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The council has hosted a civic reception for local sports stars who took part in the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics. Olympic runner Jenny Meadows and Paralympians Heather Frederiksen, Rachel Latham and David Clarke were guests of honour at the town hall reception. Heather, from Leigh, won two swimming golds and a bronze in the Paralympics in September. Fellow swimmer Rachel Latham from Billinge and Hindley five-a-side footballer David Clarke also competed in the games, while Wigan's 800 metre runner Jenny Meadows took part in the Beijing Olympics a month earlier.