2008 Summer Paralympics

XIII Paralympic Games

Host city	Beijing, China
Motto	One World, One Dream (Chinese: 同一个世界 同一个梦想 pinyin: Tóng yīge shìjìe tóng yīge mèngxiǎng)
Nations	146
Athletes	3,951
Events	472 in 20 sports
Opening	6 September
Closing	17 September
Opened by	President Hu Jintao
Cauldron	Hou Bin
Stadium	Beijing National Stadium
Summer ← Athens 2004 London 2012 → Winter ← Turin 2006 Vancouver 2010 → 2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (Chinese: 2008年夏季残疾人奥林匹克运动会; pinyin: 2008 Nián Xiàjì Cánjí Rén Àolínpǐkè Yùndònghuì), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was first time the new Paralympic logo featured in the Summer Paralympics since its rebranding after the 2004 Summer Paralympics.

3,951 athletes from 146 countries took part,^[1] the largest number of nations ever (ten more than the 2004 Games in Athens). Five countries competed for the first time.^[2] As host country, China fielded more athletes than any other country. The slogan for the 2008 Paralympics was the same as the 2008 Summer Olympics, "One World, One Dream" (simplified Chinese: 同一个世界 同一个梦想; traditional Chinese: 同一個世界 同一個夢想 Pinyin Tóng yīge shìjìe tóng yīge mèngxiǎng, lit. "One World, One Dream"). China dominated the medal count, finishing with 89 gold medals and 211 total medals, more than double the next-ranked NPC in both cases. 339 Paralympic records and 279 world records were broken.^[1] International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Philip Craven declared the Games "the greatest Paralympic Games ever."^[3]

Beijing was selected to host the 2022 Winter Paralympics, making it the first city to host both Summer and Winter Games.