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Handikappidrott, Sverige (1 news)
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Sollefteå hyllade Burman
 Allehanda.se -
2010-04-06 11:32 (Updated: 2010-04-06 23:09:46)
Sollefteå Patrik Burman,
Sollefteåbo och bronsmedaljör i Paralympics, uppvaktades på påskaftonen med
applåder och påskägg. Burman fick skriva många autografer.
Sollefteå Patrik Burman, Sollefteåbo och bronsmedaljör i Paralympics,
uppvaktades på påskaftonen med applåder och påskägg....För cirka två veckor
sedan var Burman, curlingspelare för Härnösands Curlingklubb, med och vann bronsmedalj
i Paralympics...
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Intl news (45 news)
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North Stars
Racers headed to Whistler Cup
Kootenay News Advertiser - 2010-04-07 07:00
From left
to right back row: Scotty Adams (Coach), Cole Tepper, Aidan Wilson , Becky
Bedell, Aidan Gilbert, Dave Wilson (Coach) front row: Zoe Chore, Katie Grady
and Erik Mitchell Submitted Email Print Letter to Editor Share others also
read...
It shows the success of our program and athletes to have this many racers
qualify from our club.? Coach Scotty Adams is a former Paralympian who
skied for the Australian team at Salt Lake City in 2002.
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Douglas
Lions win wheelchair national championship
Richmond Review - 2010-04-07 06:14
The
Douglas College Lions rolled to the school's third straight Canadian
Wheelchair Basketball League championship when they beat the Great Lakes
Variety Village Rolling Rebels 58-52 at Douglas on Sunday.
Former Paralympian Pat Anderson scored 32 points to lead the Lions.
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Byo
Paralympics team leaves for Mutare
Zimbabwe Chronicle - 2010-04-07 05:43
Sports
Reporter THE Bulawayo team for this year?s Zimbabwe Paralympic Games to be
held in Mutare leaves the City of Kings tomorrow.
Sports Reporter THE Bulawayo team for this year?s Zimbabwe Paralympic
Games to be held in Mutare leaves the City of Kings tomorrow.Sport and
Recreation Commission (SRC) officer for the region, Lifa Mpofu, confirmed
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MPs slam
BBC over pay deals for its top radio presenters
Herald Scotland - 2010-04-07 05:11
The BBC
has been criticised for paying some radio presenters twice the amount
commercial stations give their stars. The corporation has also been attacked
for reaching confidentiality agreements with its highest-earning names.
The BBC spent 246m securing the rights to, and a further 111m in covering,
sporting and music events including the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic
Games, the Proms and Glastonbury in 2008-09.
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Angola:
Peace Eases Implementation of Children's Project
AllAfrica.com - 2010-04-07 05:01
Luanda ?
The moment of peace being enjoyed by Angola for eight years contributed to
the implementation of the biggest disability sports expansion
stressed this Tuesday here the chairperson of the Angolan Paralympics
Committee, Leonel da Rocha Pinto....Speaking about sports benefits during the
time of peace, with its memorandum signed on April 04, 2002, said that the
Angolan Paralympics...
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Victoria
Park hits the jackpot
Tower Hamlets London Borough Council - 2010-04-07 04:13
Tower
Hamlets? treasured Victoria Park is in line for a whopping £12 million
make-over after the council successfully won its lottery funding bid. The
much-loved park will receive £4.
From an urban beach and skate park to restored model boating lake and
historical monuments, the plans will become a reality in time for the London
2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Stars
congregate on eThekwini
SuperSport - 2010-04-07 04:12
Chad Ho ©
Zports It is that time of the year again when all matters aquatic take over
the coastal city of eThekwini for the annual Telkom SA National
Championships.
competed at both the Olympics and Paralympics.
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WADA and
Fahey thrilled with success of athlete outreach mission in Vancouver
Sports Features - 2010-04-07 03:46
John
Fahey: planning ahead / Fotosports.
WADA?s bid to take the anti-doping message to the heart of the Olympics,
via its Athlete Outreach Program, was again a huge success during the Olympic
and Paralympic Games in Vancouver.
