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Handikappidrott, Sverige (4 news)
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Resultat 11 maj
 Dagbladet Sundsvall - 2010-05-12 06:05
basket NBA-slutspel Kvartsfinal 4
i bäst av 7 Utah-LA Lakers 96-111 LA Lakers vidare med 4-0 i matcher.
Atlanta-Orlando 84-98 Orlando vidare med 4-0 i matcher.
Alnö IF 1 0 0 1 1-7 0. handikappidrott.
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Lions kulturstipendium till Krister Dahlström
Helagotland - 2010-05-12 04:19
På fredag kväll överlämnar de tre
Lions-klubbarna på Gotland sitt årliga kulturstipendium till gitarristen
Krister Dahlström vid en ceremoni på Wisby Strand då Lions genomför sitt
riksmöte den 14-15 maj med ett antal seminarier.
Lions kommer också att dela ut Bragdlejonet för en prestation inom handikappidrotten
och överlämna en gunga till barnavdelningen på Visby lasarett.
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Bra bredd, men lite ridsport
Norrtelje Tidning - 2010-05-11 14:28
NORRTÄLJE NT-sporten har tittat på
vad vi skrev om under 2009. Är det för mycket fotboll och speedway? Läs och
kommentera.
cykel, segling, handikappidrott, motion, gymnastik, kommunala
nyheter och månadens tyckare. **I övrig MC ingår cross, roadracing, enduro.
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Lina Watz är på väg mot VM
Nya Wermlands-Tidningen - 2010-05-11 12:03
Handikappidrott: SM i simning
Värmland har begåvats med en ny stor simtalang. Lina Watz, 14, får av allt
att döma göra sällskap med nestorn Anders Olsson till VM i Holland.
Handikappidrott:
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Intl news (46 news)
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Kieler Woche: Complete German national team will be
competing in Kiel
BYM News - 2010-05-12 08:15
Together with Audi, HSH Nordbank,
Veolia and boot Dsseldorf at optimal course - Fight of surfing generations -
Sailing, sailing and even more sailing
From 19 to 23 June ten Olympic classes and the Paralympic class
2.4mR will be on the race courses of Kieler Woche, until the 15 international
classes will take over from 24 -
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Aussie budget crumbs: Spend some, spend some more
National Business Review - 2010-05-12 06:29
In a lesson for well-intentioned
but badly managed government handout programmes, Australian taxpayers will
fork out almost half a billion dollars to fix up the botched roof insulation
scheme.
Meanwhile, Australia's top athletes are being lavished with even more
taxpayer largesse, taking the total spending to $A1.2 billion over the period
leading up to the 2012 London Olympic Games and Paralympics.
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Photos: Pride, passion, music and fireworks at
Paralympic closing ceremony celebrations
Vancouver Sun - 2010-05-12 05:29
closing ceremony becomes the
second ... largefeatureThe Games are over and the athletes and ... The Games
are over and the athletes and officials said goodbye with a celebration in
Whistler.
The Games are over and the athletes and officials said goodbye with a
celebration in Whistler.March 21, 2010 An Inuit blanket toss is performed at
the Paralympic closing ceremony....Photo Click photoClick(pos, count,
url, eventText) arrPhoto(3) arrCaption(3) ' mayor Gregor Robertson hands the Paralympic...
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Swimming Australia welcomes funding..
Australian Swimming - 2010-05-12 04:55
Swimming Australia has welcomed
the federal government announcement of increased funding for sport, which
will help swimming improve its place on the international stage and continue
to be Australias most successful Olympic sport.
Swimming Australia is now looking forward to working with the federal
government, Australian Sports Commission, Australian Olympic Committee,
Australian Paralympic Committee and Australian Commonwealth Games
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AOC says budget 'ticks all the boxes'
ABC Online - 2010-05-12 04:07
Very pleased ... John Coates
Australian Olympic Committee boss John Coates says the Federal Government's
record funding boost to sport will ensure Australia's Olympic team will
compete on an equal footing with its rivals into the future.
"There's an emphasis on community sport and participation, Indigenous
sport, girls in sport, our Paralympians have all been
acknowledged," he said...."This will allow us to hold onto more of
our coaches but also support our athletes as they train hard to go out there
both at the London Olympics Paralympics...
