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Handikappidrott, Sverige (4 news)
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Fullmäktige: Ingen gåva till brudparet
 Hallands
Nyheter - 2010-05-27 06:30
Rydal. Kommunfullmäktige sa nej
till moderaten Michael von Brauns motion om att kommunen ska ge
kronprinsessan Victoria och Daniel Westling en bröllopsgåva. Då startade von
Braun en insamling.
Per-Olof Hermansson (Kd) tyckte att Skövde kommuns initiativ om att
Västergötlands kommuner ska skänka 5000 kronor var till handikappidrotten
i landskapet var gott. -
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Hassö gör debut bland ryttare med funktionshinder
Ridsport -
2010-05-26 11:33
På terrängbanan har hon varit
tillbaka i ett år nu, den tidigare landslagsryttaren i fälttävlan. Men i
helgen gör Anna Hassö debut på dressyrbanan bland ryttare med
funktionshinder.
Min kompis Katri Wäyrynen har engagerat sig i att fixa en häst till mig -
om det faller ut väl så kan det bli en satsning mot Paralympics 2012,
berättar Anna.
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Jonas Jacobsson tog hem tre segrar
Svenska
Sportskytteförbundet - 2010-05-26 10:29
Världscupen i skytte för
handikappade avgjordes nyligen i Tyskland. Sverige blev bästa nation och
Jonas Jacobsson tog hem tre segrar.
Det betyder också att han är klar för Paralympics i London 2012.
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Nu startar tourerna för golfare med
funktionsnedsättning
Newsdesk -
2010-05-26 09:24
I helgen startar golfsäsongen för
SO HandGolf Tour och HandiGolf Tour 2010. På den förstnämnda touren spelar
golfare med psykisk funktionsnedsättning, på den andra spelar de med fysisk
funktionsnedsättning. SO HandiGolf Tour är ny för året.
Huruvida golfen även kommer att finnas med i Paralympics avgörs av
International Paralympic Committee i november 2010 för de spel som
avgörs i Rio de Janeiro 2016.
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Intl news (63 news)
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Ready to compete
Cumberland
Times-News - 2010-05-27 08:27
ROMNEY, W.Va. Just like any other
athlete, Donna Brown sees the 23rd annual Cumberland YMCA Rocky Gap Triathlon
as a challenge. But Brown is no ordinary athlete.
The 1978 graduate of Overbook School for the Blind of Philadelphia is a four-time
Paralympic athlete....The Seoul Olympics in 1988 was the first time
Olympians and Paralympians competed in the same venue.
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Man pleads guilty to raping Paralympian
Brisbane Times
- 2010-05-27 08:26
A Perth man has pleaded guilty to
raping a partially blind and intellectually disabled Paralympic gold
medallist. On Thursday, Raymond Morris Bennell, 44, pleaded guilty in the
Perth District Court to raping the 35-year-old woman near a busy city
busport.
A Perth man has pleaded guilty to raping a partially blind and
intellectually disabled Paralympic gold medallist.
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Sledge hockey on a roll in Red Deer
Red Deer
Express - 2010-05-27 08:22
New program will help people with
disabilities get involved with sport Tiffany Sigurdson/Red Deer Express Team
members of the new sledge hockey league in Red Deer practicing at the
Collicutt Centre last week.
week.There?s a new opportunity for disabled athletes in Red Deer.
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Trinity Yachts becomes sponsor for U.S. Sailing
Sun Herald -
2010-05-27 07:52
Trinity Yachts has renewed their
partnership with the US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics (USSTAG) and increased
their support as a Silver Sponsor through 2012, US SAILING announced
Wednesday.
After 40 years of Olympic sailing aspirations, Dane knows first-hand how
much hard work and dedication an Olympic and Paralympic campaign
entails. ?Trinity Yachts is very pleased to once again support all the great
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Peter powers province to podium
Cowichan Valley
Citizen - 2010-05-27 06:58
Kevin Rothbauer, The Citizen
Duncan's Richard Peter helped lead Team B.C. to a fourth-straight gold medal
at the national wheelchair basketball championships in Saskatoon on Sunday.