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Disabled
players are moving up the world
New Straits Times - 2010-04-07 02:26
NOT too
long ago, their stay at a toilet became a big issue. Today, the national
wheelchair team are flush with success, unlike their able-bodied
counterparts.
Datuk Zakaria Musa also made local wheelchair tennis proud by qualifying
for the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, the only player to do so in
the history of Malaysian tennis....The association has been working closely
with the National Sports Council (NSC) Paralympic...
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Sleepy Air
Canada passengers awakes in airplane hangar
The Globe and Mail - 2010-04-07 02:13
Kris
Lines? welcome to Vancouver came in the form of a confused tap on the
shoulder, urgently nudging him awake.
But he?s still shocked that in a security-heavy city hosting the Olympics
and Paralympics, no one noticed a passenger who stayed behind, asleep
in his seat, only to be left to his own devices in a secure part of
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LOUGHTON:
School welcomes Olympic award
East London & West Essex Guardian Series -
2010-04-07 02:10
OLYMPIC
values have been recognised at a secondary school which has received a
special commemorative plaque.
In order to become a member, the school had to make a pledge to uphold
Olympic and Paralympic values in education and teaching....We have a
very extensive programme that ensures students understand and can really work
on developing Olympic and Paralympic...
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BC Sports
Hall of Fame hits the road while B.C. Place gets new roof
Kitchener Record - 2010-04-07 01:50
THE
CANADIAN PRESS The Canadian Press, 2010 VANCOUVER, B.C. - The B.C. Sports
Hall of Fame is hitting the road. The Hall of Fame will tour the province
while its current home at B.C. Place gets a new roof.
The hall has more than 500 items from the recent 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Games, and the travelling display will include an Olympic torch.
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Chetwynd
welcomes new Olympic building
Energeticcity.ca - 2010-04-07 01:22
By
Energeticcity.ca staff The first Olympic Legacy Building in B.C. officially
opened in Chetwynd on Tuesday. The building has 12 apartments and is called
Surerus Place.
The overall goal is to take 320 temporary modular housing units from the
Olympic and Paralympic Village in Whistler, and relocate and convert
them into 156 permanent, affordable apartments in six
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49ers
Co-Host Event for Female Athletes
San Francisco 49ers - 2010-04-07 01:12
This
Friday, the 49ers will be partnering with FC Gold Pride and the Bay Area
Women?s Sports Initiative (BAWSI) to co-host the 2nd annual T.H.I.N.K. GOLD!
conference for high school girls focusing on maximizing the potential of
young female athletes. T.H.
paralympian Sharon Kelleher, and other elite athletes -A
keynote session moderated by BAWSI founder Marlene Bjornsrud with elite
athletes including 49ers offensive lineman Tony Wragge and Olympic
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Paralympians
competing at Drake Relays for first time
Des Moines Register - 2010-04-06 23:42
Jessica
Galli is racing headlong toward the 2012 Paralympic Games, and you might miss
her debut at the Drake Relays on Friday, April 23. "I definitely want to
make it to London," Galli said.
Jessica Galli is racing headlong toward the 2012 Paralympic Games,
and you might miss her debut at the Drake Relays on Friday, April 23....It
will be the first time Iowa's premier track and field meet features events
sanctioned by the International Paralympic...
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Passion,
sense of freedom on skis keeps Islander competing
Mercer Island Reporter - 2010-04-06 23:38
Mercer
Island Reporter Sports Reporter Imagine hurtling down a mountain at 60 or 70
miles per hour, surrounded by wet and often icy snow, trying to squeeze
through plastic gates.
The adaptive skier and Island native recently competed in the 2010 Paralympic
Games held March 12-21 in Whistler and Vancouver, B.C....'Quite honestly,
when I was diagnosed with my eye disease in ?86 I thought someday I?d
probably do the Paralympics...
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Westminster
and Holyrood must be made more accountable for sport
Herald Scotland - 2010-04-06 22:58
Battle
lines are drawn and we know the big date. Yet the seductive rhetoric poured
out around the election in recent weeks has done little to woo sport?s
constituency, apart from a couple of debates hosted by the sports media
itself.