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SkyTrain car named after Vancouver Olympic boss
Vancouver Sun - 2010-05-12 02:49
Car number 308 â?? one of the
region's new Mark II railcars â?? has been designated "In The Olympic
Spirit of John Furlong" after the head of the Vancouver Olympic
Organizing Committee.
The public face of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympics Olympic Games
was granted a rare honour Tuesday with a specially marked SkyTrain car in his
name.
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McPherson touched a lot of lives
Edmonton Journal - 2010-05-12 02:27
When Gary McPherson died from
liver cancer at the age of 63 during the weekend, Edmonton and Alberta lost a
great leader in the area of disabled sports.On a personal level, I lost a
great friend.
Since wheelchair basketball was a great way to show the skills of disabled
athletes in an entertaining way, McPherson embraced the opportunity.He
treated the Northern Lights as a semi-professional team, rather than
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Public lecture: Developing Evidence-based Systems
of Classification in Paralympic Sport
The University Of Queensland - 2010-05-12 01:26
May 2010 1:00pm - 2:00pm 219 (St
Lucia) The Paralympic Games is one of the largest sporting events in the
world - more than 1.6 million people went to the Beijing games and many
millions more watched television coverage.
2:00pm 219 (St Lucia) The Paralympic Games is one of the largest
sporting events in the world - more than 1.6 million people went to the
Beijing games and many millions more watched television coverage.Competition
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Free accessible sports show this Sunday
Soo Today - 2010-05-12 01:07
EWS RELEASE SAULT ACCESSIBLE
SPORTS COUNCIL ********************** Everyone Welcome To Attend Free
Accessible Sports Show Sault Ste Marie Accessible
A proud member of the Canadian Paralympic Committee, the
organization's mission is to provide parallel opportunities in sport for
athletes with a physical disability....Paralympian Steve Daniel, from
Sudbury, Ontario,...
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Recently I was fortunate to hear a great message
about success. more...
Fiji Times - 2010-05-12 00:52
Recently I was fortunate to hear a
great message about success. Our society, it seems, measures success mostly
on the strength of winning.
His message brought to mind a great story about a foot race involving disabled
athletes.
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Could Taekwondo be in the Paralympics?
London 2012 - 2010-05-12 00:47
One of the questions I get asked
the most about Taekwondo, a full contact combat sport originating from South
Korea, is 'will it be in the Paralympics?'.
One of the questions I get asked the most about Taekwondo, a full contact
combat sport originating from South Korea, is 'will it be in the Paralympics?'.Most
people's perceptions are that combat sports and the
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BCLC Recognized as 'World Leader' in Responsible
Gambling
Yahoo! Finance - 2010-05-12 00:17
'In the Province of B.C. we have
worked hard to develop responsible gambling strategies and programs which
promote healthy, informed choices,' said Minister of Housing and Social
Development, Rich Coleman.
BCLC is an Official Supporter of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games.
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Rollers are ready to roll
Cumberland Courier - 2010-05-12 00:05
EAST Ryde wheelchair basketballer
Grant Mizens is heading to Manchester for the Paralympic World Cup, an
invitation-only tournament with Australia going up against Britain, the US
and Italy.
EAST Ryde wheelchair basketballer Grant Mizens is heading to Manchester
for the Paralympic World Cup, an invitation-only tournament with
Australia going up against Britain, the US and Italy.The tournament, which
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Paralympic Sports
National Recreation and Park Association - 2010-05-11
23:16
NRPA is part of the U.S. Olympic
family! The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has formally recognized
NRPA as a Community-Based Multisport Organization member.
field have made to the Olympic and Paralympic movements....NRPA
Announces Recipients of 2009 Paralympic Grant Initiative to Support
Adaptive Recreation for Injured Service Members NRPA awarded $150,000 in
grants to...
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Tim Holderness-Roddam and Brian Higham win BEF
medals
Horse and Hound - 2010-05-11 21:40
The medals, which recognise
outstanding achievement and contribution to the international equestrian
world, were given last week at Badminton Horse Trials (Monday, 3 May).
their horses at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Disabled vets, troops compete in first Warrior
Games
Air Force Link - 2010-05-11 21:28
Tech. Sgt. Israel Del Toro carries
the Warrior Games torch down Olympic Path for the inaugural Warrior Games May
10, 2010, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.Sergeant Del Toro is one
of some 200 disabled veterans participating in the Paralympic-style
competition May 10 through 14.
