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Inspiring moments from the 2018 Pyeongchang Paralympic Winter Games

March 20, 2018 13:43 IST

The Winter Paralympic Games that concluded on Sunday was a not only exciting but was also a personification of true grit and determination of all the athletes -- medal winners or not. 

Rediff.com gives you a recap, in photographs. of the inspirational moments from the 2018 Pyeongchang Paralympic Winter Games...

China's Chenyang Wang competes in the men's 20km cross-country skiing at the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics

IMAGE: China's Chenyang Wang competes in the men's 20km cross-country skiing at the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters

Germany's Martin Fleig celebrates winning gold in the men's 15km biathlon

IMAGE: Germany's Martin Fleig celebrates winning gold in the men's 15km biathlon. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters

Germany's Andrea Eskau competes in the Ladies' 12 KM Sitting Cross-Country Skiing

IMAGE: Germany's Andrea Eskau competes in the Ladies' 12 KM Sitting Cross-Country Skiing. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters

 

South Korea's Sin Eui-hyun (left) and Belarus' Dzmitry Loban race to cross the finish line during the men's 12.5km sitting biathlonadad

IMAGE: South Korea's Sin Eui-hyun (left) and Belarus' Dzmitry Loban race to cross the finish line during the men's 12.5km sitting biathlon. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters

 Russia's Ekaterina Moshkovskaia in action in the women's 6km visually impaired Biathlon

IMAGE: Russia's Ekaterina Moshkovskaia in action in the women's 6km visually impaired Biathlon. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters

China's Wang Haitao throws the stone during the Wheelchair Curling Round Robin Session against South Korea

IMAGE: China's Wang Haitao throws the stone during the Wheelchair Curling Round Robin Session against South Korea. Photograph: OIS/IOC/Simon Bruty/Handout via Reuters

USA's Tyler Walker competes in the Alpine Skiing Sitting Men's Giant Slalom Run 2

IMAGE: USA's Tyler Walker competes in the Alpine Skiing Sitting Men's Giant Slalom Run 2. Photograph: OIS/IOC/Bob Martin/Handout via Reuters

USA's Amy Purdy celebrates winning the bronze in the snowboarding banked slalom event

IMAGE: USA's Amy Purdy celebrates winning the bronze in the snowboarding banked slalom event. Photograph: Paul Hanna/Reuters
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