This week, Peter will join the men's senior national team at the inaugural
BT Paralympic World Cup tournament in Manchester, England.
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Olympic transport systems honoured
Whistler
Question - 2010-05-27 06:34
CUTA award recognizes 'world-class
service' Email Print Increase Decrease Reset Comments CUTA award recognizes
'world-class service' The enhanced
Transit, TransLink and the Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic
Transportation Team (OPTT) ? which includes the Resort Municipality of
Whistler ?.
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Barcelona Flying Into The Bird's Nest
Goal.com -
2010-05-27 06:31
Barcelona have just revealed
details of their pre-season tour to Asia... Barcelona celebration Liga BBVA
Spain () Barcelona are set for a busy summer of collecting air miles, while
getting fit in time for the challenge of Real Madrid next year.
The pre-season friendly will be the highlight of the the Municipality of
Beijing's commemoration of the second anniversary of the Beijing Olympics and
the Paralympics in 2008.
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RAYNES: MORE TO COME FROM GB
Sportinglife -
2010-05-27 06:24
In the first seven-a-side football
contest in BT Paralympic World Cup history, Matt Ellis scored the only goal
and the USA hit the woodwork three times in the second half as Britain held
on for a narrow win.
In the first seven-a-side football contest in BT Paralympic World
Cup history, Matt Ellis scored the only goal and the USA hit the woodwork
three times in the second half as Britain held on for a narrow win.In the
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Local student over comes the odds
WTVD Raleigh
Durham - 2010-05-27 06:22
APEX (WTVD) -- Forsythe's story
started with his birth in 1992, but his incredible story began three years
later on Thanksgiving Day. "I remember begging my dad to go, I do
remember that," Forsythe said.
Paralympics Judo Team about maybe trying out with them for a
spot in the 2012 games in London.
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Paralympian Gets Kidney From Her Sister
Fox 12 Idaho -
2010-05-27 05:51
Posted: Other Local News
More>> Eagle, Idaho -- As a world class athlete, Lacey Heward has
battled it all and come out on top. But , in 2003 a kidney failure diagnosis
brought her world crashing down.
I went from winning all kinds of medals and trophies to having this
disease and it is really interesting, it's so humbling," says Lacey
Heward, a paralympian and former racer....She represented the USA at
the 2002 Winter Paralympics...
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Customer Compliment Makes Lauren A Winner
Manxnet -
2010-05-27 04:41
Care and consideration in helping
a customer earned Manx Telecom Sales Consultant Lauren Kirk the company's
Customer Compliment of the Year award.
She also received £250 which she has given to help her sister Rowan Caley
achieve her ambition of competing in the dressage event at the 2012 London Paralympics.
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Kenya: National Paralympic Team Stranded
AllAfrica.com -
2010-05-27 03:42
Nairobi Sharp differences have
emerged in the Kenya National Paralympic Committee's national leadership.
Nairobi Sharp differences have emerged in the Kenya National Paralympic
Committee's national leadership.Paralympic athletes from Western and
Rift Valley provinces spent the night in the cold at the Mombasa
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Raising awareness of athletes with limited
abilities
Russia Today -
2010-05-27 03:41
An outstanding performance by Russia's
Paralympians in Vancouver has led to a number of sporting festivals for
athletes with limited abilities. The fourth such event took place at the
weekend.
An outstanding performance by Russia's Paralympians in Vancouver
has led to a number of sporting festivals for athletes with limited
abilities....Russia's Paralympians drew wide acclaim in the country
after their ...
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Lincolnshire jobless get chance to go for gold as
Olympic and Paralympic volunteers
News
Distribution Service - 2010-05-27 03:26
North East North West Yorkshire
and the Humber East Midlands West Midlands East London South East South West
Scotland Wales Northern Ireland ESF East
people in Lincolnshire are being offered a chance to take part in an
innovative training programme, inspired by the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games, to improve their job prospects or just keep them busy
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Celebrating Our Sporting Life
London 2012 -
2010-05-27 03:25
Earlier this year, I had the
privilege of opening the first Our Sporting Life exhibition at the .