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WTU Soldier hopes to make splash at Warrior Games
United States Army - 2010-05-11 21:20
By Kathy Ports (Bayne Jones Army
Community Hospital (MEDDAC USAG Ft Polk)) Photo credit Kathy Ports (Bayne
Jones Army Community Hospital (MEDDAC USAG Ft Polk)) Spc.
Olympic Committee's Paralympics Military Program.
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Torch is Lit on Inaugural Warrior Games
Military.com - 2010-05-11 21:08
DO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Many of them
know each other from the halls of Walter Reed Army Medical Center. They might
have rehabbed together. Or cheered each other on when they learned to run
again.
About 200 servicemembers with mostly combat-related injuries are
participating in the inaugural Warrior Games, a Paralympics-style
competition where the services compete against each other in events such as
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Last chance to taste adventure
Daelnet - 2010-05-11 19:54
Adventure lovers still have time
to book a place at a special event at Yorkshire Waterâ??s Thruscross
Reservoir near Harrogate tomorrow (May 8).
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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Youth Sports Awards: Nathan?s wheels of fortune
Southern Times Messenger - 2010-05-11 19:53
Nathan Arkley won the individual
male achiever award at last week's Youth Sports Awards gala night.
WORLD-beating wheelchair athlete Nathan Arkley is one in five million and
he?s making it count.
Then to cap it off he won seven gold medals, in events ranging from 100m
to 5km, in the open division of the Paralympic Youth Games in
Melbourne in October. ``It?s been a standout year,?? Arkley said. ``Everything
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3rd ID soldiers compete in Warrior Games
Coastal Courier - 2010-05-11 19:52
I like winning, said Cpl. Ryan
Shurtleff, one of three soldier-athletes who will represent Fort Stewart at
the inaugural Warrior Games competition May 10-14 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The games will provide 200 disabled active duty members and veterans from
across the military a chance to compete in the Paralympic event at the
U.S....So, he signed up for the militarys first Paralympics to test
his ...
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Eight new sports to be added to the 2010 Rocky
Mountain State Games
Examiner.com - 2010-05-11 19:06
15 AMDenver News ExaminerEd Duffy
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The Rocky Mountain State Games is a multi-sport festival for Colorado
citizens of all ages and athletic abilities including physically disabled,
visually impaired and Paralympic athletes.
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Pupils look to Olympics
IC Sutton Coldfield - 2010-05-11 19:03
NEW Hall Primary School and
Childrens Centre is celebrating after becoming a member of the Get Set
Network. The school received the award in recognition of its commitment to
the Olympic and Paralympic values.
The school received the award in recognition of its commitment to the
Olympic and Paralympic values.It is one of the first schools in Sutton
Coldfield to achieve it....New Hall had to demonstrate how it was committed
to the seven Olympic and Paralympic...
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Boyce Banquet Honors Top Coaches, Players, Leaders
US Olympic Team - 2010-05-11 18:59
? USA Volleyball will honor many
distinguished individuals during the organization?s 65th Annual Dorothy C.
Boyce Awards and Recognition Banquet set for 7 p.m. MST on May 27 at the
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel.
Upon the successful completion of the 1996 Olympic Games, he served as
assistant competition manager for the 1996 Paralympic Games in
Atlanta.
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Sport-Australia boosts elite sports funding
(Reuters)
Yahoo! News Australia - 2010-05-11 17:46
CANBERRA, May 11 (Reuters) - The
Australian government will continue to channel the lion's share of new sports
funding into developing elite athletes, ignoring recommendations to divert
funding rises into grass-roots and community participation.
in sport and drive Australia's continued sporting success."In
particular, this will assist in better preparation for major events such as
the Olympic and the Paralympic Games," the government said in a
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Otters making a splash this summer
Hope Standard - 2010-05-11 17:45
After a four-year absence, the
Hope Otters swim club will be entering competitions in the Fraser Valley this
summer.
Aaron swam at a pretty high level, so he understands what the kids need to
be competitive,' said Penner, who was a Paralympic gold medalist at
the Sydney Games in 2000.
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Mujaji to race in Spain
Zimbabwe Chronicle - 2010-05-11 17:34
By Ricky Zililo PARALYMPIC gold
medallist Elliot Mujaji will participate at an invitational competition in
Spain from 28-29 May. The Shabanie Mine athlete will compete in the 100m and
200m races. He will leave the country for Spain on 22 May.
