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Handikappidrott, Sverige (4 news)
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Elofsson fixade triss i EM-guld
 Nya
Lidköpings-Tidningen - 2010-05-26 08:18
Tre guld och två silver. Anton
Elofsson, BK Wik, dominerade stort i samband med EM i bowling för
hörselskadade i Aten, Grekland. - Det gick långt över förväntan, säger den
17-årige Lidköpingskillen.
Det gick långt över förväntan, säger den 17-årige Lidköpingskillen.Så sent
som höstas erövrade Anton Elofsson två brons när deafolympics,
hörselnedsattas motsvarighet till paralympics, avgjordes i Taiwan.
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Peter ska få fler att börja idrotta
TTELA -
2010-05-26 07:36
Vänersborg Vänersborgs kommun gör
en storsatsning på handikappidrott i Arena Vänersborg. Peter Ojala är
kommunens färskaste värvning, under två år ska han arrangera aktiviteter i
arenan för människor med funktionshinder.
Vänersborg Vänersborgs kommun gör en storsatsning på handikappidrott
i Arena Vänersborg....Alla som är intresserade av att utöva någon handikappidrott
ska kontakta mig, säger Peter Ojala....Nu ska han locka personer med alla
typer av funktionshinder till handikappidrotten...
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Mark sa nej till bröllopsgåva? då skramlade M till
en egen
Borås Tidning -
2010-05-26 07:27
En politisk kupp avslutade
bröllopsbråket. Efter Marks nej till att uppvakta kronprinsessan startar
moderaterna nu en allmän insamling. Insamlingen tjuvstartade direkt efter
kommunfullmäktiges avslag i går kväll.
5 000 kronor är vad som föreslogs skulle skänkas till Västergötlands Handikappidrottsförbund.
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Handikapp-NM: Sju i svenska truppen
Hästmagazinet -
2010-05-26 00:28
28 maj startar Nordiskt Mästerskap
i dressyr för ryttare med funktionshinder i danska Vallensbaek.
Carolin Rutberg red Paralympics 2008 och deltog även vid EM förra
året....Irene Slättengren tog dubbla guld på Paralympics 2004, där
även Kerstin Englund-Larsson deltog.
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Intl news (39 news)
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2009 Rookie of the Year Joey Logano Wins Third
Annual Pennzoil Ultra Victory Challenge
KOTA Territory
News - 2010-05-26 07:57
Logano to Donate Prize Money to
the USA Paralympics Hockey Team CONCORD, N.C.
Logano to Donate Prize Money to the USA Paralympics Hockey Team
CONCORD, N.C., May 23 /PRNewswire/ --
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Ballarat to recognise Paralympians
ABC Online -
2010-05-26 07:38
The Ballarat council plans to
build a walking trail at Lake Wendouree in honour of the city's Paralympians.
Last year, Ballarat Paralympians questioned why the city has an Olympic
precinct at the lake but no similar place to recognise them.
The Ballarat council plans to build a walking trail at Lake Wendouree in
honour of the city's Paralympians....Last year, Ballarat Paralympians
questioned why the city has an Olympic precinct at the lake but no ...
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Automotive News Roundup 25 May
Askaprice -
2010-05-26 04:44
In today's news roundup, Peugeot
adds a new diesel to the 3008 range, Kia plans an electric city car and
Citroen supplies vehicles for the Paralympic World Cup. Peugeot has added a
more powerful HDi diesel engine to the Peugeot 3008 crossover range.
