Paralympics returns to country of its birth

LONDON, Britain - Georgina Friend (R), a sports therapy worker, plays basketball with patients from Stoke Mandeville Hospital at a local gym on March 21, 2012 in Stoke Mandeville, a small town in the British countryside. Stoke Mandeville Hospital was the site of a competition for disabled athletes held in 1948 which is recognized as the precursor to the Paralympic games.

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• ILEA001168228

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• 2012/4/04 00:00:00

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• Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

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• 2012 Kyodo News

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