It?s no coincidence that UK Sport confess that their Life After London
project is an attempt to plug the funding black hole into which it is feared
sport in Britain may fall after the Paralympics end in September
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How to Make
a Documentary: Story Development In this three-part series on How to Make a
Documentary, we will first look at Story Development, then investigate
Funding, Financing and Budgeting and finally loo
Video Maker - 2010-04-06 22:24
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In act two, we learn they will compete against Team Canada in the 2004 Paralympic
Games.
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I Use my
Mac For: Stand-Up Comedy!
Mac Format - 2010-04-06 20:17
Once
again, the interviewee for our ?I Use my Mac For? section sent us lots of
interesting information, which had to be heavily cut to fit on a single page.
They see a frail little disabled woman, and then I start talking about
hating the paralympians.
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TSN
Launches Masters App for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
PRnewswire Canada - 2010-04-06 19:58
- TSN
MOBILE: MASTERS LIVE delivers exclusive Canadian live mobile streaming of
Amen Corner, holes 15 and 16 and more for all four rounds - - TSN
Official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games and London 2012 Games of the Olympiad, TSN, a division of
CTVglobemedia, is Canada's Sports Leader and Canada's most-watched specialty
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Carbon
tools launched to help sector prepare for carbon critical future - 06 April
2010
Atkins - 2010-04-06 18:13
Atkins has
today (6 April) launched a comprehensive suite of tools which will help
organisations make decisions on how to reduce carbon ? both embodied and
operational ? and influence their design choices.
Atkins is the official engineering design services provider for the London
2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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StampNews.com:
Top 10 Most Interesting Sport-Themed Stamps of 2009
PR.com - 2010-04-06 18:00
--(PR.com)--
The editorial team of StampNews.com has prepared a new rating - Top 10 most
interesting sport-themed stamps of 2009. This is the first sports rate from
the StampNews.com company.
The stamps showcase the official Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic
Winter Games emblems as well as the three mascots:...Olympic stamps from
LondonThese stamps were issued by Royal Mail to celebrate the 2012 London
Olympic and Paralympic...
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London 2012
announces Tier Three gymnastics supplier
London 2012 - 2010-04-06 17:51
London
2012 announces Tier Three gymnastics supplier The London Organising Committee
of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today announced that
Gymnova has become a Tier Three sponsor of London 2012, the 28th domestic
sponsor overall.
London 2012 announces Tier Three gymnastics supplier The London Organising
Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today
announced that Gymnova has become a Tier Three sponsor of London 2012,
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Climbing
Kilimanjaro? That will be no problem for charity fundraisers An amputee and a
stroke victim are planning to climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro for
charity.
Portsmouth Today - 2010-04-06 17:02
An amputee
and a stroke victim are planning to climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro for
charity.
Mr Duff said he got involved with the charity climb after St Mary's
hospital arranged for him and a team of other amputees to compete at
LimbPower's Amputee Games last year - a Paralympic Games-style
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British
wheelchair stars out for London Marathon glory
Docklands24 - 2010-04-06 16:45
TWO former
London Marathon winners will be gunning to reclaim their titles at the
showpiece event later this month. Wheelchair athletes David Weir and Shelly
Woods both suffered disappointment in the 2009 race.
But the double Paralympic gold medallist feels he's in the kind of
form to win the London Marathon again on April 25.
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Canadian
photojournalists honoured
PRnewswire Canada - 2010-04-06 16:44
Today, the
News Photographers Association of Canada (NPAC) is pleased to recognize the
excellence represented in submissions by 125 of Canada's
For the past two years, he has worked for VANOC, planning the photographic
coverage for the 2010 Winter and Paralympic Games....Though recently
retired, Bob is still active in the photo community and was hired as one of
the venue Photo Managers during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic...
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Repurposing
Olympic Graphics
Big Picture - 2010-04-06 16:37
The Big
Picture Magazine The story you're reading appeared in this issue: The Big
Picture - April 2010 Also in this issue: Recommended Reading Sign Gallery 7
by the Editors of Signs of the Times Smart business owners know the value of
well-designed signs.
