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'Django Unchained' returns to Chinese cinemas

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:59:30 GMT

Monday, May 13, 2013

China

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Shanghai Daily. "Tarantino's 'Django' unchained in China" — People's Daily, May 13, 2013
"Django Unchained returns to cinemas" — Xinhua News Agency, May 13, 2013
"Django Unchanged (2012)" — Internet Movie Database, May 13, 2013 (date of access)
AFP. "Django Unchained unleashed in China" — The Sydney Morning Herald, May 12, 2013
"Django Unchained back on in China" — The Belfast Telegraph, May 12, 2013

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North Korea's rising tensions: Wikinews interviews Scott Snyder and Dr Robert Kelly

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:26:51 GMT

Thursday, April 4, 2013

North Korea

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Authorities at Jakarta Airport, Indonesia seize 687 endangered pig-nosed turtles

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:36:43 GMT

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Indonesia

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Multa Fidrus. "Smugglers sought after 687 rare turtles found at airport" — The Jakarta Post, April 2, 2013
"Indonesia seizes nearly 700 endangered turtles" — PhysOrg, April 1, 2013

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Philippines seeks United Nations arbitration on South China Sea claims

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:03:34 GMT

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Philippines

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Territorial disputes in the South China Sea

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"PH to take China dispute to UN tribunal" — Rappler, January 22, 2013
AFP. "New ASEAN chair Brunei to seek South China Sea code of conduct" — GMA News, January 14, 2013

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Three cities submit bids for 2020 Summer Olympics

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:44:17 GMT

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SAPA - AP. "Tokyo outlines plans to host 2020 Games" — SuperSport, January 8, 2012
Simon Hart. "Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul submit their bids to host 2020 Olympics Games" — The Daily Telegraph, January 7, 2012
Associated Press. "Tokyo, Madrid, Istanbul submit 2020 bid books" — The Japan Times, January 7, 2012
Duncan Mackay. "Tokyo odds-on favourites to win 2020 Olympic race, claim bookmakers" — Inside the Games, January 7, 2012
Duncan Mackay. ""New Turkey, New Bid" declares Arat as Istanbul 2020 deliver Candidature file" — Inside the Games, January 7, 2012
Duncan Mackay. "Hosting the Olympics is "dream for all Spaniards" claims Madrid Mayor" — Inside the Games, January 7, 2012
Duncan Mackay. "Cities bidding for 2020 preparing to hand in Candidature files" — Inside the Games, January 6, 2012

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Three dead after setting themselves on fire in Tibet

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:27:51 GMT

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Tibet

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"Teenage Tibetan Girl Dies from Self-Immolation" — Voice of America, December 9, 2012
"Tibetan protests: China holds monk for inciting immolation" — BBC News Online, December 9, 2012
"Two suspects detained for inciting self-immolations in SW China" — Xinhua, December 9, 2012
"Tibetan schoolgirl burns self to death, Says, ‘Don’t want Chinese authorities to take away my dead body’" — Phayul.com, December 9, 2012
Lobsang Wangyal. "Second self-immolation death on Saturday in Amdo" — Tibet Sun, December 9, 2012
"Two more Tibetans die after immolation, Toll reaches 94" — Central Tibetan Administration, December 8, 2012
Edward Wong. "In Occupied Tibetan Monastery, a Reason for Fiery Deaths" — The New York Times, June 2, 12012

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Philippines to host four-country meeting about South China Sea disputes

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:07:50 GMT

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Philippines

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AP. "Philippines calls 4-country meeting to discuss territorial disputes in South China Sea" — The Washington Post, November 21, 2012
AFP. "Philippines to host four-way maritime talks" — Channel NewsAsia, November 21, 2012
"Philippines to Host Meeting on South China Sea Disputes" — Voice of America, November 21, 2012

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Obama, Romney battle over foreign policy in final U.S. presidential debate

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:58:36 GMT

Thursday, October 25, 2012

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2012 US presidential election candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney took part Monday in their third and final presidential debate at Lynn University in Florida. The topic of the debate was foreign policy and the candidates discussed the Arab Spring, Iran, and Mali, among other issues.

