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Handikappidrott, Sverige (1 news)
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Lions prisade många på riksmötet
 Helagotland -
2010-05-15 04:20
Lions riksmöte äger denna helg rum
i Visby. I går delades ett flertal stipendier och utmärkelser ut, bland annat
till gitarristen Krister Dahlström och till barnavdelningen på Visby
lasarett.
Två `Livskvalitetspris` delades ut, ett till Arun Sondhi, som bland annat
arbetar med handikappidrott, och ett till idrottaren Isabelle
Jardhammar som bemästrat flera olyckor.
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Intl news (36 news)
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Warrior Games conclude with crowning of Ultimate
Champion & Chairman's Cup winners
US Olympic Team
- 2010-05-15 08:13
Navy's Dan Hathorn took the
Ultimate Champion crown while the Marine Corps claimed the Chairman's Cup as
the top performing service branch.
Charlie Huebner, Chief of Paralympics, U.S.
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Gazebo, walkway opens May 15
PQB News -
2010-05-15 06:58
Parksville Qualicum News Vancouver
Island Central Published: May 13, 2010 7:00 PM This Saturday is shaping up as
a busy family day in Parksville?s Community Park.
Following the boardwalk opening Paralympic star Michelle
StillwellÂ.
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2010 ISIHF World Championships Finish in Montreal
O&P Edge -
2010-05-15 04:54
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2, Team Canada won the 2010 International
service,? said Vaillancourt. ?It was a pleasure to witness the work of
excellent players defend the respective colors of their countries.? In March,
the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board
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Last Olympic Village condos open to public, on sale
Saturday
Vancouver
Province - 2010-05-15 04:01
The public will get its first
chance to see â?' and buy â?' the remaining condos in Vancouverâ??s Olympic
Athletes Village Saturday morning.
The public will get its first chance to see â?' and buy â?' the remaining
condos in Vancouverâ??s Olympic Athletes Village Saturday morning.More than
35 Olympic and Paralympic athletes, including Whistlerâ??s
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Great Exhibition lands digital award
ECB.co.uk -
2010-05-15 03:41
The ECB?s campaign has won the Best
Use of Digital Communications in Sport category at the Sports Industry Awards
2010. Held annually, the Sports Industry Awards is Europe?s largest and most
prestigious commercial sport awards.
The judging panel, which included BBC broadcast journalist John Inverdale
and chief executive of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic
Games Paul Deighton, commented that the
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Disabled athletes going on a mission
Fort Erie Times
- 2010-05-15 02:38
For Dave Pantano, it feels great
to give back to the people that have helped him through his life.
For Dave Pantano, it feels great to give back to the people that have
helped him through his life.The 21-year-old Ridgeway resident and disabled
sledge hockey athlete and a couple of his teammates are getting ready
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Some Friday links: Sounders give fans a refund;
Cleveland hearts LeBron and more
South Florida
Sun-Sentinel - 2010-05-15 01:18
+Gotta love it when a team takes
one for its fans: The Seattle Sounders after suffering an embarrassing 4-0
loss to the LA Galaxy at home announce they are giving season ticket holders
a one-game refund ? good toward season tickets next year.
If you can stand it, click here . + Pompano Beach Paralympian
Bradley Johnson joined The Hartford for the insurance company?s 200th
anniversary at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday.
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Envoy promotes sports for people with disability
Fiji Times -
2010-05-15 00:44
Australia's Acting High
Commissioner in Fiji, Ms Sarah Roberts, opened a Fiji Paralaympic Committee
Train-the-Trainers Workshop in Suva yesterday when she served the first ball
in a modified game of table tennis.
Organised by the Fiji Paralympic Committee, the two-day workshop
aims to equip teachers with the skills to deliver relevant sports activities
for students with special needs...."The Fiji Paralympics...
