It is very important, and I hope this Games will encourage more disabled people
to participate in sports."
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