In today's news roundup, Peugeot adds a new diesel to the 3008 range, Kia
plans an electric city car and Citroen supplies vehicles for the Paralympic
World Cup....Citroen vehicles will transport athletes between venues at the
2010 BT Paralympic...
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Summer brings 'rural road death' peak, warns IAM
Askaprice -
2010-05-26 04:43
Summery weather and Bank Holidays
both bring increased dangers on the road, warns the Institute of Advanced
Motorists (IAM).
electric city car and Citroen supplies vehicles for the Paralympic
World Cup. | 25/05/2010 16:38:50 The dangers posed by hybrid and electric
vehicle have led manufacturers in America to agree to equip their
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Paralympic hopeful in need of specialized $14,000
prosthesis
Ohio State
University Lantern - 2010-05-26 03:22
By: Danny Peterson It wasn?t until
after her left leg was amputated that she considered herself a runner. Now,
two years later, Daphne Hegreness wants to compete in the 2012 Paralympics in
London. Hegreness, 23, of Columbus, will have to cut 2.
Now, two years later, Daphne Hegreness wants to compete in the 2012 Paralympics
in London.
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Michigan Victory Games now accepting participants
US Olympic Team
- 2010-05-26 02:10
The Michigan Victory Games, a
competitive sporting competition for athletes with physical disabilities, is
now accepting participants for the 2010 competition at MSU in East Lansing.
Past participants have gone on to compete at National and International
level competitions such as the World Games and US Paralympics.
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Kenya: Kirwa, Tarbei Book Berths in Casablanca
AllAfrica.com -
2010-05-26 00:23
Nairobi Multiple Olympic and world
track star Henry Kiprono Kirwa lived up to his hot billing when he qualified
for the Africa Paralympics Athletics Championships in Casablanca, Morocco,
due next month.
Nairobi Multiple Olympic and world track star Henry Kiprono Kirwa lived up
to his hot billing when he qualified for the Africa Paralympics
Athletics Championships in Casablanca, Morocco, due next month.Kirwa, who
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Airwave Ahead in Preparations for the London 2012
Olympic and Paralympic Games Published
BAPCO Journal -
2010-05-26 00:03
Airwave is playing its part in the
success of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by staying ahead of
schedule in delivering the communications solutions which will enable organisers
and public safety agencies to work effectively.
Airwave is playing its part in the success of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games by staying ahead of schedule in delivering the communications solutions
which will enable organisers and public safety
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New Laureus Ambassador Oscar Pistorius 'confident'
He Will Compete In 2012 Olympic Games
Voxy.co.nz -
2010-05-25 23:56
Home ? Sport Read More:
Contributor: Voxy News Engine Manchester - South African sporting legend
Oscar Pistorius, the man known as the Blade Runner,
the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games A brilliant Paralympic
sprinter, Pistorius, 23, a double amputee who runs with the aid of carbon
fibre artificial lower legs, has been breaking down barriers
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Medal haul for hard worker
Cumberland
Courier - 2010-05-25 23:54
JOSHUA Gray has a training regime
that would put most others to shame. The 20-year-old trains in gymnastics at
Epping YMCA three times a week and at Sydney Olympic Park once a week, as
well as having weekly sessions with a personal trainer.
nervous or worried he just says, ?nope?.? The Special Olympics National
Games, held every four years, is a not-for-profit event involving almost 1000
intellectually disabled athletes.
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Clegg takes first gold for Great Britain
Times Online -
2010-05-25 22:14
The BT Paralympic World Cup opened
in Manchester yesterday with a greeting from the Prime Minister but it was a
Clegg, not a Cameron, who most boosted national pride in the athletics
contest that kicked off a week-long festival of sport.
The BT Paralympic World Cup opened in Manchester yesterday with a
greeting from the Prime Minister but it was a Clegg, not a Cameron, who most
boosted national pride in the athletics contest that kicked off a
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London 2012 confirms ArcelorMittal as Tier Two
supporter
London 2012 -
2010-05-25 20:42
The London Organising Committee of
the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) is pleased to confirm
ArcelorMittal as a Tier Two sponsor of London 2012 and Official Steel
Supporter of the Games.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games (LOCOG) is pleased to confirm ArcelorMittal as a Tier Two sponsor of
London 2012 and Official Steel Supporter of the Games.The deal follows
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McDonald's to sponsor Olympics volunteering
Marketing
Magazine - 2010-05-25 20:33
LONDON - McDonald's is expected to
announce that it will be the main sponsor of the volunteering programme for
the London 2012 Olympics as part of its wider support for the event.