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Canadian Helen Keller Center Award For Senator
Kochhar
Weekly Voice -
2010-05-15 00:40
Toronto: The first Indian-born
Canadian to be appointed into the Canadian Senate, Vim Kochhar, was honoured
by the Canadian Helen Keller Centre during a ceremony for his services
towards the disabled community.
Kochhar is also a major supporter of the Paralympic movement and as
the chair of the Canadian Paralympic Foundation carried the torch
during the Paralympic Games this past winter....Shashisekhar Madhukar
Gavai, High Commissioner of India to Canada, Wilf Wilkinson, past-president
of Rotary International, Patrick Jarvis, CEO of the Canadian Paralympic...
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Inspired Guardsman Competes in Warrior Games
United States
Department of Defense - 2010-05-15 00:16
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She?s one of about 200 wounded warriors and disabled veterans who were
selected to compete in the Paralympic-type athletic events here at the
U.S.
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Inaugural Warrior Games Set to Wrap Up
United States
Department of Defense - 2010-05-15 00:15
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The week-long series of games drew enthusiastic crowds and reached the
level of intensity in the gold medal matchups equal to that of the actual Paralympics,
officials said. ?I walked in there and it
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Michigan Wheelchair Games start May 21
The Detroit
News - 2010-05-15 00:07
Hosted by Eastern Michigan
University and the Ann Arbor Council for Independent Living, the 45th annual
Michigan Wheelchair Games will kick off a week from today in the Ann Arbor
area. The event is sponsored by the Michigan Wheelchair Athletic Association.
Team competing at the annual international competition, the Pan-Am games
held every two years, or the Paralympics held every four years."
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Rival bidders and their chances of success
Times Online -
2010-05-14 22:48
Spain and Portugal Jaime
Lissavetzky, the Spanish Sports Minister, criticised his Portuguese
counterparts in February for an apparent lack of enthusiasm to co-host the
tournament, but officially the relationship is strong.
The Russian Government has already committed around $12 billion (8.2
billion) to ensure the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Sochi in
2014 are a huge success, but that would be dwarfed by the $180 billion (123
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Combat Controller to compete in Warrior Games
Pope Air Force
Base - 2010-05-14 22:30
Staff Sgt. Marc Espisito, 21st
Special Tactics Squadron, stands on a plateau in Afghanistan during his 2009
deployment. Sergeant Espisito suffered several broken bones and traumatic
brain injury when his convoy hit an improvised explosive device.
According to the Warrior Games Web site, 'The Warrior Games provide a
focal event to empower the incorporation of athletics into military wounded
warrior programs, and provide an opportunity to introduce paralympic
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Britain and Brazil Join Forces for the Games
Around The
Rings - 2010-05-14 22:28
VisitBritain and Embratur, the
Brazilian national tourism organisation, have signed an official partnership
agreement to increase tourism between the two countries around the London
2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Paralympic Games.The signing of the agreement took place in
Rio de Janeiro during an Olympic tourism summit held by Embratur to learn
from Australia's experience from Sydney 2000 and the UK's preparations
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Kenyan's marathon flight to run Great Ocean Road
Marathon
Geelong
Advertiser - 2010-05-14 22:16
May 15th, 2010 KENYAN Charles
Muturi will have completed a marathon journey even before he arrives to
defend his Great Ocean Road Marathon title tomorrow.
This afternoon sees the 14km TAC Wheelchair Athletes' Challenge, featuring
Geelong Paralympian Richard Colman and the Geelong Advertiser14km
Apollo Bat to Paradise and back event.
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Business calendar for week of May 17
Charlotte
Business Journal - 2010-05-14 21:14
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Atlanta; 9 a.m.; Achasta Golf Course, 150 River Birch Drive, Dahlonega; Third
Annual St. Vincent de Paul Tee Off for Hope Golf Tournament. All proceeds
from this event go to support the work of the Society of St.
Sundquist, a Paralympian skier and dynamic motivational speaker.
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London moves up ICCA city rankings
Conference
& Incentive Travel Magazine - 2010-05-14 20:33
Paris has dropped from joint first
to third place in the latest ICCA city rankings, while London has moved up
the list from 19th to 16th place.