The building- and vehicle-wrap graphics supplied by 3M Canada for the 2010
Olympic Games as well as the Paralympic Winter Games were reclaimed
and recycled post-event, and turned into flooring
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Whitney
earns national medals
North Bay Nugget - 2010-04-06 16:21
The
thought of skiing down B.C.'s Mount Washington in heavy fog and racing
against Canada's Para Alpine athletes who competed in the 2010 Paralympics
might have been intimidating to some, but North Bay's Mike Whitney had a few
ideas of his own.
The thought of skiing down B.C.'s Mount Washington in heavy fog and racing
against Canada's Para Alpine athletes who competed in the 2010 Paralympics
might have been intimidating to some, but North
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Three books
for Collins
Chilliwack Times - 2010-04-06 16:02
Rick
Collins's cynicism isn't what it used to be. When Vancouver first won the
Winter Olympic bid in 2003, the Chilliwack photographer--a local newspaper
editor at the time--wasn't a fan of the Games and criticized the bid in
editorials.
the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games for three official
limited-edition commemorative books....Once the Games got under way, Collins
started work on a third project--With Glowing Hearts, a 500-page book...
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Love of
hockey prevailed through setbacks
Edmonton Journal - 2010-04-06 15:42
Hockey
helped keep Matt Cook's spirits alive. Now, after his death, we can all learn
something from the indomitable spirit displayed by the young man I knew as
Mattie. Cook died on Sunday following a valiant battle with cancer at the
tender age of 22.
After he rediscovered his love for hockey and made the Canadian Paralympic
sledge hockey team, he was dealt the ultimate blow, learning last year that
the cancer had spread to his lungs and he had only months to
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Olympic
heroes get the white hat treatment
Metronews - 2010-04-06 14:17
Robin
Kuniski/For Metro Calgary Jon Montgomery gives a big Calgary wave to the
crowd gathered at Olympic Plaza as the province celebrates the achievements
of all Albertans during the 2010 Winter games held in Vancouver.
The affable skeleton racer was one of several Olympic and Paralympic
athletes on hand for a special tribute at Olympic Plaza yesterday. ?Honestly,
I don?t think I will ever tire of the reception that
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Weir ready
to defend Paralympic titles
Your Local Guardian - 2010-04-06 14:13
CONTACT
US: Text your news or pictures (plus 'SLNEWS' or 'SLPICS') to 80360. David
Weir is spearheading the 27-strong GB athletics team taking on the rest of
the world at the BT Paralympic World Cup in May.
David Weir is spearheading the 27-strong GB athletics team taking on the
rest of the world at the BT Paralympic World Cup in May.Double Paralympic
champion Weir is joined by multiple British medallists including
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Inside edge
North Bay Nugget - 2010-04-06 13:22
Spring can
serve up some of the season's best -- and cheapest -- skiing, you've just got
to know where to look.
BRIT ISH COLUMBIA With the close of the Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games came a ton of new snow for Whistler as well as some deals on
ski-and-stay packages (the ski town is keen to keep the Olympic spirit
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Gold for
swimmer Matt Levy
Cumberland Courier - 2010-04-06 12:50
ALL-ROUND
PERFORMER: Matt Levy has won international medals in freestyle, butterfly and
breaststroke.Pictures: PAUL MELVILLE, SARA NIXON SWIMMER Matt Levy has struck
gold - again.
PAUL MELVILLE, SARA NIXON SWIMMER Matt Levy has struck gold - again.Levy
won a gold, two silver and a bronze at the recent International Paralympic
Australian Open Swimming Championships.
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Army
shortstop Moore a finalist for Sullivan Award
Record Online - 2010-04-06 12:35
Army
junior shortstop Clint Moore has been named one of six finalists for the AAU
Sullivan Award. Moore, a third-team all-American last season, is the only
college baseball player up for the award.
paralympic ultra-marathoner Amy Pamiero-Winters.
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USOC grant
will fund youth sports programs
NewsFirst5.com - 2010-04-06 11:58
The US
Olympic Committee is coming to the rescue of cash-strapped Colorado Springs.