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Mitt Romney
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Mr. Obama criticised Mr. Romney's foreign policy positions as "all over the map". "Every time you have offered an opinion you have been wrong." "You said we should have gone into Iraq, despite the fact there were no weapons of mass destruction. You said we should still have troops in Iraq to this day. You said we shouldn't be passing nuclear treaties with Russia." Mr. Romney countered saying Mr. Obama had failed to take proper advantage of the Arab Spring: "I congratulate him on taking out Osama bin Laden and going after the leadership of al-Qaeda, but we can't kill our way out of this mess".

Mr. Romney said Mr. Obama was proposing military budget cuts. He said "the highest responsibility of the President of the United states ... is to maintain the safety of the American people, and I will not cut our military budget by a trillion dollars... That in my view is making our future less certain and less secure". Mr. Obama accused Mr. Romney of not properly understanding modern defense priorities. "You mention the navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets. Because the nature of the military has changed. We have these things called aircraft carriers, where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines".

	Well governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets. Because the nature of the military has changed. We have these things called aircraft carriers, where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines".
—Barack Obama

Mr. Romney criticized his opponent for visiting the Middle East on an "apology tour", and said he would be tougher with Iran. "I think from the very beginning, one of the challenges we've had with Iran is that they have looked at this administration and felt that the administration was not as strong as it needed to be. We're four years closer to a nuclear Iran and we should not have wasted these four years." Mr. Obama said he would stand with Israel against Iranian threats but added that the main national security concern was terrorist networks. He said his administration had focused on "those who actually killed us on 9/11" and said that under his leadership, "al-Qaeda's core leadership has been decimated". Mr. Romney said northern Mali had been taken over by "al-Qaeda-type individuals" .

Mr. Romney criticized China for "holding down artificially the value of their currency". He added "on day one, I will label them a currency manipulator, which allows us to apply tariffs where they're taking jobs." Mr. Obama countered saying under Mr. Romney's policy America would be "buying cars from China instead of selling cars to China".

A poll, taken by CBS straight after the debate, indicated 53% of voters thought Mr. Obama had done better, while only 23% thought Mr. Romney had done better.

Both candidates now have plans for continued campaigning ahead of the election on November 6. Mr. Obama is to travel through Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado, and Nevada as well as appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in a two-day "America Forward Tour". Mr. Romney is to hold two joint rallies with his vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan in Nevada and Colorado before going on to campaign in Iowa and Ohio. Mr. Romney's advisers said he would also consider making a speech on government spending and debt in the next few days.

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"Obama on the attack in final presidential debate" — Channel 4 News, October 23, 2012
"Obama and Romney in final push" — BBC News Online, October 23, 2012
Ruby Cramer. "Why Mitt Romney Kept Talking About Mali" — BuzzFeed, October 22, 2012

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USA raises tariffs on inexpensive Chinese solar panels

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:49:14 GMT

Friday, October 12, 2012

China

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Wendy Koch. "U.S. seeks stiff tariffs on Chinese solar panels" — USA Today, October 11, 2012

Joe Mcdonald (AP). "China rejects US solar tariffs as protectionism" — PhysOrg, October 11, 2012

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Canberra Capitals beat Chinese women's national B basketball team in pre-season

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 20:10:40 GMT

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Wheelchair rugby gets underway at London Paralympics

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:40:09 GMT

Thursday, September 6, 2012

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London, England — Wheelchair rugby got underway yesterday at London's Basketball Arena with four games being played: the United States versus Great Britain, Sweden versus Belgium, Australia versus Canada, and Japan versus France.

Seth McBride of the United States is pursued by Great Britain's Kylie Grimes
Image: Laura Hale.

Great Britain's David Anthony and Mike Kerr battle the United States' Chance Sumner for the ball
Image: Laura Hale.

