Girismen dedicated her medal to her father who died years ago.

It was Turkey's second medal in the games. Earlier, Neslihan Kavas of Turkey won bronze medal in table-tennis after beating her Polish opponent Malgorzata Grzelak.

Over 4,000 elite athletes with disabilities from 150 countries gathered in Beijing for the Paralympic Summer Games from September 6th through the 17th.

The Paralympics ("Parallel Olympics") is about competition, not disability. Since 1988, the games have taken place following the Olympics using the same facilities and venues. Like the Olympics, the Paralympics attract global sponsors, issue thousands of media credentials, enforce anti-doping policies, and have built infrastructures for the development of disabled athletes.

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