Earlier this year, I had the privilege of opening the first Our Sporting
Life exhibition at the .The exhibition is an and the first of over 100
exhibitions to open across the country celebrating British sporting
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Exclusive: Money will not decide if West Ham gets
Olympic Stadium claims legacy company
Insideworldfootball
- 2010-05-27 03:24
By Tom Degun May 26 - Baroness
Margaret Ford, the chair of the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC), has told
insideworldfootball that the future of the
The future of the Olympic Stadium following the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games has been a widely-debated subject with the likes of Essex County
Cricket Club and the National Football League
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Improving London?s Cultural Heartland - 26/05/2010
ADF -
2010-05-27 03:24
The Royal Borough of Kensington
& Chelsea, along with project partners Westminster City Council and
TfL(Transport for London), have launched the start of streetscape work to
transform Exhibition Road in time for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
time for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
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Democracy Seen Through an African Lens
America.gov - 2010-05-27
03:09
By Susan Domowitz Staff Writer
Washington ? Three African filmmakers are in the group of 18 worldwide
finalists in the U.S. Department of State?s ?Democracy Video Challenge.
Currently studying computer science in Beijing, he was a volunteer for the
2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games. ? From Ethiopia, where 30 films
were submitted in the challenge, Yared Shumete ?s video Democracy Is
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Paralympic - WIT as official partners for London
2012
Waterford Today
- 2010-05-27 03:02
Paralympic Council of Ireland
announce WIT as official partners for London 2012 Waterford Institute of
Technology and the Paralympic Council of
Paralympic Council of Ireland announce WIT as official
partners for London 2012 Waterford Institute of Technology and the Paralympic
Council of. ...Ireland (PCI) today announced details of a unique partnership
to
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Wounded Warrior Archery Camp coming to Kirtland
Kirtland Air
Force Base - 2010-05-27 02:42
The U.S. Olympic Committee
Paralympic Military Program, sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of
Defense, is bringing its archery team to Kirtland AFB June 1-6 to participate
in a weeklong camp and compete in a local archery championship.
Olympic Committee Paralympic Military Program, sponsored by the
Office of the Secretary of Defense, is bringing its archery team to Kirtland
AFB June 1-6 to participate in a weeklong camp and compete in a
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The Chaser gets past Apple censors
Herald Sun -
2010-05-27 02:33
The Chaser have succeeded where
many others have failed - convincing Apple their app is suitable / iTunes
Video Video Video iPad fashion Is it crazy or cool? We roadtest the iTee and
iDress the latest fashion wear for iPad users ndm.media.loadvcms.
One Chaser app headline on its release promo page read "Al Qaeda
planning token feel-good attack on Paralympics".
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Strong start for GBR crews at Holland World Cup
Royal Yachting
Association - 2010-05-27 02:23
49er, 470 and women's match racing
teams lead the way Britain?s sailors were quick out of the blocks on the
opening day of the ISAF Sailing World Cup series fifth leg in Holland
(Wednesday 26 May).
In the 2.4mR Paralympic class Helena Lucas is in third, Megan
Pascoe fourth and usual Sonar helm John Robertson sixth.
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Britain edge in front with 1-0 win over USA
Morning Star
Online - 2010-05-27 01:45
Paralympics: Great Britain claimed
a 1-0 win over the United States as the seven-a-side football tournament
began on the second day of the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester on
Wednesday.
Paralympics:...Great Britain claimed a 1-0 win over the
United States as the seven-a-side football tournament began on the second day
of the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester on Wednesday.
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Bert Rutten to hold dressage materclasses in Dorset
Your Horse -
2010-05-27 00:55
Dutch dressage master and former
chef dâ??equipe to the Dutch national dressage team, Bert Rutten, is holding
two days of masterclasses at Kingston Maurward College in Dorset.
masterclasses with professional riders, including Great Britain Olympic
team hopefuls Gemma Green riding Showtime and GB Paralympian Jo Pitt.