Andy Cohn gets a wheel change during the game
Image: Laura Hale.

Aaron Phipps takes a tumble while Mike Kerr handles the ball in the back court
Image: Laura Hale.

Great Britain's Ross Morrison gets a wheel change as the United States' Jason Rieger looks on
Image: Laura Hale.

The United States' Nick Springer has a round with Great Britain's Ross Morrison
Image: Laura Hale.

A member of Team USA gets a wheel change as Great Britain's players look on
Image: Laura Hale.

Great Britain's Kylie Grimes got a large cheer from the crowd when she got on the floor for the first time
Image: Laura Hale.

Will Groulx prepares to get an assist up while Great Britain's Jonathan Coggan stays nearbye
Image: Laura Hale.

Team USA fans support their team
Image: Laura Hale.

Both teams shake hands after the game
Image: Laura Hale.

Before a full house at a game that was the first one to sell out in the lead up to the start of the London Paralympics, the United States national wheelchair rugby team defeated Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team by a score of 56 - 44. While the game got off to a slow start for the United States, once the team found its rhythm, they dominated the home team and appeared to score at will. Despite this, the crowd supported their side, even when they were down by eight points. When the United States bench started a chant of U-S-A! U-S-A!, the crowd soon drowned them out with a chant of Team G-B! Team G-B!

The United States came to London as defending gold medalists and ranked first in the world. Coming into the game, the team's assistant coach James Mate told the media regarding this game, "To be truthful we have played the home team a couple of times, but you have to play the game in that moment and it can give the hosts the edge. [...] In Beijing, Great Britain gave us our best game, and the semifinal was a three-goal game. We had something similar in June (at the Canada Cup). [...] They (Great Britain) play some like us and some like Canada, and are one of the teams that have a lot of good players, so we can't focus on just one player, but on the team as a whole."

Ranked sixth in the world, Great Britain came to London as the home town favorites. Their roster included club players from across the country including David Anthony who plays for the Cardiff Pirates, Andy Barrow, Bulbul Hussain and Steve Brown who play for the Kent Crusaders, Jonathan Coggan and Mandip Sehmi who play for the Stoke Mandeville Storm, Mike Kerr who plays for the North West Bulls, Myles Pearson who plays for the West Coast Crash, and the team's only female player Kylie Grimes who plays for the London Wheelchair Rugby Club with teammate Ross Morrison.

Before the game, first time Paralympian Great Britain wheelchair rugby player Mike Kerr told the media regarding his squad selection, "I felt I'd never been given a chance to get noticed, so I got myself some court time at big tournaments like Knock and Roll in 2010 (a USA national tournament) and Bernd Best (the biggest wheelchair rugby tournament in the world, held in Germany). I played well and I think people finally took notice." Regarding the wait to play, Kerr said, "It's hard. I hate waiting around. I'm here to do a job and the sooner I get started the better. But it's been a great experience so far. The crowd and support have been amazing. [...] I'm really confident. We took confidence from how we played against them at the Canada Cup (in June). If we play our game we can shock them."

The United States meets Japan while Great Britain meets France later today in their second games in pool play.

Sweden takes the floor in their game against Belgium
Image: Laura Hale.

Sweden and Belgium shakes hands before the start of their game
Image: Laura Hale.

In the second wheelchair rugby match of the London Paralympics, Sweden defeated Belgium by a score of 52-42.

Sweden, the current European champions, came to London with a relatively new coach, who only took over the side in late 2011. Belgium's coach Bob Vanacker also plays on the team. He and Peter Genyn and Lars Mertens play their club wheelchair rugby in the United States.

The Australian team listens to their national anthem before the start of their game against Canada
Image: Laura Hale.

An Australian player throws the ball as teammate Ryley Batt and a Canadian player race down the court
Image: Laura Hale.

Ryley Batt and a Canadian player collide
Image: Laura Hale.

10 Chris Bond, 11 Ryan Scott and teammates during a time out
Image: Laura Hale.

Ryley Batt wheels off as Canadians Patrice Dagenais and and Fabien Lavoie wait for their teammate to get upright
Image: Laura Hale.

