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Handikappidrott, Sverige (1 news)
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`Inget svenskt lag kan stoppa oss`
 Expressen - 2010-04-18 12:08
Inget svenskt lag kan stoppa
oss`...till Tomas Åkerberg, 41, som i dag spelar sista matchen i
rullstolsligan i basket för sitt Norrköping Dolphins. Siktet är instället på
SM-guld - och landslagsspelaren Åkerberg är självsäker.
Har spelat 230 landskamper och varit med på fyra Paralympics.
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Intl news (27 news)
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Teen vaulter gets ticket to Games
Times Live South Africa - 2010-04-19 08:06
Liz Parnov is the youngest athlete
in the team after posting a personal best of 4.40 metres to take her first
senior national pole vault title at the selection trials in Perth last
weekend.
Athletics Australia said a team of up to 90 able-bodied and disability
athletes is expected to be named in the final squad, to be announced
after August 15.
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Murphy spurs on Paralympians
Evening Herald - 2010-04-19 07:24
Search Query: Herald.ie Web Search
With training already under way for the 2012 Paralympics, the Paralympic
Council of Ireland is celebrating 50 years of paralympic sport in the
country.
Herald.ie Web Search With training already under way for the 2012 Paralympics,
the Paralympic Council of Ireland is celebrating 50 years of paralympic
sport in the country.At the Renault Ireland 2012 squad's
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Mother of Paralympian gold medallist dies in crash
Scoop - 2010-04-19 06:39
There are calls to dump the 'full
licence' driving test altogether after a 3 News investigation revealed
hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders have been on their learner or
restricted licences for years.
There are calls to dump the 'full licence' driving test altogether after a
3 News investigation revealed hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders have
been on their learner or restricted licences for
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Tennis' Hopman Cup in doubt
stuff.co.nz - 2010-04-19 06:10
The future of the Hopman Cup has
been thrown into massive doubt, after the ABC confirmed today it would not be
renewing its free-to-air coverage of the event.
'While we acknowledge the organisers have gone to some lengths to make the
event more attractive to audiences, ABC Television is pursuing a strategic
direction that focuses on women's, regional and Paralympic
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Soldier gets birds eye view of Olympic Park
Stratford & Newham Express - 2010-04-19 06:05
A SOLDIER who lost his leg in a
near fatal Taliban bomb blast was invited to get a bird's eye view of the
Olympic Park- then vowed to get into the 2012 Paralympic swimming squad.
A SOLDIER who lost his leg in a near fatal Taliban bomb blast was invited
to get a bird's eye view of the Olympic Park- then vowed to get into the 2012
Paralympic swimming squad.Newham Council treated Lance Corp
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Commonwealth Games Baton passes through Parramatta
Cumberland Courier - 2010-04-19 05:51
Kristie Pond, Nathan Hindmarsh and
Nathan Cayless start the baton's journey from Harris Park to Parramatta
PARRAMATTA became the first Australian city
It was then carried a short distance down Wigram and Stations Sts by
runners which included Parramatta Sportsperson of the Year, paralympian
Kristy Pond, Eels player Nathan Cayless and Nathan Hindmarsh,
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Celebrating the positive influence of coaches
Hanover Post - 2010-04-19 04:54
In the afterglow of the 2010
Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver, Canadians have been inspired to
get off the couch and make a positive difference in their communities.
In the afterglow of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games in
Vancouver, Canadians have been inspired to get off the couch and make a
positive difference in their communities.As a new generation of young
athletes
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Disabled solo yachtsman eyes bigger prize
ABC Online - 2010-04-19 02:42
A quadriplegic yachtsman on a
record attempt to sail solo around Australia says he has passed the toughest
leg. Jamie Dunross set out from Western Australia 15 days ago and arrived in
Hobart on his first stop last night.
The Paralympic gold medallist says his long-term goal is to sail
solo around the world.
