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| SPECIAL EDITION | The Dutch NPC News Source | JANUARY 2002 $1.95 | |||||||||||||||
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Paralympics Coming to Utah |
Flame Journey from Paralympics2002.com The Journey of Fire is a symbolic movement of fire from the outer edges of Utah to Salt Lake City. It was created in order to sustain a high level of excitement in the period between the Olympic Closing Ceremony and the Paralympic Opening Ceremony. From March 2-5, sixteen Utah communities will hold celebrations to ignite the spirit of the Paralympic Games in their community. These areas range as far south as St. George and as far north as Brigham City. From over 225 nominations, 75 Utahans were chosen to run with the Paralympic Flame.  |
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by GarrettWinn In March of 2002, Salt Lake City will be the home of the next Paralympic Winter Games. Athletes from around the world are coming to Utah to participate in the events. |
Especially anticipated are the Dutch athletes who are expected to attend. The VIII Paralympic Winter Games Salt Lake City 2002 will feature three sports to be contested by up to 1,000 elite athletes with a disability from 36 countries. |
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 Otto, the Paralympic Games mascot |
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 Salt Lake City Skyline |
Salt Lake Paralympics May be Most Watched in History from Paralympics2002.com The 2002 Paralympic Winter Games will be widely viewed internationally as broadcast entities continue to show strong interest in airing the Games. SLOC states that more than 28 participating countries will have access to live and pre-recorded Games segments. In addition to seeing more Paralympic Games on television, anyone around the globe can experience the Games real-time with the technology that supports the Paralympics website. For the first time, not only will live competition results be available, but fans will also be able to see in-depth historical results dating back to the first Paralympic Games in 1976. “With the mounting interest to see the Paralympic Games on television combined with the stellar Internet technology developed, these will be one of the most-followed Paralympic Games in history,” said Mitt Romney, SLOC president and CEO. “Fans from around the globe will have the opportunity to follow these Games and their favorite winter athletes like never before.” The Paralympic Winter Games will be held March 7 - 16, 2002. There are 100 medal events in three sports as well as Opening and Closing ceremonies. The Paralympics bring world-class athletes from around the globe together to compete in a variety of exciting sports - alpine skiing, nordic skiing and ice sledge hockey. An expected 1,000 athletes and team officials representing 36 countries will be participating. | ||||||||||||||||
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