A Canadian player gets an assist in getting upright
Image: Laura Hale.

Canadian fans support their team
Image: Laura Hale.

Batt and Chris Bond battle Canada's Jason Crone and Garrett Hickling for the ball
Image: Laura Hale.

In the first game for both teams since the London Paralympics began, Australia national wheelchair rugby team defeated Canada by a score of 64-52. Australia and Canada both had their flag bearers from the opening ceremonies represented by this sport, Greg Smith for Australia and Garett Hickling for Canada.

Beijing silver medalists Australia came to London ranked second in the world. Their last major competition before the Paralympics was the Canada Cup, where they lost to the United States by a single point. The Australian side included flag-bearer Greg Smith at his fifth games, Nazim Erdem who is at his third Paralympics, Ryley Batt and Ryan Cott who competed at the 2004 and 2008 Games, Cameron Carr who competed at the Beijing Games, Chris Bond, Cody Meakin, Ben Newton, Andrew Harrison, Josh Hose and Jason Lees who made their Paralympic Games debut.

Canada came into their match against Australia as returning bronze medalists. Their roster included Ian Chan who was on the team that finished first at the 2002 World Championships, the former ice hockey player Jason Crone from Owen Sound, Ontario, debut Paralympian from Embrun, Ontario Oarice Dagenais, 2002 World Champion Jared Funk from Manitoba, five time Paralympian Garett Hickling, Trevor Hirschfield who is decribed by the Canadian Paralympic Committee as one of the world's best low point players, Athens silver medalist and Beijing bronze medalists Fabien Lavoie, eighteen-year-old Zak Madell, University of Arizona alumnist Travis Murao, 2010 World Championships All Star Ten player Patrice Simard, former recreational hockey player David Willsie and Harrow, Ontario native Mike Whitehead.

Australia meets Sweden later today while Canada will take on Belgium.

In the last match of day yesterday, Japan defeated France 65-56. France qualified for the tournament despite the national team only being five years old. Japan came to London having beaten the top ranked United States in this year's Canada Cup.

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Poland's Makowska takes category B wheelchair fencing bronze at the London Paralympics

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 06:43:29 GMT

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

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Makowska on the right of the scoreboard
Image: Laura Hale.

London, England— Marta Makowska of Poland narrowly defeated Jingjing Zhou of China with a score of 15 to 14 in the women's individual foil category B bronze medal bout Tuesday night at London's ExCeL North Arena 2. This was amongst the first wheelchair fencing medal matches of the games.

The match was last of the four concurrent wheelchair fencing medals decided, with the crowd shouting in support of the Makowska fencer after the previous matches were concluded. Zhou had limited crowd support, with only one large Chinese flag visible in the spectator area. Makowska's win came in a very closely-contested match; The score was first tied on eleven points, and again on 12, 13, and 14 points before the Pole finally won.

Following the match, Makowska raised her hands above her head in celebration before her coach ran up and gave the fencer a hug.

At the London Games, Paralympic wheelchair fencing features five medal events for women and seven for men, involving several weapons including the foil, epee and sabre. Wheelchairs used in competition are held in place using medal plates, with the fencer with shorter reach choosing the distance between the chairs. B-classified wheelchair fencers have, according to the International Paralympic Committee, "fair sitting balance and their fencing arm not or only minimally affected."

London Paralympic fencing ends Saturday with medal bouts every day until then.

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Brazil defeats China in 5-a-side football in group play at London Paralympics

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:42:44 GMT

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Brazil warms up
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China warms up
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London, England — Yesterday at London's Riverbank Arena, Brazil's 5-a-side blind football team took on China in both teams' final game of group play. Brazil won 1–0, topping Group B.

Both teams came into the game with similar records. Each had one win and a draw, and were tied on goal difference. A win would see them through to the finals. In case of a draw, the two sides would be reduced to drawing lots.

