Audience watch the athletics match in the heavey rain at the National Stadium，also known as the Bird's Nest，during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, Sept. 16, 2008. (Xinhua/Liao Yujie)

Athletes get ready to set off in the heavey rain at the National Stadium，also known as the Bird's Nest，during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, Sept. 16, 2008. (Xinhua/Liao Yujie)