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On the occasion of the meeting, Premier WEN Jiabao was bestowed with the Paralympic Honour. The Paralympic Honour is bestowed on high-ranking dignitaries, officials and other persons outside the Paralympic Movement who have contributed significantly to the Movement. The Paralympic Order, the highest tribute a person connected with the Paralympic Movement can achieve, was recently awarded to former International Foundation for Disabled Sailing (IFDS) President Ian HARRISON (GBR).
On 22 November, CRAVEN continued to Shanghai, where he visited a Paralympic Sports Training Centre and watched several training sessions in various sports, among others the Athens 2004 Gold medallists, the Women's Chinese Sitting Volleyball Team. He also had the opportunity to play some Wheelchair Basketball and then enjoyed dinner with the athletes in the canteen.