Brazil won gold in 5-a-side football at both past Paralympic Games where it was included — Athens in 2004, and Beijing in 2008 where they defeated China 2–1 in the final. China won silver in Beijing even though they had no national team prior to hosting the Games there.

There were about 150 people in the crowd at the Riverbank Arena when the game began, although this swelled to over 500 after half time. The weather was sunny and warm. There were a number of flags on display in the crowd, including the flags of Brazil, Turkey and France, and the ubiquitous Union Flag.

The two teams had different rituals when their national anthems were played. The Brazilians had their hands over their hearts, whereas the Chinese stood at attention and sang while theirs was played. Most startlingly, they threw their hands up in the air and shouted at the end.

Five-a-side football players wear blindfolds to insure a level playing field, as some blind people are more blind than others. However, the goalkeepers are sighted, and, like the goalkeepers in regular football, can use their hands. When ball is in play, spectators are asked to be keep silent so the players can hear the ball, which has bells in it. It was quite loud, and audible from the bleachers. It is also heavier than a regular football. There are three guides for each team who tell players where the ball is.

The blue artificial surface — the same used for the hockey during the Olympics — could be slippery at times. Occasionally the players would run into each other or the goal post. At one point, the Brazilian goalkeeper stopped the ball with his crotch, which caused his to fall to the ground writing in pain. The umpire cautioned him at one point but never produced any coloured cards.

The playing field is smaller than a regular football pitch, and the goal is small. The pitch has walls on the sides that help to rebound the sound and the ball itself. Bouncing the ball of the side is a standard tactic. The rules are fairly similar to eleven-a-side football. The game consists of two 25 minute halves with a 10 minute break between halves. There is no off-side rule.

Both sides played defensively, with three players back and one forward, so there was little passing but a lot of foot skill. In earlier games they played with two forward and two back. As a rule, the Brazilians favoured a more open style of play. The game was fairly even early on. Brazil had a couple of good shots at goal that the Chinese goal keeper was lucky to stop. China's Wang Zhoubin also had a shot at goal that bounced off the goal post with a resounding noise.

About 21 minutes in, Brazil's Jeferson da Conceicai Goncalves scored the first goal. His teammates jumped all over field, and guides walked the players to the team celebration.

After half time, the defensive game continued, although Brazil started sending another player forward. Chinese attacks tended to still be from a single player. Shortly after halftime, a mix up saw two Brazilian defenders compete for the ball, and they nearly scored an own goal. Wang then made a spectacular shot which missed the goal.

As the second half wore on, China switched to a two-forward formation. Li Xiaoqiang and Wang pressed a series of attacks, which garnered a lot of ooohs from the crowd but nothing on the scoreboard. Meanwhile, Brazil continued aggressively, with Marcos Jose Alves Felipe in particular looking threatening.

The Brazilian contingent in the crowd roared loudly at the final siren. Asked how he felt to have made the semifinals, Brazil Coach Ramon Pereira de Souza said: "I have no words. My happiness is shaped on all the faces of the players and coaches in the team. It was a difficult game. It is the passage to the next stage. Facing China is not like facing any other team. China has spectacular players."

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Slovenia goes down to China in their final sitting volleyball game in pool play at London Paralympics

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:41:43 GMT

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Monday, September 3, 2012

Yu Hong of China serves the ball during the first set
Image: Laura Hale.

London, England — In the first match of sitting volleyball this morning at ExCeL's South Arena 2, the Chinese women defeated Slovenia 3 sets to 0 in a half empty arena with minimal press in attendance. The game was the last one in pool play for both teams and China left the game at the top of their group in group play.

With spectators equaling half the total who watched the Great Britain versus Ukraine match earlier at the Games, China won the first set 25–12 before a crowd full of home town fans. In the press area, volunteers assisting with the games — so-called Games Makers — outnumbered the press, which included three Slovenes and Wikinews at the start, before they were joined by a trio of Chinese reporters who showed up half way through the first set. The limited partisan support available for one of the teams on the court was found in the corner, and the Slovenes were waving their flag during time outs and when Slovenia scored.

