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Handikappidrott, Sverige (2 news)
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Herrlaget i goalball testade VM-arenan
 Svenska
Handikappidrottsförbundet - 2010-06-03 16:27
Herrlandslaget i goalball var
inbjudna att spela uppvisningsmatch under Paralympic World Cup (PWC) i
Manchester i slutet av maj. Goalball ingår inte idag i PWC:s program men kan
bli en gren i framtiden.
Herrlandslaget i goalball var inbjudna att spela uppvisningsmatch under Paralympic
World Cup (PWC) i Manchester i slutet av maj.
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Tuffa friidrottare i Särskole-DM
Värmlands
Folkblad - 2010-06-03 10:15
Kristinehamn Solen stekte och det
var pressande varmt när Särskole-DM i friidrott avgjordes på Brovallen i
Kristinehamn under onsdagen. - Det gick bra.
Särskole-DM arrangeras årligen av eleverna på fritidsledarlinjen vid
Kristinehamns folkhögskola, KPS och Värmlands handikappidrottsförbund.
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Intl news (47 news)
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Cyborg rights 'need debating now'
ABC Online -
2010-06-04 07:34
Should 'blade runner' Oscar
Pistorius have the right to participate against able-bodied athletes?
Clarke says the competing rights of cyborgs and non-cyborgs, are central
to the case of South African paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius who
uses springy carbon fibre and titanium legs to run.
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Young targets world championships
Yahoo! UK and
Ireland Eurosport - 2010-06-04 07:07
Thomas Young reconfirmed his
status as one of the nation's best at the BT Paralympic World Cup in
Manchester - then immediately set his sights on World Championship gold.
Thomas Young reconfirmed his status as one of the nation's best at the BT Paralympic
World Cup in Manchester - then immediately set his sights on World Championship
gold.Young was in fine form at the Manchester
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Changing Attitudes Will Ensure Equality
Voxy.co.nz -
2010-06-04 06:17
Changing attitudes is the key to
ensuring people with disabilities are treated equally, says Disability Issues
Minister Tariana Turia.
Mrs Turia is particularly saddened that a sporting organisation is
refusing to allow a disabled athlete to compete.
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IFDS Worlds 2010 naming rights sponsor Delta Lloyd
SailWorld.com -
2010-06-04 06:05
Delta Lloyd will be naming rights
sponsor for the IFDS Worlds 2010. Preparations for the World championship
Disabled Sailing 2010, which will be held in Medemblik, the Netherlands from
6 â?' 14 July 2010, are in full swing.
14 July 2010, are in full swing.The Worlds are qualifiers for the 2012 Paralympics
and will be sailed on fresh, non-tidal water....Last week many 2.4mR sailors
have participated in the Delta Lloyd regatta, sub-division of the ISAF World
Cup for Olympic and Paralympics...
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Alex Zanardi newsletter 2010-06-03
Motorsport.com
- 2010-06-04 03:21
SOCCMEL, WHAT A SPRINT! Hi
Friends, Last Saturday and Sunday I took part in the race valid for the Para
Cycling European Road Cup held at Castel S. Giovanni and Piacenza.
Anyway, the presence of Vicente Arzo, very strong Spaniard who won the
silver medal in Beijing in the latest paralympic games, would have
given me once more the real measure of my progress.
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Things to do in Whistler
Marieclaire.co.uk
- 2010-06-04 03:17
Situated just two hours from
Vancouver, Whistler is nestled among the breathtaking surrounds of the Coast
Mountain Range.
Situated just two hours from Vancouver, Whistler is nestled among the
breathtaking surrounds of the Coast Mountain Range.Host to many of the recent
events at this year?s Olympic and Paralympic Games, it?s an
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Fermanagh to host new Triathlon event
Impartial
Reporter - 2010-06-04 03:07
Fermanagh will be hosting a new
Triathlon event - the Waterways Ireland Lakeland Triathlon on Sunday June 27
starting on beautiful Lough Erne.
Karen Cromie, Fermanagh's Paralympic rower, is going to use the
Waterways Ireland Lakeland Triathlon as her attempt at her first triathlon,
'I have always been tempted to take part in a triathlon and
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Leclerc wins bronze medal at BT Paralympic World
Cup with team GB
Camden New
Journal - 2010-06-04 02:31
STRIKER Graham Leclerc insists the
Great Britain Cerebral Palsy team were beaten but not broken after winning
bronze at the BT Paralympic World Cup.
