The Paralympic flame is lit by Chinese security personnel to begin the torch relay segment at the Millennium Monument in Beijing, China. (Michael Reynolds / EPA)
Torchbearer Philip Craven, president of the International Paralympic Committee, takes part in the Beijing 2008 Paralympic torch relay in Beijing. (Andy Wong / Associated Press)
Zhou Ye, principal of Beijing Dongcheng Special Education School, takes part in the 2008 Paralympic torch relay in Beijing. (Ng Han Guan / Associated Press)
An unidentified Chinese torchbearer takes part in the Beijing 2008 Paralympic torch relay in Beijing. (Andy Wong / Associated Press)
A wheelchair table tennis player is depicted on a giant banner displayed on a building near a Beijing shopping center commemorating the 13th Paralympic Games which will take place from Sept. 6 to Sept. 17. (Adrian Bradshaw / EPA)
Mexico’s Christopher Tronco Sanchez swims during a training session at the National Aquatics Center. (Jamie McDonald / Getty Images)
United States swimmers Melissa Stockwell, right, and Casey Johnson wait at the pool during a U.S. team training session for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, at the National Aquatics Center, known as the Water Cube, in Beijing. (Greg Baker / Associated Press)
Britain’s Brian Alldis, left, in a tricycle chats with his coach Tanni Grey-Thompson during a practice session at the Olympic Green ahead of the Paralympic Games in Beijing. (Andy Wong / Associated Press)
Athletes follow the shot during a training session for Boccia at the Fencing Hall of the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing. (Frederic J. Brown AFP/Getty Images)
The Israeli basketball team practices at Beijing’s National Indoor Stadium for the 2008 Paralympic Games. (Peter Parks AFP / Getty Images)
A British wheelchair basketball player watches his teammates during their training inside the National Indoor Stadium. (Andy Wong / Associated Press)