China went on to win the second set 24–15, with the Slovenes able to fight back and narrow the score at times but never seriously challenge the Chinese lead. A Chinese supporter with a flag made their presence known during Slovenia's second time out in the second set by waving it when asked which side fans were supporting.

The Slovenes were in it early in the third set, only behind 5–4 at one point before leveling at 6–6 and going ahead 6–7, which was their first lead of the game. With Slovenia holding a lead of 7–8, a long volley followed which ended with Slovenia celebrating a point only for it to be awarded to China, which tied the score again and China came back for scores to sit at 13–8. At this point, Slovenia called their second time out. The relatively quiet audience only got loud with commentator direction. While two Chinese flags waved during timeouts, the Chinese media who showed up midway through the first set left the press tribunes by midway through the third set. The Slovenes attempted to stay in it, but ended the set 25–16.

Entering the tournament as the number-one ranked team in the world, China came into the game having beaten the United States in their opening game 3 sets to 1, then going on to beat Brazil by the same total. In contrast, the Slovenes who are ranked fifth in the world went down to the United States 0 to 3 in straight sets, then down to Brazil by 2 sets to 3.

Other sitting volleyball games scheduled today include men's games with Great Britain playing Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina playing Rwanda, and Iran playing Brazil, women's games with the Ukraine playing Japan, the United States playing Brazil.

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Fifteen medals awarded on London Paralympics fourth night of track and field

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London, England— Fifteen Paralympic gold medals were awarded Sunday night, the fourth night of competition at London's Olympic Park.

As runners raced around the track, a 'wall of sound' from the crowd followed them. Given the potential for confusion about Paralympic classification, commentators and video screens provided repeated explanations of relevant classifications. In the centre of the field, during the men's 400 metre heats and other finals, javelin competitors' efforts were greeted with "oohs and aahs" from the stadium whilst their throws were in-flight; a remote-controlled car was used to return javelins to the competitors. Great Britain's win in the discus final prompted the crowd to sing along to the national anthem during the medal ceremony. No other country enjoyed quite the same level of flag waving and singing during subsequent medal ceremonies.

Athletics gets under way with a javelin player warming up
Image: Laura Hale.

The car retrieves the javelins
Image: Laura Hale.

400m T12 Men Heat 1 enters the stadium
Image: Laura Hale.

400m T12 Men Heat 2 enters the stadium
Image: Laura Hale.

Officials prepare for the start of the 400m T12 Men Heat 2
Image: Laura Hale.

Spanish runners enter the field of play for the start of 400m T12 Men Heat 3
Image: Laura Hale.

Mahmoud Khaldi of Tunisia prepares for the start of the men's 400m — T12 Heat 3
Image: Laura Hale.

Scoreboard during the men's javelin F44 final showing China, Netherlands, France, Russia, India, Canada and the United States.
Image: Laura Hale.

Women's 200 m final T11 is underway
Image: Laura Hale.

First place winner Brazilian Terezinha Guilhermina and her guide Guilherme Soares de Santana across the line in the women's 200 m final T11 is underway
Image: Laura Hale.

A Great Britain athlete gets his medal for discus in an event held earlier in the Games
Image: Laura Hale.

Runners sprint towards the finish mens 200m T46
Image: Laura Hale.

Men's 100 m T36 final get off the mark
Image: Laura Hale.

Men's 100 m T36 final cross the line
Image: Laura Hale.

The men's 100 m T52 final
Image: Laura Hale.

Women's 100 m T12 final
Image: Laura Hale.

Clegg celebrates her medal
Image: Laura Hale.

Simon Patmore of Australia gets his medal from a final earlier in the day
Image: Laura Hale.

The men's 400 m T53
Image: Laura Hale.

The women's 100 m T37 starts
Image: Laura Hale.

The women's 100 m T37 is almost done
Image: Laura Hale.

Mandy Francois-Elie of France and Johanna Benson of Namibia
Image: Laura Hale.

