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Tillgänglighet i fokus på Kumlakalaset
Nerikes
Allehanda - 2010-06-07 09:08
I solgasset på torget genomfördes
för första gången Kumlakalaset i lördags. Artikelbilder Dramatik.
Ett oplanerat vägval som lett honom ut i världen genom tre paralympiska
spel i Sidney, Aten och Peking. -
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Intl news (44 news)
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The class of 2000 -- where are they now? Part 2
Finance Asia -
2010-06-08 08:34
Our look back at the region?s
foremost debt capital markets bankers continues with Merrill Lynch to UBS
Warburg.
And this year, he crossed the harsh terrain of Chile's Atacama Desert to
raise funds to send the entire Singapore Special Olympic team of more than 50
intellectually disabled athletes to the World
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C. Thomas Clagett Jr. Memorial Clinic and regatta
expanding
SailWorld.com -
2010-06-08 08:14
Responding to requests from
competitors, the organizers of the C. Thomas Clagett Jr. Memorial Clinic and
Regatta are once again expanding the scope of this well-known event for
sailors with disabilities.
two-person SKUD-18 (2006) â?' all classes selected for the Paralympic
Games....instrumental in the medal success of competitors at the 2008 Paralympic
Games in China.
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Scotland signs first pre-Games training camp deal
for London 2012
Inside the
Games - 2010-06-08 07:05
British Sports Internet Writer of
the Year June 7 - Namibia and Zambia have signed deals to train in Glasgow
before the London 2012 Olympics, it has been announced, the first countries
to agree to base themselves in Scotland.
The Bellahouston Park venue has been accredited for boxing, judo, table
tennis, taekwondo, weightlifting and wrestling while Scotstoun is accredited
for athletics, paralympic athletics and badminton.
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Farnell's 2010 Great Yorkshire Bike Ride Team gets
expert support from leading British paralympian cyclist
Premier Farnell
- 2010-06-08 07:03
Steven Webb, Company Secretary and
General Counsel for Premier Farnell (Middle) and David Stone, Paralympic
cyclist (bottom, right).
Steven Webb, Company Secretary and General Counsel for Premier Farnell
(Middle) and David Stone, Paralympic cyclist (bottom, right).Farnell,
the Leeds-based leading multi-channel distributor of electronic and
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Boone High's Dounia Bendris marks milestone in
journey
Orlando
Sentinel - 2010-06-08 06:10
Ghani Bendris looked down from
Section 103 of Amway Arena into a sea of orange and white graduation gowns.
His little girl was down there among the hundreds of teenagers, sandwiched
alphabetically between Mayra Alejandra Benavides and Alaric Benitez.
Paralympic athletes and allow them to see that opportunities
await, even with traumatic injuries.
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Meridian Club Think Tank for senior buyers proves a
great success
eTurboNews -
2010-06-08 05:58
World Travel Market World Travel
Market (WTM), the premier global event for the travel industry, last week
launched its first executive Think Tank program for senior buyers in its
Meridian Club.
Events such as the FIFA World Cup, the Olympics and Paralympics
Games, and The Ashes are established travel products.
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Ski Halfpipe Pushing for the 2014 Sochi Winter
Olympics and Other FIS News
Teton Gravity
Research - 2010-06-08 05:43
NTALYA, Turkey (June 4) ? The
International Ski Federation celebrated its centennial, wrapping up the
biennal FIS Congess Friday in Antalya, Turkey. Highlights included passage of
a U.S.
Memories of the recent Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, where USSA athletes
won 21 Olympic and 12 Paralympic medals, were rekindled with VANOC
Sport Director Tim Gayda's final report.
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Robbie takes club?s top award
Brisbane Quest
News - 2010-06-08 04:59
ROBBIE van Allen has been named
Caboolture Athletics? Top Athlete.
Top Athlete.Van Allen, a T20 (intellectually disabled) athlete,
earned the title after a blistering season in which he qualified for the
nationals, and won three gold medals at the secondary school championships
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Books
Midland Mirror
- 2010-06-08 04:45
New non-fiction and fiction titles
at the Midland Public Library Canadian Gold Andrew Podnieks Fenn Publishing
Co. Ltd.
Ltd., 2010 An all-encompassing guide to both the menâ??s and womenâ??s
Olympic hockey tournaments, as well as the Paralympic sledge hockey
team.
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Paralympic tryouts at Stanhope Gardens
Cumberland
Courier - 2010-06-08 04:29
Paralympic tryouts were held on
Sunday at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope Gardens | See and buy thousands
of photos at
Paralympic tryouts were held on Sunday at Blacktown Leisure
Centre, Stanhope Gardens | See and buy thousands of photos at. ...Newsphotos.
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Paraplegic Richland swimmer dives into Alcatraz
Sharkfest
Wenatchee World
- 2010-06-08 02:07
RICHLAND ? Nate Higgins doesn?t
let his disability get the better of him. As a paraplegic swimmer, he tests
his endurance, stamina and the will to succeed in the face of adversity.