After Beijing, London is now in the spotlight in the lead-up to the 2012
Olympic and Paralympic Games and the city venue and hotel offer is now
at its most competitive for years.'
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Events industry to reap rewards of
British-Brazilian Olympics partnership
Conference
& Incentive Travel Magazine - 2010-05-14 20:02
The events sector is set to
benefit from a new partnership between Britain and Brazil to capitalise on
the London 2012 and Rio 2016 tourism opportunities.
Embratur have signed a partnership to increase tourism between the
countries around the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic
Games.
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Read more about Met to work with Theresa May on
counter-terrorism
Aviva -
2010-05-14 17:15
The Metropolitan Police have said
they will work with new home secretary Theresa May on a number of issues
relating to business security.
He added that the two would also be involved in ensuring that the
forthcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 are able to run
safely and successfully.
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Wounded Warrior on Quest for Gold
Military.com -
2010-05-14 16:48
Sgt. Juan Alcivar will be
competing for gold in the inaugural Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo.
About 200 disabled veterans and servicemembers will compete in the games,
sponsored by the U.S. Olympic Committee and the Defense Department.
He anticipates the most challenging sport will be sitting volleyball,
because he said while the net is considerably lower, paralympic rules
dictate the buttocks not leave the ground when going for the
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Game same as Coates gets chocolate frog
The Sydney
Morning Herald - 2010-05-14 16:42
The federal government's response
to the Crawford Report on sports funding could have been worse.
Instead, it loosened the purse-strings in order to ''maintain our proud
record of Olympic and Paralympic success''.
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Boost for talented junior swimmers
Isle of Man -
2010-05-14 16:03
A TALENTED swimming team from a
Ramsey primary school will be going to a national schools? championship event
in Sheffield thanks to sponsorship from pharmaceutical company Medis.
Ponds Forge was named an official Olympic and Paralympics training
venue in 2008 by LOCOG (London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games) and
2012 Olympic hopefuls from across the globe attend the centre for
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UPS rebrands entire UK fleet with 2012 logo for
Olympic Paralympic Games in London
Logistics
Handling.com - 2010-05-14 15:55
General Logistics Business News
General logistics and distribution business news â??This is one of the most
extensive rebranding exercises we have
Olympic and Paralympic Games, UPS will be managing one of the
biggest and most significant logistical challenges on a global scale.... Paralympic
Games....With our drivers and vehicles travelling across the length and
breadth of the UK, we are now one of the most visible supporters of the London
2012 Olympic and Paralympic...
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Celebrating the Winter Olympics and WinterPride in
Vancouver and Whistler
Pride Source -
2010-05-14 14:03
Originally printed 1/7/2010 (Issue
1801 - Between The Lines News) Out of Town British Columbia's star city,
Vancouver, and most famous ski town,
Between The Lines News) Out of Town British Columbia's star city,
Vancouver, and most famous ski town,...Whistler, are hosting the Winter
Olympics and Paralympics in early 2010, and from a GLBT perspective
this is
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Follow the action at the Warrior Games
American Legion
- 2010-05-14 13:29
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A member of the U.S. Marines sitting volleyball team dives for a volley
against the U.S. Army team in a preliminary match at the Wounded Warrior
Games Tuesday night.
About 200 servicemembers with mostly combat-related injuries are
participating in the paralympics-style competition, where the services
compete against each other in events such as sitting volleyball,
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U.S. Olympian Angela Ruggiero considering
participating in 2014 Olympics
Michigan Live -
2010-05-14 13:18
A: "I've said all along, if our
team had been able to win the gold medal, which is what we set our sights on,
it would have been the perfect way to end my career.
I was at the Paralympics as a member of the board of directors for
the USOC, which was amazing to watch.
