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Universal Sports to present Paralympic Games


August 25, 2008 Universal Sports, a destination for amateur sports programming co-owned by NBC Universal and InterMedia Partners, will present the first multiplatform broadcast of the International Paralympic Games. The Paralympic Games features 4,000 athletes from some 150 countries competing in 20 sports, including swimming, horse riding and wheelchair basketball. "Bringing coverage of the 2008 Paralympic Games the U.S. is a significant milestone in our mission to celebrate the athletes and competitions that truly exemplify the human spirit," Universal Sports CEO Claude Ruibal said.

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