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2010 U.S. Olympians, Paralympians Join Salt Lake
Valley Habitat for Humanity May 29 for Olympic/Paralympic Build Day
US Olympic Team
- 2010-05-27 00:51
Athlete Ambassadors Katherine
Reutter, Steven Nyman among athletes giving back to community as part of Team
for Tomorrow Humanitarian Fund COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Members of the 2010
U.S.
Members of the 2010 U.S.Olympic and Paralympic Teams are joining together
to share the spirit of the Olympic Movement on Saturday, May 29, during the
Olympic and Paralympic Build Day with Habitat for Humanity in
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Maclean satisfied as role model
BBC -
2010-05-26 23:49
Please turn on JavaScript. Media
requires JavaScript to play. Great Britain women's wheelchair basketball
player Caroline Maclean is looking to inspire her younger team-mates in the .
Maclean has featured for Team GB at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Paralympic
Games, finishing eighth on each occasion.
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CTV Sings and Dances with 2.9 Million Viewers for
AMERICAN IDOL and 2.5 Million Viewers for DWTS Finale
PRnewswire
Canada - 2010-05-26 23:39
- CTV primetime averages 2.5
million viewers from 8-11 p.m. - To tweet this release: http://bit.ly/ceVlxl TORONTO, May 26 /CNW/ -
CTV took centre stage last night as AMERICAN IDOL and DANCING WITH THE STARS
became the No. 1 and No.
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 owns
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Olympic Champion Duff Gibson and Calgary Sport
Council to Launch FREE Sport Discovery Initiative for City's Youth
PRnewswire
Canada - 2010-05-26 22:53
- All Sport One Day Community-Wide
Initiative Expands to Six Partner Facilities - CALGARY, May 26 /CNW/ - On
Saturday, June 19, All Sport One Day will
Several of Canada's most prominent Olympic and Paralympic
medallists and Olympic hopefuls also committed volunteer time to promote All
Sport One Day acting as the Calgary Sport Council's Ambassadors
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Well Met Conferencing gains four nominations at the
Leeds Hotel Association Awards
Myvenues.co.uk
- 2010-05-26 22:15
Well Met Conferencing at Leeds
Metropolitan University, which has celebrated a run of recent award successes
including 'Best New Venue in Yorkshire
Paralympics, the South African Olympic Delegation and the
FA.
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200th Olympic Day Celebration Event Registered with
USOC
US Olympic Team
- 2010-05-26 22:02
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Today,
the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica (Calif.), in conjunction with the
U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), registered to host the 200th Olympic Day event
scheduled to take place in the United States this year.
Host organizations and cities joined more than 200 Olympians and Paralympians
in proclaiming Olympic Day and celebrating Olympism in their
communities....Sport demonstrations, fun runs and festivals helped to
introduce young people to Olympic and Paralympic...
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Malone back to boost Irish chances
Radio Telefís
Éireann - 2010-05-26 22:00
Derek Malone is eager to move on
from his Beijing heartbreak after 18 months of exile from Paralympic
competition.
Derek Malone is eager to move on from his Beijing heartbreak after 18
months of exile from Paralympic competition.The 30-year-old Irishman was
excluded from the 2008 Paralympic Games seven-a-side football
tournament
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BT: BT Launches New Online Shareholder Magazine
RBC Dain
Rauscher - 2010-05-26 21:30
BT today announced the launch of
Forward online, an internet-based magazine that will help shareholders keep
up to date with new developments at the company, through a mix of online
videos, animations and articles.
London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games and the 2018 Football World
Cup.'By making Forward an internet-based magazine, we will be able to
communicate a wider range of topics of interest to our
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Eden Prairie's Eden Wood Center benefits from
partnership with 3000 Edina sixth-graders
St. Louis Park
Sun-Sailor - 2010-05-26 20:35
More than 300 sixth-graders from
Valley View Middle School in Edina teamed up with staff from Friendship
Ventures and Team Quest for a service project at Eden Wood Center in Eden
Prairie.
Students in Elizabeth Chaigne's class heard from a disabled athlete
and seemed to enjoy hearing that someone with a disability can still be
active and compete.