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London will recruit 8,000 volunteers as tour guides
for Olympics
ThirdSector -
2010-05-14 11:58
scheme will use volunteer centres
to manage recruits Volunteer centres in London are being lined up to recruit
and manage about 8,000 volunteer tour guides for visitors to the capital
during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Volunteer centres in London are being lined up to recruit and manage about
8,000 volunteer tour guides for visitors to the capital during the 2012
Olympic and Paralympic Games.The is organising a scheme called
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Tourism minister expected to be confirmed today
Travel Mole -
2010-05-14 11:25
The appointment of a tourism
minister in the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government is
expected to be confirmed today.
And the successful delivery of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games in London gives us a once-in-a-lifetime chance to showcase the country
to the world in what will, quite literally, be the greatest
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Realtor and student take part in Paralympics
ceremonies
REM Online -
2010-05-14 11:21
Jim Knowles of Re/Max Kamloops in
Kamloops, B.C. took part in the Paralympics closing ceremonies recently,
assisting disabled skier Pramod Thapa. Knowles is active with Sun Peaks
Adaptive Sports, which helps people with disabilities learn to ski.
Jim Knowles of Re/Max Kamloops in Kamloops, B.C. took part in the Paralympics
closing ceremonies recently, assisting disabled skier Pramod Thapa....Knowles
said Thapa?s goal is to compete in the 2014 Paralympics Games...
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Sochi 2014 Takes Part in Panasonic 3D Convention
Around The
Rings - 2010-05-14 09:52
The Sochi 2014 Organizing
Committee has today welcomed the new ground-breaking 3D HD technology
presented to over 100 guests at Panasonic's 3D convention which took place at
the International Exhibition Centre 'Crocus Expo' in Moscow.
Also in attendance were Russian Paralympic medalist Olesya
Vladykina and Russian Olympic medalist Alexander Zubkov who were presented
with a prize by Mr Kitagawa.
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Azerbaijan, Russia Clinch Overall Men's, Women's
Title at 2nd World Para-Taekwondo Championships
Around The
Rings - 2010-05-14 09:52
Azerbaijan won one gold, four
silver and three bronze medals for the overall menâ??s title at the 2nd WTF
World Para-Taekwondo Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia on May 10, 2010.
sport in the Paralympics.â? He said, â??It is important to
remember in all of our endeavors that it isnâ??t the destination of our
adventures that should be valued.
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Norwegian delegation happy with SRC?s sports
development programme
Zimbabwe
Chronicle - 2010-05-14 09:49
Sports Reporter HEAD of the
Nowergian Olympic and Paralympic Committee (NIF) delegation visiting the
country, Bjorn Omar Evju, yesterday said he was
Sports Reporter HEAD of the Nowergian Olympic and Paralympic
Committee (NIF) delegation visiting the country, Bjorn Omar Evju, yesterday
said he was. ...impressed by the implementation of the Sports and Recreation
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Disability athletics championship comes to Croydon
Sports Arena
Croydon London
Borough Council - 2010-05-14 09:38
Nearly 200 disabled athletes from
seven London Boroughs will be competing in a range of track and field events
at the annual inter-borough disability athletics championships hosted at
Croydon Sports Arena on 10th and 11th May.
Nearly 200 disabled athletes from seven London Boroughs will be
competing in a range of track and field events at the annual inter-borough disability
athletics championships hosted at Croydon Sports Arena on
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Wounded Warrior Games get help from Army Space
Soldiers
United States
Army - 2010-05-14 09:22
By By DJ Montoya Story Highlights Inaugural
Warrior Games taking place this week in Colorado Springs. Army Space Soldiers
show their support for week-long Warrior Games.
Paralympics division.
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Personalities: Downhill Medicine
Health Leaders
- 2010-05-14 09:13
Are you a health leader? to HealthLeaders
magazine. For most of the year, Richard Price, MD, practices at Rocky
Mountain Orthopaedic Associates in Grand Junction, COuntil someone from the
International Olympic Committee gives him a call.
On working with disabled athletes:
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