By Ricky Zililo PARALYMPIC gold medallist Elliot Mujaji will
participate at an invitational competition in Spain from 28-29
May....Mujaji's last event that he participated in was the Beijing Paralympic
Games where he...
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New limbs for meningitis victim
BBC - 2010-05-11 17:25
New limbs for meningitis sufferer
Harvey Parry A four-year-old boy who lost his legs to meningitis has arrived
back in the UK after being given a new set of prosthetic limbs in the US.
While in the US, Harvey was invited to take part in the Paralympics
Endeavor Games in Oklahoma.
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Was Fabio Capello right to recall Jamie Carragher?
More than the games - 2010-05-11 16:50
Election 2010: Which party should
win the sporting vote?
Which party should win the sporting vote?London 2012 / Summer Sports Blind
footballers shouldn't be butt of a bookie's lame joke Football / Paralympics
/ Summer Sports London 2012 miss a chance to
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Albertans mourn the loss of disabled rights
advocate
CTV.ca - 2010-05-11 15:55
News of McPherson's passing came
this weekend. Albertans across the province are now mourning his death,
including Premier Ed Stelmach, who called McPherson an 'amazing Albertan'
with a unique courage.
He served as President of the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association,
spearheaded a campaign to raise $33 million for a new Steadward Centre at the
University of Alberta for disabled athletes,wrote a
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TD Canada Trust gets Up Close & Comfortable on
CTVglobemedia
Yahoo! Canada - 2010-05-11 15:22
New integrated marketing campaign
links TD's iconic Green Chair to CTVglobemedia properties including CTV's Top
20 programs TO VIEW AN HTML SOCIAL MEDIA VERSION OF THIS RELEASE, INCLUDING
VIDEO, PLEASE VISIT http://www.smrmediaroom.
Official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games and London 2012 Games of the Olympiad, CTV Inc. is owned by
CTVglobemedia Inc., Canada's premier multi-media company, which also
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Winners and losers
Cooma Monaro Express - 2010-05-11 14:37
Economy * GDP growth to accelerate
to 4% in 2011-12 * Return to surplus in 2012-13, three years ahead of
schedule * Unemployment projects to fall to 4.
four years * Paralympians will receive almost $16 million
Indigenous Australians * $38.5 million to tackle petrol sniffing * $15.2
million for national indigenous television * $6.9 million for the essential
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Mitten Vinyl casts support behind Soldier On
program
Paris Star - 2010-05-11 13:31
Gary O Neill is one of 80 pro
anglers that will take part in the Kingston Canadian Open of Fishing on July
22-24. O Neill is the Canadian/USA Business Development Manager for Mitten
Viynl Inc.
It was started in 2006 by Warrant Officer Andrew McLean, a CF Search and
Rescue Technician and ultra-marathon runner, and Greg Lagacé, Paralympic
Development Manager with the Canadian Paralympic Committee.
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Salute to the Syl Apps
Paris Star - 2010-05-11 13:30
Come out to celebrate the history
of the 89-year-old arena this Sunday The Paris Mounties, Paris Sledge Hockey
Team, the Paris Figure Skating Club and the Paris Ringette Juniors are
joining forces for a fundraiser for the new Twin Pad Arena.
The local sledge hockey team is inviting all clubs to try their sportâ??
currently one of the most popular events at the Paralympic Games.
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Sainsbury's becomes sponsor of London 2012
Paralympic Games
The Appointment - 2010-05-11 13:26
Sainsbury?s becomes sponsor of
London 2012 Paralympic Games The London Organising Committee of the Olympic
Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has
Sainsbury?s becomes sponsor of London 2012 Paralympic Games The
London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
(LOCOG) has. ...appointed Sainsbury's as its first ever Paralympic-only
sponsor,
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Red Tractorthe gold standard for London 2012 games
Farming UK - 2010-05-11 13:25
UK farmers and growers will play a
major role at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games with news that the
majority of food will be Red Tractor Assured.
