September 15 articles
With the battle of the medals complete, the countries participating in the 2009 Taipei Deaflympics gathered at Taipei Stadium on Wednesday evening to celebrate the close of two weeks of sweat, tears and hard-won victories.
As the Deaflympics crescendoed to an end Wednesday evening at Taipei Stadium, the U.S. contingent was thinking ahead about things they would do or eat back home or elsewhere.
As the sun set on the final day of the 21st Summer Deaflympics in Taipei and athletes of different countries paraded into Taipei Stadium for the closing ceremony, there was a look in people’s eyes that showed distinct satisfaction with the past 10 days.
The 2009 Taipei Deaflympics appeared to be a wildly successful one, with people pouring out lavish praises during the closing ceremony Wednesday evening at Taipei Stadium.
On the first day, Taipei Stadium’s torch gave light to the Deaflympics. On the tenth day, it watched the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team earn gold.
Two members of the U.S. Bowling Team from both the women's and the men's teams were able to bowl their way into the top 16 in order to advance into Masters play Sunday and Monday.