The USOC gave the city a $250,000 grant that will fund youth sport and
recreation programs.
13 years), in cooperation with USA Swimming, the Downtown YMCA and
Community Centers Paralympic Sport Colorado Springs for youth with
physical disabilities and injured soldiers in cooperation with U.S.
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Paralympic
Games Explode Into Life
AllAfrica.com - 2010-04-06 11:44
Harare ?
THE 2010 National Paralympic Games explode into life tomorrow in Mutare with
hosts Manicaland hoping for a complete change of fortunes.
Harare ? THE 2010 National Paralympic Games explode into life
tomorrow in Mutare with hosts Manicaland hoping for a complete change of
fortunes.Manicaland, who came third last year in Masvingo, went into camp on
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370
athletes take part in Johor Special Olympics
thestar.com.my - 2010-04-06 11:30
MUAR: The
Sultan Ibrahim Stadium here recently created history when it staged Johor?s
first Special Olympics for disabled athletes.
The Sultan Ibrahim Stadium here recently created history when it staged
Johor?s first Special Olympics for disabled athletes.The meet, which
took place from March 22 to March 24attracted more than 370 athletes from
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London
Borough of Barking and Dagenham To Benefit from London 2012
eGov Monitor - 2010-04-06 11:17
Story
toolsYour feedback The Olympic Board has agreed a special package of measures
to help the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham receive maximum benefits
from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Story toolsYour feedback The Olympic Board has agreed a special package of
measures to help the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham receive maximum
benefits from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
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AmeriCU
hosts local athletes
Oneida Daily Dispatch - 2010-04-06 10:21
ROME ? The
month-long celebration of the annual Credit Union Youth Month for AmeriCU
Credit Union locations throughout its eight-county footprint will continue
through April 30.
Vancouver, British Columbia after
competing in the Paralympics.
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Running
notebook: Keeping our sport relevant all year long
Syracuse Online - 2010-04-06 10:03
Now that
we?ve recovered from NCAA?s March Madness and the winter Olympics, it?s time
for runners to start training, or increase our training for upcoming races.
Though winter sports don?
The Paralympics were held following the Winter Olympics, so the Run
with a Local program operated for almost two consecutive months.
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Organizers
whittle down vestiges of the Olympics
The Globe and Mail - 2010-04-06 10:01
VANOC
headquarters in Vancouver.
The Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre, where curling took place,
is being transformed into a new aquatic centre, a curling club with eight
sheets of ice, a hockey rink and community centre. ?The curling ice has
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25th Hour
campaign launched to inspire London 2012 legacy
Web Newswire - 2010-04-06 09:36
A
nationwide campaign which aims to use the inspirational power of the Olympic
and Paralympic Games to motivate the British public to give time in their
communities was unveiled today.
A nationwide campaign which aims to use the inspirational power of the
Olympic and Paralympic Games to motivate the British public to give
time in their communities was unveiled today.The 25th Hour campaign, which
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Kevin
Riordan: TURNING GRIT INTO GOLD
The Philadelphia Inquirer - 2010-04-06 09:19
Michael
'Bubba' Torres Jr. was 11 the first time he unfastened his prosthetic legs
and strapped himself into what's called a bucket. 'When I stepped onto the
ice,' he recalls, 'I fell in love with sled hockey.
Seven years later, Bubba - now a Riverside High School junior - has
brought home a gold medal from the 2010 Paralympics in
Vancouver....'Bubba has tremendous skills, and one of his greatest assets is
his speed,' Keith Blase, a member of the International Paralympic...
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Medvedev
warns against repeat of Vancouver debacle
Keep Media - 2010-04-06 09:05
Russia's
President Dmitry Medvedev, centre, walks with athletes during a grand
ceremony marking the official handover of host city duties to Sochi for the
2014 Winter Olympic Games, in Sochi.
The Olympic and Paralympic flags were carried from the airport on a
special train to the centre of Sochi for the ceremony at the Black Sea
resort....Russia's Olympic and Paralympic medalists then carried...
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