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Team Ossur Members Gave The Performance Of A Lifetime. Elite amputee athletes make Paralympic history.

Team Ossur members arrived in Beijing ready to rock the world, and rock it they did. Each of these courageous young men and women, world-class athletes every one of them, triumphed over adversity and celebrated the human spirit during eleven emotion-filled Paralympic days.
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Paralympic star Hou Bin at Ossur celebration

Star of the opening ceremony for the Paralympic Games 2008 in Beijing, watched by millions worldwide as he hoisted himself up a rope in his wheelchair to light the Paralympic flame, Hou Bin joined Team Ossur at a gala celebratory dinner on Monday.
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The exhilarating challenge of sport

If you’ve been watching the Olympics and now the Paralympics and wishing you could get involved in sport or maybe improve your fitness, now’s your chance! The Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) is now taking applications for 2009 ‘Access to Athletes’ grants to help with equipment and training expenses.
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