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Handikappidrott, Sverige (3 news)
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Kämpa - men inte för att få vara sjukskriven
 Aftonbladet - 2010-04-20 07:15
Christoffer Lindhe har skrivit
Vill man, så lyckas man på sin hemsida. Något som fler sjukpensionärer borde
ta efter.
handikappidrotten och samtidigt som mannen med den
deformerade foten och utan högerben dansar in i butiken för att handla mat.
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Askmolnet fortsätter skapa problem
Svenska Handikappidrottsförbundet - 2010-04-19 15:11
Flera idrottare fick ställa in
sina planerade resor till olika tävlingar i slutet av förra veckan. En av dem
var skytten Jonas Jacobsson som var på väg till årets första världscuptävling
i Peking tillsammans med övriga landslagsskyttar.
Skyttar hoppas på flyget De svenska skyttarna ska åka till Turkiet för
världscup i luftgevär och kval till Paralympics.
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Rekordstor pott på Olympiatravet
Svenska Handikappidrottsförbundet - 2010-04-19 13:40
Några av paralympierna på plats på
Åby var Simon Jacobsen, Linnea Ottosson Eide, Anders Olsson, Håkan Axelsson,
Oskar Kuus och Fatmir Seremeti. Här tillsammans med Kari Marklund och ATG:s
vd Remy Nilsson.
Några av paralympierna på plats på Åby var Simon Jacobsen, Linnea
Ottosson Eide, Anders Olsson, Håkan Axelsson, Oskar Kuus och Fatmir
Seremeti....Tommy Holl) Svenska Handikappidrottsförbundet och Sveriges
Paralympiska...
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Intl news (43 news)
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Mourners farewell mother of paralympian star
Otago Daily Times - 2010-04-20 08:01
Home » News » Dunedin About 800
people attended the funeral of Taieri woman Gayle Hall, the mother of
paralympian gold medalist Adam Hall, in Mosgiel, today.
Home » News » Dunedin About 800 people attended the funeral of Taieri
woman Gayle Hall, the mother of paralympian gold medalist Adam Hall,
in Mosgiel, today.Mrs Hall (48), a midwife and mother of two, died in a car
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Star athlete's mother farewelled (Newstalk ZB)
Yahoo! News Australia - 2010-04-20 06:49
Around 800 people in Mosgiel are
attending the funeral for Gayle Hall, the mother of Dunedin's paralympic
champion Adam Hall.The 48-year-old died last week in a car crash after
dropping her gold medalist son at the airport.
Around 800 people in Mosgiel are attending the funeral for Gayle Hall, the
mother of Dunedin's paralympic champion Adam Hall.The 48-year-old died
last week in a car crash after dropping her gold medalist son at the
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Adam Hall pays tribute to his mother
stuff.co.nz - 2010-04-20 06:43
Paralympic gold medallist Adam Hall
paid tribute to his mother Gayle Hall, widely-known as the queen of
everything.
Paralympic gold medallist Adam Hall paid tribute to his
mother Gayle Hall, widely-known as the queen of everything.Around 800
attended her Mosgiel funeral, officiated by JP Eric Hyslop, where the
tributes flowed
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Hundreds farewell paralympic champion's mum
ONE News - 2010-04-20 06:32
Source: Gayle and Adam Hall
celebrate his gold medal at the Vancouver Paralympics Close to 800 people
have turned up to the funeral for Gayle Hall, the mother of Dunedin's
paralympic champion Adam Hall.
Gayle and Adam Hall celebrate his gold medal at the Vancouver Paralympics
Close to 800 people have turned up to the funeral for Gayle Hall, the mother
of Dunedin's paralympic champion Adam Hall.The 48-year-old
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Dupre named COC CEO
Ottawa Sun - 2010-04-20 05:58
TORONTO - The new head of the
Canadian Olympic Committee pledges to work as hard as the country's
high-performance athletes to help push the organization to new heights.
