With hard work, they finally make it to the podium

With hard work, they finally make it to the podium

Gold medal-winners of Italy wave to spectators in the awarding ceremony for the mixed coxed four LTA final of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games rowing event on Sept. 11, 2008.


Italy's Alessandro Franzetti, Graziana Saccocci, Daniele Signore, Luca Agoletto, and Paola Protopapa(R-L) react after the mixed coxed four LTA final of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games rowing event on Sept. 11, 2008. The Italian team claimed the title of the event with 3 mins 33.13 secs.


Italian champions(C) pose for photos with US silver medalists(L) and British bronze winners in the awarding ceremony for the mixed coxed four LTA final of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games rowing event on Sept. 11, 2008.


Emma Preuschl, Tracy Tackett, Jesse Karmazin, Jamie Dean and Simona Chin of the United States compete in the mixed coxed four LTA final of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games rowing event on Sept. 11, 2008. The United States won the silver medal of the event with 3 mins 37.61 secs


British team row their boat in the mixed coxed four LTA final of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games rowing event on Sept. 11, 2008. British team won the bronze of the event with 3 mins 38.37 secs


Gold medalist Mourad Idoudi of Tunisia (C), silver medalist Joze Flere of Slovenia (L) and bronze medalist Martin Zvolanek of Czech react during the ceremony of men's discus F32/51 final at the National Stadium，also known as the Bird's Nest，during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, Sept. 11, 2008.


Slovenia's Joze Flere competes during men's discus F32/51 final at the National Stadium，also known as the Bird's Nest, during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, Sept. 11, 2008. Flere won the silver medal with 10.99 meters.


Czech's Frantisek Serbus competes during men's discus F32/51 final at the National Stadium，also known as the Bird's Nest, during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, Sept. 11, 2008. Serbus got the seventh place of the event.


Prawat Wahoram of Thailand kisses his medal during the awarding ceremony of men's 5000m T54 final at the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest，during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, Sept. 11, 2008. Wahoram won the gold medal with 10 minutes and 22.38 seconds.


Australian silver medalist Kathryn Ross(L) hugs China's Zhou Yangjing in the awarding ceremony for the mixed double sculls TA final of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games rowing event on Sept. 11, 2008.


Medalists hug each other in the awarding ceremony for the mixed double sculls TA final of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games rowing event on Sept. 11, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)