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Celebration of the dedication of region's sports
coaches
Ellesmere Port
First - 2010-05-26 20:25
Tom James with his school rowing
coach Neville Orme in Terry Morris?s picture.
Paralympic Champion swimmer Liz Johnson, and Cardiff and
Wales footballer Joe Ledley with their most influential coaches.
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Gold medallist to head parade
Otago Daily
Times - 2010-05-26 20:14
Gold medal-winning Paralympian
Adam Hall will head a street parade in Wanaka this weekend welcoming back the
resort's Winter Olympic representatives.
Gold medal-winning Paralympian Adam Hall will head a street parade
in Wanaka this weekend welcoming back the resort's Winter Olympic
representatives.read more.
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London 2012 outlines vision for welcoming the
Olympic Flame to the UK
London 2012 -
2010-05-26 20:03
The London Organising Committee of
the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today announced that the Olympic
Flame will arrive in the UK on Friday 18
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
(LOCOG) today announced that the Olympic Flame will arrive in the UK on
Friday 18. ...May 2012 and will travel around the UK for 70 days, arriving
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Wembley Arena to host Badminton and Rhythmic
Gymnastics in 2012
London 2012 -
2010-05-26 20:03
The London Organising Committee of
the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), the Badminton World
Federation (BWF) and the Federation
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games (LOCOG), the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and the Federation.
...Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) have agreed that Wembley Arena in
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Visa payWave speeds up every day payments in Canada
Yahoo! Canada -
2010-05-26 19:08
Contactless acceptance continues
to grow with diverse merchants offering the convenience, speed and security
of Visa payWave TORONTO, May 26 /CNW/ -
For example, at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter
Games, RBC issued a Visa prepaid card, shaped like a (x)Coca-Cola contour
bottle.
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GB record win on first day of Football competition
at BT Paralympic World Cup
British
Paralympic Association - 2010-05-26 18:53
Day Two of the BT Paralympic World
Cupsaw Football 7-a-side kick off with a win for the Great Britain side 1-0
over the USA, while the Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands drew 2-2.
Day Two of the BT Paralympic World Cupsaw Football 7-a-side kick
off with a win for the Great Britain side 1-0 over the USA, while the
Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands drew 2-2.In the opening match of the
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ADN Receives $46,582 Donation
O&P Edge -
2010-05-26 18:46
Content provided by The O&P
EDGE Current Issue- Free Subscription - Free eNewsletter - Advertise Plastics
Make it Possible(SM), an initiative
Network (ADN), Auburn Hills, Michigan, which provides services and
mentorship for disabled athletes across the country....According to a
Plastics Make it Possible press release, the fundraising initiative was
designed to celebrate all athletes with disabilities and the achievements of
athletes who competed in the 2010 Paralympic...
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Bell Turbo Hub delivers high-speed Internet to
rural communities in Québec and Ontario
CNW Telbec -
2010-05-26 18:21
Bell Turbo Hub delivers high-speed
Internet to rural communities in Québec and Ontario MONTREAL, May 26 /CNW
Telbec/ - Bell today announced the new Turbo Hub for portable Internet access
speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps on Bell Mobility's HSPA+ mobile network.
Bell is proud to be a Premier National Partner and the Exclusive
Telecommunications Partner to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games.
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Keith Clarke: Achieving a low carbon society
requires a new ?industrial revolution? - 26 May 2010
Atkins -
2010-05-26 17:48
Engineers must learn from the
revolutionary engineers of the past and take action urgently if they are to
overcome the greatest global challenge of
Atkins is the official engineering design services provider for the London
2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Kindred aims to star in World Cup
BBC -
2010-05-26 16:51
Sascha Kindred feels the BT
Paralympic World Cup represents a good opportunity for him to assess his
progress ahead of the World Championships.
Sascha Kindred feels the BT Paralympic World Cup represents a good
opportunity for him to assess his progress ahead of the World
Championships.Kindred will defend his 200m individual medley in Manchester
and told
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Whiley heads entry for National Wheelchair Tennis
Championships
British
Paralympic Association - 2010-05-26 16:36
World No. 1 ranked junior Jordanne
Whiley and Beijing Paralympian Alex Jewitt will be among the leading names in
a field of 50 players for the 2010
1 ranked junior Jordanne Whiley and Beijing Paralympian Alex Jewitt
will be among the leading names in a field of 50 players for the 2010.
