.OUR PARLYMPIC .OUR PARLYMPIC CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS We can’t but admire people with We can’t but admire people with strong will. Those who set records strong will. Those who set records not only in sport but in every day not only in sport but in every day life. They are disabled sportsmen. life. They are disabled sportsmen. The best of them took part in The best of them took part in London 2012 Paralympic Games.London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Fifteen sportsmen from Fifteen sportsmen from Moscow region Moscow region took part in the Paralympic Games.took part in the Paralympic Games. They are Alexei Kuznetsov; They are Alexei Kuznetsov; Alexander Filatov; Alexei Alexander Filatov; Alexei Akhtyamov; Raisa Chebanina; Julia Akhtyamov; Raisa Chebanina; Julia Ovsyannikova; Alexei Chuvashev; Ovsyannikova; Alexei Chuvashev; Catherine Snegiryov; Ksenia Catherine Snegiryov; Ksenia Guseva; Theodore Levin; Alexei Guseva; Theodore Levin; Alexei Shcherbakov; Anna Efimenko; Shcherbakov; Anna Efimenko; Natalia Gavriliouk; Lasha Murvadze; Natalia Gavriliouk; Lasha Murvadze; Vladislav Raretsky; Ivan PotehinVladislav Raretsky; Ivan Potehin

They competed in different kinds of They competed in different kinds of sport.sport.Alexei Kuznetsov; Alexander FilatovAlexei Kuznetsov; Alexander Filatov; ; Alexei AkhtyamovAlexei Akhtyamov showed excellent showed excellent results in athletics.results in athletics.Raisa ChebaninaRaisa Chebanina; ; Julia OvsyannikovaJulia Ovsyannikova did did their best in their best in table tennistable tennis..Alexei ChuvashevAlexei Chuvashev; ; Catherine SnegiryovCatherine Snegiryov; ; Ksenia GusevaKsenia Guseva; ; Theodore LevinTheodore Levin competed in competed in rowingrowing Alexei ShcherbakovAlexei Shcherbakov took part in archery took part in archery competition.competition.Anna EfimenkoAnna Efimenko; ; Natalia GavrilioukNatalia Gavriliouk competed in competed in swimmingswimmingLasha Murvadze; Vladislav Raretsky; Lasha Murvadze; Vladislav Raretsky; Ivan Potehin were members of Russian Ivan Potehin were members of Russian National team.National team.

. . Our sportsmen trained hard. Our sportsmen trained hard. They didn’t pay attention to They didn’t pay attention to their own physical condition their own physical condition and made us not notice it.and made us not notice it.

Our National football team won Our National football team won gold.gold.Alexei KuznetsovAlexei Kuznetsov won a silver won a silver medal.medal.Anna EfimenkoAnna Efimenko won a silver medal. won a silver medal.Alexei ChuvashAlexei Chuvasheevv won a bronze won a bronze medal.medal.

. . Russian team won Russian team won the the second place in the medal second place in the medal standingsstandings..

We admire our Paralympians also We admire our Paralympians also because they are the people who because they are the people who have found the meaning of life in have found the meaning of life in sportssports. .