The men's 100 m T54 final
Image: Laura Hale.

The crowd when Great Britain's Libby as given her silver medal
Image: Laura Hale.

The men's 200 m T44 final which Oscar Pistorius ran in
Image: Laura Hale.

A discus is delivered back to an athlete
Image: Laura Hale.

French athletes sing along to the national anthem as Mandy Francois-Elie gets her gold
Image: Laura Hale.

A race towards the finish in the men's 400 m T13 event
Image: Laura Hale.

Women's 100 m T44 final
Image: Laura Hale.

Women's 100 m T53 final
Image: Laura Hale.

Women, competing in the two blind classification finals, ran almost-exclusively with male guide runners. The entrants in the men's F11 discus competition also had guides helping position them on the field, and ensuring they threw onto the field of play.

Preceded by heats for the men's 400 metres T12 event, the first final of the night was the women's 200 metres T11, won by Brazilian Terezinha Guilhermina with her guide Guilherme Soares de Santana.

In the women's 100 metres T12 final, that Chinese competitor Guohua Zhou and her guide Jie Li finished first was of secondary importance to the home crowd, whose cheers grew louder following the announcement that Great Britain's Libby Clegg, and guide-runner Mikhail Huggins, came in second. The pair did a celebratory lap around the stadium, briefly stopping as a medal was awarded for one of the earlier events. At the end of their victory lap, Clegg hugged her coach whilst Huggins knuckle-bumped athletes standing at the edge of the stadium before being joined by Clegg for hugs from team-mates.

Whilst Katrina Hart and Jenny McLoughlin of Great Britain received the loudest cheers when announced for the women's 100 metres T37 event, Namibia's Johanna Benson was also vocally encouraged by the crowd; starting without the use of blocks, she earned a silver, finishing behind France's Mandy Francois-Elie by 15 hundredths of a second. There was a delay in announcing the bronze medallist, ultimately Neda Bahi of Tunisia, because of the closeness of the finish which came down to a hundredth of a second separating her from fourth-placed Maria Seifert of Germany. Later in the night, immediately following Oscar Pistorius's 200 metres T44 final, Francois-Elie was awarded her gold medal whilst French athletes loudly sang their national anthem.

Pistorius's race was near the end of the programme, with the announcer hyping it throughout the evening's competition. When the announcer said Pistorius had entered the field of play, the crowd screamed. As he finally stepped up to be introduced the volume increased, and cameras flashed around the stadium. Pistorius ran his race taking the silver, losing to Brazilian Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira by less than a tenth of a second.

Australians had a successful night, with Carlee Beattie earning a silver in the women's long jump F46 event, Kurt Fearnley earning a silver in the men's 5,000 metres T54, Angela Ballard earning a bronze in the women's 100 metres T53 event and Simon Patmore earning bronze in the men's 200 metres T46 event. Ballard, competing in her fourth Games, said following her race: "It's really good especially after how I did at Beijing. So to go home with a medal is great. Hopefully I can do more with that over the rest of the week."

Hosts Great Britain had a better night, earning a number of medals including David Weir taking gold in the men's 5,000 metres T54, Graeme Ballard silver in the men's 100 metres T36, Libby Clegg and her guide runner Mikhail Huggins winning silver in the women's 100 metres T12.

Current leader in medals China added more to their tally, including gold and silver for Lisha Huang and Honghuan Zhou in the women's 100 metres T53 event, gold in the women's 100 metres T12 for Guohua Zhou and her guide Jie Li, silver for Yang Liu in the men's 100 metres T54, a bronze taken by Juntingxian Jia and guide Donglin Xu in the women's 200 metres T11 and a bronze in the women's long jump T46 for Jingling Ouyang.

The United States picked up a few additional medals too, including a gold earned by Raymond Martin, a bronze taken by Paul Nitz in the men's 100 metres T52 event, bronze for April Holmes in the women's 100 metres T53 event and bronze for Blake Leeper in the men's 200 metres T44 event.

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