of the Games' worldwide commercial partners, is believed to be close to
signing a 3m deal with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games
and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) that will give it a key role
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Safety in the Saddle
Maple Ridge
Times - 2010-05-25 20:19
Five-year-old Ethan Loch has been
blind from birth due to a condition called Leber congenital amaurosis but
that doesn't prevent him from trotting on the back of a horse. By Maple
Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times May 25, 2010 10:02 AM else else imgBox.style.
Disability Games or the Paralympics.
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Smyth clinches World Cup double
BBC -
2010-05-25 20:19
Jason Smyth has already qualified
for this year's European Championships Derry sprinter Jason Smyth clinched
his expected double win at the Paralympic World Cup meeting in Manchester.
The Eglinton man won the 100 metres in a solid 10.
Jason Smyth has already qualified for this year's European Championships
Derry sprinter Jason Smyth clinched his expected double win at the Paralympic
World Cup meeting in Manchester....Smyth won double gold at the 2008 Paralympics
in Beijing and he is aiming to make history in 2012 by becoming the first
track and field athlete to compete at an Olympics and Paralympics...
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Chorley paralympians to go head to head
Chorley Citizen
- 2010-05-25 19:52
th May 2010 Graeme Ballard and
Michael Churm have been selected for the Great Britain team at the BT
Paralympic World Cup, which starts today in Manchester.
May 2010 Graeme Ballard and Michael Churm have been selected for the Great
Britain team at the BT Paralympic World Cup, which starts today in
Manchester.The two Chorley Athletic Club members will take part in the
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Sailors set for Dutch World Cup challenge
Royal Yachting
Association - 2010-05-25 19:34
Skandia Team GBR is in Holland for
the fifth leg of the World Cup series Britain?s Paul Goodison, Ed Wright and
Lucy Macgregor among are a strong
Joining regular campaigners Helena Lucas and Megan Pascoe in the 2.4mR
class, is Paralympian John Robertson, also going solo for this
regatta.
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Smyth claims 200m triumph
The Corkman -
2010-05-25 19:30
Ireland's Jason Smyth won the
opening race, the T11-13 200m, at the BT Paralympic World Cup. Smyth, who is
partially sighted, trains with former world champion Tyson Gay and has
qualified for this summer's European Championships in Barcelona, clocked 22.
Ireland's Jason Smyth won the opening race, the T11-13 200m, at the BT Paralympic
World Cup.
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Cup success for Olympic hopefuls
BBC -
2010-05-25 19:21
By Elizabeth Hudson Pistorius was
a comfortable winner in his races Olympic hopefuls Oscar Pistorius and Jason
Smyth opened the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester with two wins apiece in
the athletics events.
By Elizabeth Hudson Pistorius was a comfortable winner in his races
Olympic hopefuls Oscar Pistorius and Jason Smyth opened the Paralympic
World Cup in Manchester with two wins apiece in the athletics events.Double
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Genetec: RCMP Selects Genetecs Omnicast for 2010
Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
PRO-4-PRO -
2010-05-25 18:25
RCMP Selects Genetec?s Omnicast
for 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Genetec announced
today that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCMP Selects Genetec?s Omnicast for 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games Genetec announced today that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
...(RCMP) have selected Omnicast, Genetec's IP video
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Organisers all set for sports development
conference to kick-off
Commonwealth
Secretariat - 2010-05-25 18:20
Commonwealth event will focus on
creating a greater understanding of the contribution sport can bring to
communities Not only do spectators and
Notable attendees are Bjørn Omar Evju, from the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic
Committee and Confederation of Sports, and Annemarie Elsom, from Comic Relief
(a UK-based charity).