...National Wheelchair Tennis Championships, which takes place at Oxstalls
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Top broadband bundle providers go sporty
Cable.co.uk -
2010-05-26 16:32
Two of the UK's leading broadband
providers seem to be intent on showing off their sporty credentials.
On Monday (May 24th), BT revealed it has agreed a new deal to sponsor and
support the British Paralympic Association up to and including when
the organisation's top athletes compete in Rio de Janeiro in
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Lake Louise Replacing Strawberry Chair
First Tracks
Online - 2010-05-26 16:05
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The new lift was originally used to shuttle Olympic and Paralympic
spectators during February?s Games in Vancouver, and will now primarily enhance
access to Sunshine Village's green and blue runs, as well as the
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Lasalle to induct 11 into its hall of fame
Sudbury Star -
2010-05-26 15:36
Lasalle Secondary School is set to
honour its own this week. The New Sudbury high school is inviting former and
current staff, students and coaches to its first Sports Hall of Fame
induction Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the school's gymnasium.
(basketball), Kristine Lalonde (basketball), Buddy Green (swimming,
triathalon) and Paralympian Jeff Dickson.
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South Burlington marathoner rolls old school
Burlington
Press - 2010-05-26 15:05
rry thought nothing of rolling up
to the marathon's starting line two years ago in his traditional, push-rim
wheelchair. 'Originally, I didn't know there was another choice,' Perry said
recently.
The popularity of handcycling, meanwhile, has increased, from 11 finishers
in 2008 to 18 registered competitors this year - the most ever, said Patrick
Standen, president of the Northeast Disabled Athletic
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Logano having fun, working hard as NASCAR sophomore
Vallejo
Times-Herald - 2010-05-26 14:24
Well it's been a very busy two
weeks. Most people think Charlotte race weeks are the easiest, but they seem
to be the busiest. There's been so much going on and we haven't even got to
race day yet.
Plus three guys from the USA Hockey Paralympics team were there, so
that was neat for everyone.
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Golden decade for sport and business events ahead
Myvenues.co.uk
- 2010-05-26 14:07
Business visitors to the Britain
pavilion at IMEX (Frankfurt 25 - 27 May) will be invited to participate in
Britain's own GPS golf putting simulator
This year, VisitBritain, the national tourism agency, celebrates the new
'Golden Decade of Sport', including key sporting events such as 2010 Ryder
Cup Wales, 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games and the
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Branding lessons marketers can learn from the
London Olympic mascots
UTalkMarketing
- 2010-05-26 14:05
The new London 2012 Olympic and
Paralympic mascots, Wenlock and Mandeville, have been met with a wave of
negative feedback.
The new London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascots, Wenlock and
Mandeville, have been met with a wave of negative feedback.Eighteen months in
the making the duo were created by Irish London in response to a brief
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Peacock pride at Cup performance
BBC -
2010-05-26 13:49
Peacock was representing Great
Britain for the first time Jonnie Peacock has expressed his delight after a
fifth-placed finish in his first ever international Paralympic 100m race. The
16-year-old from Cambridge recorded a personal best of 12.
Peacock was representing Great Britain for the first time Jonnie Peacock
has expressed his delight after a fifth-placed finish in his first ever
international Paralympic 100m race....The 16-year-old from Cambridge
recorded a personal best of 12.23 seconds in the T44 class at the Paralympic...
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Twelve more named for Games team
BBC -
2010-05-26 13:44
Gymnast Luke Carson will compete
at the Commonwealth Games Gymnasts Luke Carson and Charlotte McKenna are
named in the second batch of 12 competitors selected for Northern Ireland's
Commonwealth Games team.
Seventeen-year-old swimmer Laurence McGiven will be the first disability
athlete to represent Northern Ireland at the Games.