"I still believe there are inefficiencies in the system and
duplication in the system and I think we can maximize the resources moving
forward and that's not only with the COC and (Canadian Paralympic
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Kim Yu-na Donates for Rights of the Disabled
Digital Chosun - 2010-04-20 05:39
Olympic figure skating champion
Kim Yu-na plans to donate her W40 million fee for appearing in a radio
campaign for the rights of the disabled to the Korea Foundation for Persons
with Disabilities (US$=1,121).
Vancouver Winter Paralympics.
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Interview: Old expo hand has sage advice for
Shanghai
People's Daily Online - 2010-04-20 05:09
Shanghai's upcoming hosting of the
World Expo is a 'marvelous legacy in the making' that will benefit the city
for generations to come, the former head of the 1986 Vancouver Expo has said.
Paralympian athlete who in 1985 undertook a two-year,
round-the-world wheelchair trip to raise money for spinal cord injury
research, said he had been to Shanghai on three occasions.
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Group worries over HIV/AIDS trend among the disabled
Nigeria Guardian - 2010-04-20 04:56
THE Centre for Citizens with
Disability (CCD) is worried that the number of HIV positive persons living
with disability might grow if unchecked.
The Secretary-General of the Nigeria Paralympics committee, Dr
Simon Ebhojiaye commended the CCD for organizing the event and urged the
disable to take advantage of the opportunity to know their HIV/AIDS
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Special greeting for athletes
East Torrens Messenger - 2010-04-20 04:53
Cheers ... The South Australian
team parades at the Dome at the Special Olympics opening ceremony.
The South Australian team parades at the Dome at the Special Olympics
opening ceremony.ABOUT 5000 people cheered on Australia?s best intellectually
disabled athletes as they marched proudly into the Dome at Findon
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£1,000 grants for top young athletes
Scotsman - 2010-04-20 04:31
HUNDREDS of young athletes were
awarded £1,000 grants yesterday to help realise their dream of competing at
the Olympics.Another 276 athletes, mostly teenagers in the early stages of
their careers, were given funds.
funds.The Lloyds TSB Local Heroes scheme has backed 589 British Olympic
and Paralympic hopefuls since its launch in 2008.
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New Vancouver Art Gallery show depicts B.C. through
artists' eyes
Vancouver Sun - 2010-04-20 04:17
Visions of British Columbia: A
Landscape Manual Where: Vancouver Art Gallery When: Opens Saturday, to April
18 Admission: $7 to $19.50, free from Feb. 12 to 28 VANCOUVER -- British
Columbia is a crack house, a murder in the snow, and lush forest growth.
Visitors expected during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games will
be drawn to the site by the thousands to Leonardo da Vinci:
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An investment long overdue
Joon Ang Ilbo - 2010-04-20 04:06
At the Winter Paralympics in
Vancouver in March, Korean curling team leader Kim Hak-sung won a silver
medal. Kim had his legs injured at work when he was in his early 20s.
At the Winter Paralympics in Vancouver in March, Korean curling
team leader Kim Hak-sung won a silver medal....Seo Borami, who became the
first Korean paralympic female athlete to finish the entire...
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Media Advisory - Montreal Olympic and Paralympic
Athlete Parade Detail Unveiling
PRnewswire Canada - 2010-04-20 03:21
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Time: 11:00 a.m. Location: City Hall, Salon Maisonneuve 275, Notre-Dame East
St.
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Time: 11:00 a.m. Location: City Hall, Salon
Maisonneuve 275, Notre-Dame East St., Montreal.
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Dupree named to U.S. team for World Championships
in August
Apex Herald - 2010-04-20 02:30
Paralympic swimmer Tucker Dupree,
who won six Gold Medals at the Can-Am National Championships in San Antonio
last month, has been named to the United
Paralympic swimmer Tucker Dupree, who won six Gold Medals at
the Can-Am National Championships in San Antonio last month, has been named
to the United. ...States team that will compete in the 2010 International
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Maryland law firm serving Northern Virginia,
Maryland and D.C. continues its steady growth
dBusinessNews.com - 2010-04-20 01:30
- ChasenBoscolo Injury Lawyers is
pleased to announce the addition of four new talented associates to the
firm's growing staff in Greenbelt.