STRIKER Graham Leclerc insists the Great Britain Cerebral Palsy team were
beaten but not broken after winning bronze at the BT Paralympic World
Cup.Unbeaten throughout 2009, the 35-year-old?s team had high hopes of
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Richard D. Faneuf,, 61
Worcester
Telegram & Gazette - 2010-06-03 23:48
OXFORD Richard D. Faneuf, Jr., 61,
of 12 Ballard St., passed away, Monday, May 31, 2010 in St. Vincent Hospital,
Worcester. He leaves behind his wife of 41 years, Linda F. (Lewin) Faneuf;
one daughter, Lori A. Faneuf of Oxford; his mother, Elsie L.
He became a member of the Massachusetts Association of Paraplegics, in the
early 70's and participated in the Paralympics.
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Letter to the Shareholders of ALDA Pharmaceuticals
Corp.
Stockwatch -
2010-06-03 23:02
2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter
Games During the last quarter, the Company was kept very busy servicing the
2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games During the last quarter,
the Company was kept very busy servicing the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games.Activities included product preparation and delivery,
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Elections Dept sent letters to schools to update
premises for polls
Temasek Review
- 2010-06-03 21:18
watch for the ?vote us, if not SG
and YOU will become poor and die miserably? campaign coming your way soon.
Hollow: Nono?not that! the campaign will be the memorable ?if not, your woman
will be maids overseas? SilenceIsGolden: Everything is sweet for PAP.
1) escape of mas selamat 2) escape of the romanain diplomat 3)
sky-rocketing flat prices 4) invasion of FT 5) unequal treatment of
singaporean paralympians vs china ping pong players This list will be
handy when we
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Asian Para Committee chief praises Guangzhou's
preparatory work
China Economic
Net - 2010-06-03 21:09
The Guangzhou Asian Para Games
Organizing Committee (GAPGOC) has just concluded a very successful two-day
Chefs de Mission Seminar for the 2010 Asian
The Guangzhou Asian Para Games Organizing Committee (GAPGOC) has just
concluded a very successful two-day Chefs de Mission Seminar for the 2010
Asian. ...Para Games with the President of the Asian Paralympic
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Herbert named Wellington sportsperson of the year
Radio New
Zealand - 2010-06-03 20:50
All Whites and Phoenix football
coach Ricki Herbert has won the Wellington sportsperson of the year award.
Herbert was been named coach of the year.
Herbert was been named coach of the year.World champion yachtie Karl
Purdie was sportsman of the year and Paralympic cycling champion Paula
Tesoriero was sportswoman of the year.
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Warwickshire organisation has won contract to host
2012-related volunteer workshops
MidlandsBusinessNews.co.uk
- 2010-06-03 20:16
A Warwickshire volunteering
organisation is set to use the 2012 Games as inspiration to support sport and
culture across the Midlands.
'The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will need 70,000
volunteers to help make them a success....'The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games coming to the UK provides us with the perfect opportunity to engage
people in ...
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Herbert wins on big night
stuff.co.nz -
2010-06-03 20:00
THE MAN: 50 years after his gold
medal at the Rome Olympics, Murray Halberg still has his fans as Paula
Tesoriero, Sophie Devine and Andrew Durante look on.
Paralympic champion cyclist Paula Tesoriero won the
sportswoman and athlete with a disability awards, while world champion yachtsman
Karl Purdie was named sportsman of the year.
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Basketball players bring home silver and gold from
Paralympic World Cup
Inside Toronto
- 2010-06-03 19:33
http://www.insidetoronto.com/rss/neighbourhoods?c='Scarborough'
en-us The Canadian men's national wheelchair basketball team brought back
silver from the BT Paralympic World Cup held May 27 to 30 in Manchester, U.K.
'Scarborough' en-us The Canadian men's national wheelchair basketball team
brought back silver from the BT Paralympic World Cup held May 27 to 30
in Manchester, U.K.Players Adam Lancia and Abdi Fatah Dini
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No backdown on wheelchairs
Christchurch
Press - 2010-06-03 19:25
SBS Marathon organisers are
adamant wheelchair competitors will not take part in this Sunday's event in
Christchurch, despite mounting pressure.