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Disabled athlete gets deportation reprieve
The Independent - 2010-04-19 01:05
Even giant clouds of volcanic
smoke have silver linings for some people at least.
He represented Britain at a paraplegic tournament in 1995 and was also
selected for the Great Britain team at the 1996 Paralympics in Atlanta
but was unable to attend.
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Crisp fries another record to book IPC Worlds berth
More than the games - 2010-04-18 23:43
ParalympicsSummer SportsPost a
comment JAMES Crisp continued his record breaking form with another national
best at the British International Disability Swimming Championship in
Sheffield.
ParalympicsSummer SportsPost a comment JAMES Crisp continued
his record breaking form with another national best at the British
International Disability Swimming Championship in Sheffield.IMPRESSIVE:
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Nestor and Zimonjic Complete Repeat in Monte-Carlo
OurSports Central - 2010-04-18 23:18
- Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON) and
his Serbian partner Nenad Zimonjic successfully defended their title on
Sunday at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000
event.
Tennis Canada is a proud member of the International Tennis Federation,
the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympics Committee and
the International Wheelchair Tennis Association, and serves to
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Ted Laturnus
Georgia Straight - 2010-04-18 21:14
1. La Roux at the Commodore
Comments (17) 2. Women issue warning in East Vancouver about sex offender
Martin Tremblay Comments (15) 3. City of Vancouver spent $554 million on 2010
Olympics and Paralympics Comments (13) 4.
City of Vancouver spent $554 million on 2010 Olympics and Paralympics
Comments (13) 4.Roger Clarke:
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Report: Vancouver's bill for games more than $500M
Minneapolis Star Tribune - 2010-04-18 20:21
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -
Hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games cost Vancouver only slightly less
than it takes to run the city itself for an entire year. A report going
before the city council next week estimates the city spent $727.
Hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games cost Vancouver only
slightly less than it takes to run the city itself for an entire year.
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Check out This Empowering Book!
Seventeen.com - 2010-04-18 19:46
GIRLS INC. PRESENTS: YOU'RE
AMAZING! - CLAIRE MYSKO A solution to gender stereotypes and mixed messages,
GIRLS INC. PRESENTS: YOU'RE AMAZING!
Packed with Girls Inc. activities, quizzes, insight from girls and older
teens, and advice from women role models including a NASA engineer, female
bloggers, MTV's SuChin Pak, and Paralympic athlete
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An evening with gypsies
Mississauga News - 2010-04-18 18:02
Mississauga violinist Adrian
Anantawan was just a sample of the talent on hand last night during Gypsy
Night. The event at the Great Hall of the Unitarian Congregation of
Mississauga on South Service Rd.
Anantawan recently returned from performing with the Vancouver Symphony
for the opening ceremonies of the Paralympics.
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SA sets 14 qualifying times for Commonwealth Games
SABC - 2010-04-18 17:57
The Telkom Senior National
Swimming Championships ended in Durban on a positive note today. Fourteen qualifying
times are set for the Commonwealth Games in India later this year. At the end
of a long week the contenders picked up the pace.
Multiple paralympics gold medalist and world record holder Natalie
Du Toit put in a number of star performances.
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Sponsor Spotlight - BP Sponsors Team USA Reception,
FIFA World Cup New Sponsor
Around The Rings - 2010-04-18 17:51
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reception in Washington, D.C. ... FIFA lands its final 2010 sponsor ... TOP
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Paralympics a Success -...TOP Sponsor Atos Origin says Paralympics
were a success ...more Olympic Newsdesk --
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London opens ticket process for 2012 Olympics
Reading Eagle - 2010-04-18 16:45
LONDON - An extra 300,000 tickets
will be available for the London Olympics, bringing the total to 8 million,
and organizers promise that venues will be packed to the rafters in 2012.
Along with the extra 300,000 tickets for the Olympics, an additional
500,000 will be made available for the Paralympics, which will have 2
million tickets available....The ticketing announcement came the day after
the close of the 2010 Winter Paralympics...