ChasenBoscolo concentrates on auto accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle
accidents, District of Columbia negligence claims, maritime injuries, social
security disability, athletic injuries, pedestrian
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WASHINGTON-AREA PERSONAL INJURY LAW FIRM LAUNCHES
EFFORT TO EDUCATE CLIENTS ABOUT DISTRACTED DRIVING AND PEDESTRIAN TEXTING
dBusinessNews.com - 2010-04-20 01:30
Baltimore - Injury law firm
serving Northern Virginia, Maryland and D.C. cautions area residents on the
legal consequences of distracted driving and promotes prevention: Greenbelt,
MD.
ChasenBoscolo concentrates on auto accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle
accidents, District of Columbia negligence claims, maritime injuries, social
security disability, athletic injuries, pedestrian
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Gurpreet Singh: Mainstream media ignore diverse
voices in Indo-Canadian community
Georgia Straight - 2010-04-20 00:06
The Surrey Vaisakhi parade
organized under the aegis of the Dashmesh Darbar Sikh Temple once again
attracted the media attention after a temple official warned two elected
politicians to come to the parade at their own risk.
City of Vancouver spent $554 million on 2010 Olympics and Paralympics
Comments (14) 5.
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Lakers to host NCAA's Lake Superior State in
2010-11
North Bay Nugget - 2010-04-20 00:00
The Nipissing Lakers will play
host to NCAA Division One hockey next season, with a planned two-game visit
from the Lake Superior State Lakers.
Sledge hockey is growing big-time, thanks to the Paralympics.
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6pm newscast April 16, 2010
Online Pioneer - 2010-04-19 22:41
Damage is estimated at 20-thousand
dollars.
Twenty seven days of Olympic and Paralympic sports have cost the
city of Vancouver more than half of what it takes to run the city itself for
a year.
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Church still seeks more than gold
B.C. Catholic - 2010-04-19 22:15
John Furlong says he is 'just
exhausted.' He may not be getting much of a rest, though. The man responsible
for heading Vancouverâ??s successful Olympics is now being touted as a
possible candidate for Mayor of Vancouver or Governor General of Canada.
The Olympics and Paralympics united the Christian community in a
new and powerful way, said Karen Reed, executive director of More Than Gold,
the network of churches and ministries that mobilized Christians into
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London 2012: Elite-thinking now can help make an
Olympic champion
The Telegraph - 2010-04-19 21:20
Performance consultant Simon
Crampton worked with the teenagers as part of the Lloyds TSB Local Heroes
scheme in helping shape their thinking.
The seminar also featured parents of athletes, double Olympic swimming
champion Rebecca Adlingtons mother Kay and Paralympic swimming gold
medallist Ellie Simmondss mother Val, plus former Olympic
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London 2012 mourns sudden passing of David Morris
London 2012 - 2010-04-19 20:54
London 2012 mourns sudden passing
of David Morris The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) today
announced with great sadness that staff member David Morris passed away in
hospital over the weekend.
'In particular, he pioneered the "Paralympic Inclusive
Environment" which garnered widespread support across LOCOG and beyond.
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Blythe Liggins starts sports department
Birmingham Post - 2010-04-19 20:04
Leamington law firm Blythe Liggins
has launched a new sports law department to look after the legal interests of
a number of sporting individuals, teams and organisations.
the top level in dressage and is The Petplan 2009 Medium Open National
Champion; and Ruth MacCarthy, still only 24, who is one of Great Britain?s
rising hopes for dressage in the 2012 Paralympics.
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Emotional John Furlong delivers last major speech
as Vanoc boss
Calgary Herald - 2010-04-19 19:57
On 10 occasions over the years
John Furlong has given a speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade.