However, he said the marathon did not have the resources to include disabled
athletes.
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Sailing: Brits riding high at Dutch World Cup
regatta
Sportsister -
2010-06-03 19:16
Britain?s sailors excelled in the
final day of the ISAF Sailing World Cup event in Holland, with women?s match
racing trio Lucy Macgregor, Nicky
and Helena Lucas winning bronzes in the women?s RS:X windsurfing and 2.4mR
Paralympic class respectively.
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Paralympic Swimming: GB swimmers shine on last day
of the BT Paralympic World Cup
Sportsister -
2010-06-03 19:15
Double Paralympic champion Ellie
Simmonds was among the swimming stars at the BT Paralympic World Cup in
Manchester on Monday (31 May), setting a new world record in the women?s SM6
200m individual medley.
Double Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds was among the swimming
stars at the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester on Monday (31 May),
setting a new world record in the women?s SM6 200m individual medley.Simmonds
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Silk looking to earn New Zealand World Cup spot
Kentish Express
- 2010-06-03 18:53
Vicky Silk is looking to build on
her fine display at the BT Paralympic World Cup Vicky Silk admits there is
still room for improvement ? despite an impressive showing at the BT
Paralympic World Cup.
Vicky Silk is looking to build on her fine display at the BT Paralympic
World Cup Vicky Silk admits there is still room for improvement ? despite an
impressive showing at the BT Paralympic World Cup.Discus
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GO! Calendar 06/03/10
Pantagraph.com
- 2010-06-03 18:45
GO! string along: Big band nirvana
is assured when the Glenn Miller Orchestra strings some pearls, and more, at
7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Peoria Civic Center Ballroom. GO!
Next Weekend (June 10-13) & Beyond Bloomington-Normal Special Olympics
Illinois Summer Games; June 11-13, ISU Sports Complex; Olympic-style
competition for disabled athletes; free.
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Gary McPherson: A stubborn hero who saw ability,
not disability
The Globe and
Mail - 2010-06-03 18:03
Gary McPherson was a free spirit
who, ironically, lived much of his life in an institution. In October, 1955,
during a holiday in Edmonton, the sporty nine-year-old boy from the Yukon
fell ill and was rushed to hospital.
sporting movement known as the Paralympics.
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>PAULâ??S STORY
Royal Gazette -
2010-06-03 17:52
?I have met people who have been a
great inspiration to me? The first time Mr. Hollis got in the water after
having his legs amputated he was terrified he would sink.
At the Desert Challenge Games for disabled athletes held in May in
Arizona, Mr.
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>SIAâ??S STORY
Royal Gazette -
2010-06-03 17:52
?It took patience. I am used to
trying to get things right away? The first time Sia Castle, 39, tried archery
the arrows went everywhere except the target. Nevertheless, she was instantly
hooked.
Paralympic Games with this....been phenomenal for providing
that for us.? Miss Castle hopes to ultimately go on to the Paralympics,
which is one of the top competitive sporting events for people with
disabilities.
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Ferguson contributes 10 as Canada win Paralympic
Cup
York Region.com
- 2010-06-03 17:30
Tracey Ferguson of Holland Landing
contributed 10 points and four assists as Team Canada trounced The
Netherlands 62-46 in the championship game of the 2010 Paralympic Cup women?s
basketball tournament Saturday in Manchester, England.
Tracey Ferguson of Holland Landing contributed 10 points and four assists
as Team Canada trounced The Netherlands 62-46 in the championship game of the
2010 Paralympic Cup women?s basketball tournament
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Blacks takes a bow
Pique News
Magazine - 2010-06-03 17:27
Black?s takes a bow Local pub
celebrates 25 years on Whistler?s F&B scene with new event and lots of
live entertainment David Branigan has memories of some vintage musical
moments from Whistler.
He was back for February 1, "the quietest two weeks I've ever seen in
Whistler," and just in time for the Olympic and Paralympic
experience.
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Young Ambassadors Olympic Day Challenge!
British Olympic
Association - 2010-06-03 17:13
Olympic Day will be celebrated
across the world! To celebrate this special day we would like to set you a
challenge â?? try five new things for the five Olympic Rings! Competition!