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NAAOP Elects Board Members
O&P Edge -
2010-05-26 13:13
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EDGE Current Issue- Free Subscription - Free eNewsletter - Advertise Kim
Doolan The National Association for the
Paralympics Committee, Colorado Springs,
Colorado....Register also manages the Paralympics Academy youth
outreach program and in 2006 was appointed by Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice as one of eight members ...
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Le Québec en route vers l'excellence - Le Québec se
dote d'un Institut national du sport
Municipal
Suppliers - 2010-05-26 12:58
Retour Imprimer Transmettre
Archives Montréal, le 26 mai 2010 - Le Québec aura bientôt son Institut
national du sport. C'est ce qu'a annoncé le premier ministre du Québec, M.
La création de l'Institut national du sport permettra d'améliorer les
services offerts aux athlètes olympiques et paralympiques.
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WTF President Proposes Creation of Sport Peace
Corps' at UN-IOC Forum in Lausanne
Around The
Rings - 2010-05-26 12:32
WTF President Chungwon Choue
proposed the creation of the so-called â??Sport Peace Corps,â? together with
the United Nations, the International Olympic Committee and the International
Sports Federations, at the U.N.
Phil Craven, president of the International Paralympic Committee;
and Mr.
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Friday 21 May
Leisure Review
- 2010-05-26 11:44
Farrant adds clarity on
consultancy collapse With rumours circulating about the financial future of
recently conjoined consultancies PMP and Genesis, The Leisure Review sought
clarification from the former's chief executive Graham Farrant.
2012 and all that Over one million people have registered for Olympic and Paralympic
tickets, with 96% of registrations from the UK.
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The Challenge of a Lifetime - Achieved!
Forbes -
2010-05-26 11:33
IRVINE, Calif., May 26
/PRNewswire/ -- Paul Fejtek has successfully achieved his goal of being the first
person with Brachial Plexus Palsy to climb all Seven Summits (the highest
mountain on each continent).
Paralympians and American soldiers wounded in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
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NATIONAL FIRE CONTROL PROJECT
Early Day
Motions - 2010-05-26 11:30
Meale, Alan That this House notes
the fiscal downturn and its effects in the UK caused directly by the global
recession; further notes the recent
in time for either the 2012 Olympics or Paralympics; and further
believes that the large projected overspend on this project, if cancelled,
represents a better and more viable option than the loss of other
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Mujaji for Spain Championship
Zimbabwe
Chronicle - 2010-05-26 09:26
From Paul Mundandi in Zvishavane
ZIMBABWE Paralympic gold medallist, Elliot Mujajai, has promised to bring
home more medals from the Basauri Invitational Championship to be held in
Spain at the weekend.
From Paul Mundandi in Zvishavane ZIMBABWE Paralympic gold
medallist, Elliot Mujajai, has promised to bring home more medals from the
Basauri Invitational Championship to be held in Spain at the weekend.Mujaji
flies
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Just as popular as the Brier
Star Phoenix -
2010-05-26 09:23
 Given Canada's record of success
in able-bodied curling, the wheelchair variety of the game is certain to be
one of the most followed events on the 2010 Paralympic calendar.
Given Canada's record of success in able-bodied curling, the wheelchair
variety of the game is certain to be one of the most followed events on the
2010 Paralympic calendar.One of the newest of the Paralympic
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Disabled British Open Heads to Sussex
Golf Business
News - 2010-05-26 03:01
The second annual Disabled British
Open (DBO) golf championship will take place at East Sussex National GC on
20-21 September.
perceived by celebrating excellence and showcasing talent, in the run-up
to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games....The Disabled British Open
golf championship was supported by the Accentuate programme, which aims to
use the inspiration provided by the International Paralympic...
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Kirwa, Tarbei book berths in Casablanca
Daily Nation -
2010-05-25 22:44
Ruth Mueni from Nairobi competes
in the javelin competition during the Paralympic National Trials at the
Mombasa Municipal Stadium on Tuesday.
Ruth Mueni from Nairobi competes in the javelin competition during the Paralympic
National Trials at the Mombasa Municipal Stadium on Tuesday.The two-day event
was used to select the team to the Africa Athletics
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