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Holland's Den Dulk unstoppable on, off tennis court
PensacolaNewsJournal.com - 2010-04-18 16:45
p.m. Saturday, Nicole Den Dulk
finally took to a tennis court at Roger Scott Tennis Center. The 29-year-old
Holland native had been eagerly awaiting her consolation match against Glen
Singletary since about noon. Den Dulk isn't one for waiting.
Aside from competing in wheelchair tennis and riding horses, Den Dulk
recently made Holland's handcycling team and hopes to compete in the 2012 Paralympics
in London....I do quite a lot to make sure I make it to the Paralympics...
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After the World Cup, the World Blind Football
Championship
The Independent - 2010-04-18 13:37
The draw for the 2010 World Blind
Football Championship has been finalized at London's Wembley Stadium by Sir
Trevor Brooking, the FA's Director of
set-ups, as well as attracting the interest of Britain's Paralympic
venue committee and several top paralympic athletes as well.
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Russia hopes to learn from Canada's Own The Podium
program
Vancouver Sun - 2010-04-18 13:34
VANCOUVER â?' Russia wants to take
some of the most successful elements of Canada's Own The Podium program and
use it to help rebuild a national team
The mediocre results of the Russian Olympic team, which finished sixth
overall at the Vancouver Olympics but first at the Paralympics,
infuriated President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir
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British swim duo set new records
BBC - 2010-04-18 11:58
Stephens has competed at two
Paralympic Games Simon Miller and Anthony Stephens both set new British records
on day two of the British International Disability Swimming Championships in
Sheffield.
Stephens has competed at two Paralympic Games Simon Miller and
Anthony Stephens both set new British records on day two of the British
International Disability Swimming Championships in Sheffield.Miller, who
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Program offers judo to visually impaired children
WLS Chicago - 2010-04-18 11:33
(CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Did you know
that judo is the number one individually practiced sport in the world? It is
also a popular sport among athletes who are blind and visually impaired.
Paralympics judo class....I' m hoping, one day, some of
these kids will be in the Paralympics," Tono said....Paralympics
judo is part of the Summer Games.
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Local takes over national para-alpine ski team
Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin - 2010-04-18 11:27
A Collingwood ski coach has taken
over Canada's para-alpine ski team. Brianne Law, a World Cup coach with
Canada's Para-Alpine Ski Team for the past three years, is the new athletic
director of the association.
two seasons with the Ontario Ski Team/ A media release stated she will
focus on building off the momentum created following the 2010 Paralympic
Winter Games in which the team captured 13 of the 19
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Paralympian shares message with Bowmanville kids
Newsdurhamregion.com - 2010-04-18 10:55
Sledge hockey goaltender Paul
Rosen visits Vincent Massey Public School BOWMANVILLE -- A Team Canada sledge
hockey player recently shared his thoughts on life with students of a
Bowmanville elementary school.
Paralympic Games, came to Vincent Massey Public School to
talk to the students....He went on to play in the Paralympics three
times, in 2002, 2006 and this year....He also played in the world
championships five times, and was ranked the top sledge hockey goaltender
after this year's Paralympic...
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Top-class athletes backed by FANS scheme
Hereford Times - 2010-04-18 10:37
HEREFORDSHIRE?S high-performance
athletes will soon be submitting their applications for next year?s Free
Access for National Sports People (FANS) scheme.
The scheme has no age limitations, is available for disability athletes
and open to all sports recognised by Sport England.
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Boilermakers dump Lions, halt Heaths hitting streak
Centre Daily Times - 2010-04-18 10:23
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. A four-run
first inning was enough Saturday to lift Purdue past the Penn State baseball
team 6-4 in Game 2 of its weekend series.
Penn State studentAndrew Pillotcompeted in the paralympian division
of the prestigious Mt.
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