UK farmers and growers will play a major role at the London 2012 Olympic
and Paralympic Games with news that the majority of food will be Red
Tractor Assured.The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
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2010 ISIHF World Championships Finish in Montreal
International Paralympic Committee - 2010-05-11 13:19
Team Canada has won the 2010
International Standing Ice Hockey Federation (ISIHF) World Championships held
in Montreal, Canada with a convincing sweep
In March 2009, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
Governing Board (GB) approved a policy for granting status of IPC Recognized
International Federations in order to formerly associate with
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Unique Venues of London Expo-Se Date- Register To
Attend
Myvenues.co.uk - 2010-05-11 12:57
Following the success of the 2009
Expo, Unique Venues of London (UVL) has announced the date for its next
annual event held in conjunction with Visit London.
'Last year's Expo was a huge success and we are delighted to be supporting
this showcase for a second year, especially with all eyes on London ahead of
the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London 2012.
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'Disabled athletes won't participate in some CWG
events'
Yahoo! India - 2010-05-11 12:32
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Owing to
lack of facilities, disabled Indian sportspersons will not be able to take
part in a few of the 15 disability sporting events in the Commonwealth Games,
an NGO said Tuesday.
As much as Rs.130 million was allocated to train disabled athletes,
but when we asked the sports ministry as to what happened to that money they
did not give any proper answer,' Javed Abidi of the NGO, National
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Swan's 'trust me' Budget
Herald Sun - 2010-05-11 12:28
Source: Herald Sun UPDATE 7.35PM:
WAYNE Swan has laid out a strategy in stark contrast to cash-splashing
previous budgets as he battles to overcome doubts about Labor's economic
credentials.
Australia's hopes for Olympic and Paralympic gold at the 2012
London Olympic Games and beyond have been given a $325 million boost over the
next four years, bringing total spending on elite and community sport
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Lake Cowichan?s many connections to the torch runs
Lake Cowichan Gazette - 2010-05-11 12:26
Lake Cowichan Gazette Lake
Cowichan had a special connection to the recent torch runs, from Mayor
Forrest going to Greece to help bring the Olympic flame to BC and Councillor
Tim McGonigle running part of the Paralympic torch relay.
Paralympic torch relay.So when a recent notice about the
Centennial Flame research fund crossed my desk, I thought residents in Lake
Cowichan would like to hear about another flame and how it raises awareness
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Your five-minute guide
Herald Sun - 2010-05-11 12:09
to Wayne Swan and Kevin Rudd's
2010 Federal Budget. ECONOMY Budget deficit of $40.8 billion, or 2.9 per cent
of GDP, down from $57.1 billion in 2009-10. Growth of 3.25 per cent in
2010-11 and 4 per cent in 2011-12.
Australian Paralympic Committee to get $16 million.
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Sport set for biggest funding boost ever
The Sydney Morning Herald - 2010-05-11 12:05
AAP Australia's elite athletes
will get extra funding to help them go faster, higher and further at the 2012
London Olympics, but kids kicking balls around the park have not been left on
the sidelines.
It takes total investment in the area to $1.2 billion over the forward
estimates period, which takes in the 2012 London Olympic Games and Paralympics....Disabled
athletes haven't been forgotten, with $16 million dedicated to the
Australian Paralympic...
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South Delta Leader - 2010-05-11 11:48
By Kristine Salzmann - South Delta
Leader Athlete and spokesperson, age 14 Zachary Beaumont is the first person
to be chosen twice for The Leader's 30 Under 30 feature.
This year Beaumont (pictured this page, bottom right corner) was on the
international stage as he lit the 2010 Paralympic cauldron March
12....He hopes to raise the profile of adaptive snowboard cross so it will
eventually become a Paralympic sport, and said he has given a couple
presentations to sponsors and Paralympic...
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O Zone under budget
Richmond News - 2010-05-11 11:13
Alan Campbell, Richmond News The
City of Richmond sliced its Olympic Games budget from $10 million to $6
million last year.
The surplus was realized partly because the city managed to recoup all but
$59,000 of the $315,000 worth it spent on Olympic and Paralympic Games
tickets; O Zone revenues were ahead of expectations; and
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Vancouver takes the gold on the road
Crosscut Seattle - 2010-05-11 09:21
Although the flame of the Olympic
torch has long died out and Vancouverites are back to their post-Olympic
lifestyle, the 2010 Winter Games live on.
As one of the most popular activities during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic
and Paralympic Winter Games, the attraction drew thousands of
high-adrenaline types who waited in line for up to eight hours to
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