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Roller inter-crosse catches on quickly
Edmonton
Journal - 2010-05-25 18:20
Matthew Veeneman, 12, and Jonathan
Bilan, 11, practise roller inter-crosse at Grand Trunk Arena in Edmonton on
May 17, 2010. Photograph by: Jimmy Jeong, edmontonjournal.
That's exactly what the Paralympic Sports Association is shooting
for.
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Local cardiac rehabilitation patients take part in
Olympic-style competition
Northeast
Georgian - 2010-05-25 17:57
With obesity levels rising almost
daily, cardiac disease continues to be the No. 1 cause of death in the United
States.According to medical statistics, more than 1.
volunteerrs had a chance to hear a movtivational speech from Al Mead, who
won a gold medal in the long jump at the 1988 Paralympics in Seoul,
South Korea....Mead, who earned a silver medal during the 1992 Paralympics...
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Making the best even better
BBC -
2010-05-25 17:49
By Elizabeth Hudson Taking charge
of an already successful elite sporting programme might not seem like the
toughest of jobs.
Atkinson, who started his new role earlier this month, is the man tasked
with making one of the world's most successful Paralympic swimming
nations stronger ahead of the 2012 Games....Competitors like Ellie Simmonds,
Dave Roberts, Liz Johnson and Sascha Kindred have become familiar faces
thanks to their Paralympic...
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Just champion
BBC -
2010-05-25 17:38
Photographer Terry Morris took
pictures of sporting stars in Wales including Cardiff City player Joe Ledley
(left) and manager Dave Jones.
Gold-medal winning Paralympic swimmer Liz Johnson is photographed
with former coach Billy Pye.
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Apr 2009 : Women's Wheelchair Doubles at Wimbledon
2009
Official Web
Site of Wimbledon - 2010-05-25 16:57
The All England Club and The
Tennis Foundation are pleased to announce that this year?s Wimbledon
Championships will include an inaugural Women?s Wheelchair Doubles
Tournament.
Vergeer, who is currently undefeated as a singles player or doubles player
in wheelchair tennis events at Grand Slams and has three singles and two
doubles gold medals from the last three Paralympic
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Nov 2009 : Paralympic hero Peter Norfolk launches
'Pass it on' Olympic values relay
Official Web
Site of Wimbledon - 2010-05-25 16:57
Paralympic hero and double Gold
Medallist, Peter Norfolk, teamed up in front of Wimbledon?s famous Centre
Court with children from Wimbledon?s Playing
Paralympic hero and double Gold Medallist, Peter Norfolk,
teamed up in front of Wimbledon?s famous Centre Court with children from
Wimbledon?s Playing. ...for Success (PfS) Centre as part of a national
balloon
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Aug 2008 : Wimbledon celebrates Olympic handover
day
Official Web
Site of Wimbledon - 2010-05-25 16:56
The All England Club, Wimbledon
and the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games have announced that
an Olympic Handover Flag will be raised
A first in the history of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the
London Olympic Handover Flag will be raised at Wimbledon simultaneously with
regions arou nd the UK.
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Statement by the Minister of National Defence for
Air Force Appreciation Day
Yahoo! Finance
- 2010-05-25 16:30
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire -
05/25/10) - The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National, issued the
following statement today to mark the 4th annual Air Force Appreciation Day
on Parliament Hill: Today is 'Air Force Appreciation Day'.
Some noteworthy examples in 2010 are the contributions made to support
domestic operations such as the 2010 commitments to the security of the
Olympic and Paralympics Games as well as the G8/G20 Summits.
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COLUMN: DID YOU KNOW??