Take a photograph of your activities and be in with a chance to win!
Why not: - live out a new Olympic or Paralympic Value? - try a new
piece of fruit as part of a healthy diet? - try a new Olympic or Paralympic
sport? - make a new friend?...Things to consider: � How will your
activities reflect the Olympic and Paralympic...
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CTV Announces Industry-Leading 2010-2011 Canadian Television
Package
PRnewswire
Canada - 2010-06-03 16:44
- CTV renews entire scripted
slate: more FLASHPOINT, more THE BRIDGE, more HICCUPS, more DAN FOR MAYOR,
more THE LISTENER - - CTV announces new
Official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games and London 2012 Games of the Olympiad, CTV Inc. is owned by (http://www.ctvglobemedia.com/)
CTVglobemedia Inc., Canada's
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CTV Acquires THE X FACTOR for Fall 2011
PRnewswire
Canada - 2010-06-03 16:11
Simon Cowell to Serve as Executive
Producer and Judge of US Version TORONTO, June 3 /CNW/ - CTV has acquired the
exclusive Canadian broadcast rights to the U.S.
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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Reporter terrorised by Shaun Tait
BBC -
2010-06-03 16:09
Please turn on JavaScript. Media
requires JavaScript to play.
MOST POPULAR VIDEO/AUDIO Editor's Choice Goalball debuts at Paralympic
World Cup St Helens greats recall Knowsley Road memories Searle's GB men's
eight win gold Highlights -
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Bell invests in advanced new data centre to meet
business clients' growing need for hosted data services
CNW Telbec -
2010-06-03 15:16
Bell invests in advanced new data
centre to meet business clients' growing need for hosted data services Unique
green approach to power and cooling at
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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Italy could win again World Cup, says former goalie
(3)
People's Daily
Online - 2010-06-03 14:19
'And unfortunately, most of the
best strikers that play in the Italian championship are foreigners. But we
can't have everything.'Italy's championship this year was quite poor. It was
won by the Internazionale team, with just three Italian players.
Felice Pulici currently trains the Italian deaf-blind Paralympic
team.
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Athletes to compete in wheelchair games
News Leader -
2010-06-03 14:05
The Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation
Center will host the Mid-Atlantic Wheelchair Games, a three-day regional
competition, that will begin on June 11.
caliber from beginner to Paralympic levels....He won bronze medals
in several Paralympics and broke a world record at the 1994 World
Athletic Championships in Berlin 1994 when he threw a shot put 10.4 meters.
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2012 hopeful takes home the gold and lands world
record
London Wired -
2010-06-03 13:57
WALSALL'S Eleanor Simmonds insists
she is just getting started in 2010 despite notching up yet another world
record at the BT Paralympic World Cup this week.
WALSALL'S Eleanor Simmonds insists she is just getting started in 2010
despite notching up yet another world record at the BT Paralympic
World Cup this week.The 15-year-old set a new world mark in on the way to
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Fox targets 2012 Paralympic gold
BBC -
2010-06-03 13:42
Cornish swimmer Jonathan Fox has
set his sights on winning gold at the London 2012 Paralympics. Fox, who was
born with cerebral palsy, has just won gold in the 100m backstroke (S7
category) at the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester.
Cornish swimmer Jonathan Fox has set his sights on winning gold at the
London 2012 Paralympics....Fox, who was born with cerebral palsy, has
just won gold in the 100m backstroke (S7 category) at the Paralympic
World Cup...
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COVENTRY GETS OLYMPIC NOD
Sportinglife -
2010-06-03 13:27
By Drew Williams, Press
Association Sport Coventry City's Ricoh Arena has been chosen as the Midlands
venue to host football at the 2012 Olympic Games.
'As well as the Olympic and Paralympic Games, we'll be marking the
50th anniversary of the consecration of Coventry Cathedral, and there's an
important link between the city's strong message of peace
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Did Olympics cause Greek financial crisis?
US Olympic Team
- 2010-06-03 12:52
Speedy Peterson throws first pitch
& tweets, "Man I was nervous throwing that ball but it made
it!" Olympic and Paralympic dreams need you to become reality! Donate
Now.
Olympic and Paralympic dreams need you to become reality!