But with the Olympics and Paralympics barely a month old now, it's
too early to decide anything.
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Ski Club rep takes on Home to Rome Cycle Challenge
Ski Club of Great Britain - 2010-04-19 18:54
Ski Club rep Roger Hones is
cycling from Chester to Rome next month to raise money for the Combined
Services Disabled Ski Team Roger has been training daily in preparation for
the challenge The event covers over 1000 miles from Luton to Rome.
Canada for the Winter Paralympics.
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Photos: Vanoc head to attend memorial for Georgian
luger
Vancouver Sun - 2010-04-19 18:48
TO VIEW PHOTOS, CLICK HERE.
========WHISTLER â?' Vanoc president John Furlong will attend a memorial for
Nodar Kumaritashvili, the Georgian luger killed Feb. 12 in a training
accident on the opening day of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
12 in a training accident on the opening day of the Vancouver 2010
Olympics.Furlong rearranged his appearance at the closing ceremony of the
Winter Paralympics on short notice in order to make the long journey
to
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Go Dales! is inspired by the Olympics
Daelnet - 2010-04-19 18:04
More than 200 young people will be
descending on Yorkshire Waterâ??s Thruscross Reservoir near Harrogate next
month for a day of adventure organised
inspired by the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games....Seb Coe, Chair
of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games, said:...I am proud that, with the help of partners such as the
Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, we are delivering on our vision to
use the power of the Olympic Games and Paralympic...
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Welbourn lowers European Record
British Paralympic Association - 2010-04-19 18:03
Robert Welbourn broke his own
European record as Britain's top swimmers impressed with a number of strong
performances on the first day of the British International Disability
Championships in Sheffield.
Double Paralympic Champion Eleanor Simmonds won her first medal of
the competition in the women's 400m Freestyle....'Apart from the Paralympics
this is our biggest competition and I am going to focus now on making sure...
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Family aims high as Games begin
Adelaide Now - 2010-04-19 17:43
SHEIDOW Park twins Brad and Wayne
Kinross can't wait for the Special Olympics National Games to start in
Adelaide today - even if it means taking orders from their big sister Teresa.
The Kinross boys were among 850 intellectually disabled athletes
from across Australia who chanted and cheered their way into The Dome at
Findon for the opening ceremony yesterday.
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Copy of LGA Update on the 2010 Olympic Games &
Paralympic Games - February 2010
Firstonline - 2010-04-19 17:28
The February 2010 edition of the
lGA 2010
The February 2010 edition of the lGA 2010. ...bulletin.
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Record Boston win for Van Dyk
Sport24.co.za - 2010-04-19 17:27
Cape Town - South African
Paralympic star, Ernst van Dyk, has won the wheelchair division at the 114th
Boston Marathon on Monday. It was Van Dyk's ninth victory in the race, making
him the all-time winningest Boston Marathon competitor.
South African Paralympic star, Ernst van Dyk, has won the
wheelchair division at the 114th Boston Marathon on Monday.
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UK & Coventry Business: Website shows how firms
can cash in on London Olympics
Coventry Telegraph - 2010-04-19 16:24
ORGANISATIONS in Coventry and
Warwickshire can learn how to capitalise on the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games with the launch of a new website designed to support the UK tourism
industry. The website ? www.tourism2012games.org
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ORGANISATIONS in Coventry and Warwickshire can learn how to capitalise on
the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games with the launch of a new website
designed to support the UK tourism industry.
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Healthy eating is tasty eating
Vancouver Province - 2010-04-19 16:06
Toronto-based dietitian and author
Liz Pearson thinks Canadians have lost their love for food. It's an ironic
statement considering the statistics about how many of us are overweight or
obese.
And as we compare ourselves with the Olympians and Paralympians who
recently showcased their awe-inspiring athleticism, Pearson says we average
folk could take a page from the athletes' nutrition book.
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Contest seeks Yorks top design talent
Yorkshire Evening Post - 2010-04-19 14:13
DESIGNERS with golden aspirations
are urged to submit their last minute entries to a competition that could put
them on a Leeds ladder to fame.