Calgary Beacon
- 2010-05-25 16:21
By Ted Menzies, M.P., Macleod
The Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and
Minister Responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board
From the Olympics and Paralympics to the G-8 and G-20 summits, your
Government is hard at work promoting Canada worldwide during our year in the
spotlight; the promotion effort for the G-8 and G-20
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Danson team honoured
This is Local
London - 2010-05-25 14:54
SIDCUP company Middleton Murray
has teamed up with the Hurstmere School Sport Partnership to improve chances
for young people in Bexley.
This is done through the Middleton Murray Olympic Values Award presented
at Hurstmere School Sport Partnership competitions to the team who has
displayed the Olympic and Paralympic values.
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Swimming: No let-up for Fraser as city swimmer
takes on World
Edinburgh
Evening News - 2010-05-25 13:04
EDINBURGH swimmer Sean Fraser is
adamant there will be no holding back at the BT Paralympic World Cup this
weekend despite the World Championships being less than three months away.
EDINBURGH swimmer Sean Fraser is adamant there will be no holding back at
the BT Paralympic World Cup this weekend despite the World
Championships being less than three months away.The 20-year-old will swim in
a
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New £1m fitness suite for Crystal Palace venue
Leisure
Management - 2010-05-25 12:52
Crystal Palace National Sports
Centre (CPNSC) has launched its new health and fitness suite, following a £1m
investment by London-based sports trust Greenwich Leisure (GLL).
'With the London Olympics and Paralympics on the horizon, our aim
is for the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre to be a hub of excellence in
sport both leading up to 2012 and beyond.
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U.S. Olympic Committee Honors P&G for its
Support of Team USA at 2010 Paralympic Winter Games
NewsBlaze -
2010-05-25 12:41
/PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Olympic
Committee (USOC) recently honored Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) with the
Paralympic Amazing Impact Award for its support of U.S.
PG) with the Paralympic Amazing Impact Award for its support of
U.S.Paralympians through the 'Proud Sponsor of Moms' campaign, which
launched during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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U.S. Olympic Committee Honors P&G for its
Support of Team USA at 2010 Paralympic Winter Games
Stockwatch -
2010-05-25 12:06
P&G "Proud Sponsor of
Moms" Campaign Recognized Paralympians and Their
P&G "Proud Sponsor of Moms" Campaign Recognized Paralympians
and Their. ...Families.
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BT continues to champion Paralympic sports in the
UK
Cable.co.uk -
2010-05-25 11:27
fbAsyncInit = function() }); };
(function() }()); Broadband provider BT has agreed a new deal which will see
it continue to sport the British Paralympic Association after 2012.
AsyncInit = function() }); }; (function() }()); Broadband provider BT has
agreed a new deal which will see it continue to sport the British Paralympic
Association after 2012.Bundle provider BT has extended its
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Shelly Woods looks to put marathon misery aside
More than the
games - 2010-05-25 10:14
AthleticsParalympicsPost a comment
SHELLY Woods insists she is happy to return to the track at the BT Paralympic
World Cup in Manchester.
AthleticsParalympicsPost a comment SHELLY Woods insists she is happy to
return to the track at the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester.MEDAL
TARGET:...Shelly Woods is looking to put aside her marathon disappointment in
Manchester (Action Images) The double Paralympic...
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Two double acts emerge but only one has a sporting
chance of success
Wales Online -
2010-05-25 09:33
THEY look disturbingly similar,
like brothers or perhaps cousins. As we stumble helplessly through oil and
ash into the teens of our century, not one but two double acts have been
created to accompany us. Or perhaps that should be drag us unwillingly.
Perhaps it?s appropriate that the Olympic and Paralympic mascots
are completely unreal.
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Games organisers team up to maximise benefits of
hosting
Herald Scotland
- 2010-05-25 09:20
The leaders of Glasgow 2014 and
London 2012 last night signed an unprecedented agreement to collaborate and
maximise the benefits of the cities hosting the Commonwealth and Olympic
Games.
In Seoul, the Paralympics, within a few years, impacted
dramatically on disability discrimination....That wouldnt have happened
without the Paralympics.
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