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Michaels on tour
Chicago
Sun-Times - 2010-06-03 12:51
STELLA'S SPOTLIGHT THE ROCK group
Chicago performed on the finale of "American Idol" last week when
Mount Prospect's Lee DeWyze was crowned the winner.
The event chairs are Exelon's John Rowe and Linda Mastandrea, a gold medal
paralympian.
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2012 Olympics Free Classified Ad Website Opens
Online
pressbox.co.uk
- 2010-06-03 12:44
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Newham,
London, 31st May 2010 â?' With advertising on the Internet turning out to be
a great way of attracting potential
The intention is to make available a comprehensive idea about anything
that a person might search for in Newham. â??Since Newham will be proudly
hosting the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Games, there is
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Torches presented
Hope Standard -
2010-06-03 12:08
Olympic torch bearer Hans Jeschek
presents Hope mayor Laurie French with his Olympic torch. The torch is on
loan to the District for a display of Olympic memorabilia. Simone Rolph
others also read...
Simone Rolph others also read...Hope Standard Fraser Valley Hope council
was presented with their official Paralympic relay torch, last week, a
gift for being one of only 11 community to host to Paralympic torch
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7th European Badminton Championships for the
Disabled
Badminton
England - 2010-06-03 11:30
England returned from Switzerland
after collecting a bumper haul of medals in the . Kent pair Ollie Clarke and
Andrew Martin were the biggest English success stories of the European
Badminton Championships for the Disabled in Switzerland.
As we work to achieve Paralympic inclusion in 2016, the fact that
we have several European Champions is really encouraging.?.
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Mayor launches London 2012 online arts diary
The Stage -
2010-06-03 11:16
London 2012 planners launched online
calendar the Culture Diary today and are inviting people to register arts
events taking place during the Olympic year.
Events can be registered even if not all the details have been confirmed
and edited later and they do not have to be specifically related to the
Olympic or Paralympic Games.
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VASA to use 2012 to support volunteering across
Midlands
PR inside -
2010-06-03 11:03
A Warwickshire volunteering
organisation is set to use the 2012 Games as inspiration to support sport and
culture across the Midlands.
operation and providing the social and health benefits that come with
them. ?The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will need 70,000
volunteers to help make them a success. ?We aim to use 2012 as
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Dublin's Relay for Life planned for June 12, 13
SNP Online -
2010-06-03 10:42
Although it is not a race or a
run, if Dublin's Relay for Life has the feel of an Olympics, that will be
just part of the fun of the 2010 event. 'The Olympic rings will stand for the
rings of hope,' Relay for Life of Dublin co-chair Stephanie Reed said.
In keeping with the Olympic spirit, Bob Berland, a 1984 silver medalist in
judo and the first American to receive a medal in that sport, will speak at
Dublin's Relay, as will Marilyn Hamilton, paralympic silver
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Free Paralympics training for blind athletes in
Raleigh this week
Raleigh News
& Observer - 2010-06-03 10:13
Free training is available this
week for blind athletes who want to try Paralympic sports and for the coaches
and trainers who work with them.
Free training is available this week for blind athletes who want to try Paralympic
sports and for the coaches and trainers who work with them.Bridge II Sports,
a Triangle-based nonprofit organization that provides
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Mitchell heading for Para Worlds
Royal Gazette -
2010-06-03 09:08
Three-time Bermuda paralympian
Alexander (Sandy) Mitchell has been successful in his bid to qualify for the
2010 Alltech FEI Worlds Equestrian Games and the London 2012 Paralympics.
Three-time Bermuda paralympian Alexander (Sandy) Mitchell has been
successful in his bid to qualify for the 2010 Alltech FEI Worlds Equestrian
Games and the London 2012 Paralympics.Mitchell, competing at last
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Gauci claims bronze at paralympic world cup
Mt Druitt
Standard - 2010-06-03 09:01
Flashback ... Kylie Gauci gets
ready for her trip to Manchester earlier this year. Picture: DAVID MARSHALL
AUSTRALIA has won bronze in the women?s wheelchair basketball at the
Paralympic World Cup.
DAVID MARSHALL AUSTRALIA has won bronze in the women?s wheelchair
basketball at the Paralympic World Cup.The tournament was held in
Manchester, England, from May 27-29.
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