This year it also features a 'North's Inspired' category which challenges
students to respond to the values and themes of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games.
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Tanni stuck abroad and tweeting
BBC - 2010-04-19 14:05
Former Paralympian, Baroness tanni
Grey-Thompson, has fallen victim to the volcanic ash cloud and is one of the
many thousands of Brits stuck overseas due to the no fly zone across much of
northern Europe.
Former Paralympian, Baroness tanni Grey-Thompson, has fallen victim
to the volcanic ash cloud and is one of the many thousands of Brits stuck
overseas due to the no fly zone across much of northern Europe.She's in
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VANOC and Whistler 2010 Sport Legacies Society
comment on International Luge Federation (FIL) report on death of Olympian
Nodar Kumaritashvili
PRnewswire Canada - 2010-04-19 13:31
VANCOUVER, April 19 /CNW/ - The
Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC)
and Whistler 2010 Sport Legacies Society
The Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter
Games (VANOC) and Whistler 2010 Sport Legacies Society. ...today commented on
a report filed publicly by the international Luge Federation on
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London to host World Championships in 2011
More than the games - 2010-04-19 13:06
UK SPORT'S promise to bring world
class events to the UK in the run-up to London 2012 continues to deliver as
Badminton England announced they will host the BWF World Championships in
August 2011.
stage a world class event on average every two weeks in the run-up to 2012
with 64 events covering 30 different Olympic and Paralympic sports at
a cost of around £32m.
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BRITISH OPEN COUNTDOWN - PLAYER FOCUS ON BEN
QUILTER
British Judo Association - 2010-04-19 12:52
Ben Quilter will enter his first
competition as a VI World Champion when he competes at the British Open on
the weekend of Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th May.
I?ll make sure I do the preparation and hopefully the members of the
British team will all do well. ?Everything I?m doing, the events and training
is all working towards the Paralympics and that?s my
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Arson suspected as blaze destroys department store
Cambridge News - 2010-04-19 10:29
A FIRE in a department store has
destroyed the ground floor of the building. AN elderly woman suffered minor
injuries after being robbed in Huntingdon.
PARALYMPIAN Fran Williamson made a successful return from
injury by winning gold at the British International Disability Championships
in Sheffield.
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Olympische Winter-Jugendspiele 2016
FinanzNachrichten.de - 2010-04-19 10:24
Der Vorstand des NOC hat im
Hinblick auf eine mgliche Bewerbung fr die Ausrichtung der olympischen
Winter-Jugenspiele in Norwegen und Lillehammer auf seiner Sitzung vom 15.
Das Norwegische Olympische und Paralympische Komitee und
Sportbndnis (NOC) wird seine Gesprche mit norwegischen Regierungsstellen und
Regionalbehrden fortsetzen, um die Mglichkeiten fr eine Ausrichtung
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Senior creative team join the Foxp2 laboratory
Biz Community - 2010-04-19 09:51
Gavin Williams and Michael ?Gypsy?
Lees-Rolfe have joined advertising agency FoxP2 as a senior creative team.
Paralympics campaign.
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Judo title is a GB first for student Ben
Chichester Observer - 2010-04-19 09:11
A student from the University of
Chichester has become Britain's first visually-impaired judo champion for 12
years.Ben Quilter, 28, won gold at the World Judo Championships in Turkey,
beating Iran's Eigdar Habiboll in the 60kg weight category.
But his mind has already turned to preparations for the 2012 Paralympics
in London...."I have a number of domestic and international competitions
between now and 2012, but I will be ranked number one going into the Paralympics...
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Ndanusa Heads Wheel-chair Tennis Federation
This Day Online - 2010-04-19 08:54
While the succession problem at
the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) yet to be resolved, immediate past
Chairman of National Sports Commission, (NSC)
Wheelchair Tennis Federation of Nigeria, an affiliate of Nigeria Paralympics
Committee (NPC).
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