Higgins said he?s excited that his effort also will help him raise
scholarship money for disabled athletes....Higgins? swimming coach,
Jennifer Tonkyn, said he may be in a wheelchair, but his spirit to succeed
soars high, and he?s determined to show what a disabled athlete...
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Access World Championships Day 1 - Worlds underway
SailWorld.com -
2010-06-08 01:05
'Zoltan Pegan & Eva Mircsev
(HUN) were back at the front in Race 2 after a forgettable start - Bruce Wake
2010 Access Class Worlds and SKUD18
Cogswell/Foreman seemed to have the jump on the 2008 Paralympians
in the second heat but they found enough extra speed later in the race.
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U.S. interest in Surrey flower training for
prisoners
Surrey Leader -
2010-06-08 00:56
June Strandberg's floral program
has caught the eye of U.S. prison officials.
During the Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games, the student
florists at Just Beginnings were responsible for making 1,800 bouquets, as
many as 150 a day.
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Wells wins out over Tom Daley & Jessica Ennis
British
Dressage - 2010-06-08 00:54
Para dressage's World Class
Performance rider Sophie Wells (20) was selected to receive a
prestigious Sports Performance Award at the inaugural ceremony held last
week (27 May).
Despite being only 20 Sophie has already enjoyed considerable sporting
success, in 2008 she became the National Grade IV Champion and was also
selected as first reserve for the Paralympics.
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Martin Corry: Inviting athlete input on anti-doping
sends positive message
Inside the
Games - 2010-06-08 00:39
Some of the recent back-page
headlines have shown that, like it or not, anti-doping is part and parcel of
being an elite athlete.
It will be very interesting to share experiences and gain a different
insight outside of rugby union, particularly from an Olympic and Paralympic
perspective.
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Darren Campbell: There is a volunteer inside all of
us
Inside the
Games - 2010-06-08 00:38
With it being Volunteers' Week,
anyone who has ever played sport regularly, from grassroots to elite level,
myself included, will have been helped, supported or come into contact with
one of the country?s unsung army of volunteers.
Figures show that sport in the UK relies on more than 1.5 million
volunteers and we are told that 75,000 people will be needed to make sure the
London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics can go ahead to the
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Eindhoven Test Event Readies World Championships
International
Paralympic Committee - 2010-06-08 00:21
A recent test event in Eindhoven,
the Netherlands, has secured final preparations for the 2010 International
Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships.
A recent test event in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, has secured final
preparations for the 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
Swimming World Championships.Taking place on 3 June, the test event covered
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Sochi 2014 plant trees to mark UNEP campaign
Inside the
Games - 2010-06-07 23:09
June 5 - Dmitry Chernyshenko
(pictured), the chief executive of Sochi 2014, and Anatoly Pakhomov, the
city's Mayor, today planted trees here to mark
The environmental dimension of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter
Games is a priority for the organisations delivering the Games, claimed
Chernyshenko, who signed the agreement with Pakhomov.
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Exclusive: London 2012 will help BP recover from
Gulf oil spill claims Olympics Minister
Inside the
Games - 2010-06-07 23:09
By Duncan Mackay British Sports
Internet Writer of the Year June 6 - BP's sponsorship of the London 2012
Olympics and Paralympics will help the
BP's sponsorship of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics will
help the. ...company restore its reputation after the oil spill on the Gulf
of Mexico which killed 11 people and is one of the worst environmental
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Momiji gardens play host to new immigrants
Inside Toronto
- 2010-06-07 23:02
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CWG: Disabled athletes left high & dry
The Times of
India - 2010-06-07 21:42
NEW DELHI: Disability sports
comprising 15 events in the upcoming Commonwealth Games (CWG) in New Delhi
will account for 45 medals - a gold, silver and a bronze medal for each
event. Medals won in these events will be part of a country's final medal
tally.
And now, at this late stage, the Paralympic Committee of India
(PCI) has been asked to procure the wheelchairs....The fact remains that even
as the sports ministry grapples with myriad problems, disabled athletes...
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Navy Musician Teaches Rowing to Wounded Warriors
United States
Department of Defense - 2010-06-07 21:17
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Olympic Committee's Paralympics Military Program at the Bethesda
medical center to find wounded warriors who wanted to row.
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Unlimited Commissions - Advice Sessions
AberdareOnline -
2010-06-07 19:52
Unlimited Commissions will support
the creation and production of high quality work across all artforms that
places disabled and Deaf people at its centre. Commissions totalling £1.
Commissions totalling £1.5 million will be awarded to help celebrate the
London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games across the UK.
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WANSTEAD: Flats could form police Olympics HQ
This is Local
London - 2010-06-07 19:37
A POPULAR open space could become
a central part of the effort to keep the city safe and secure during the 2012
Olympic Games.
Paralympic Games.
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Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
'vandalised' by new relief road
South West
Business - 2010-06-07 19:09
An opponent of work to build an
£87 million relief road in Dorest ahead of the 2012 Olympics has said the
area has been "completely vandalised".
The towns of Weymouth and Portland will play host to 400 international
sailors during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Schools and colleges from across the UK win a visit
to the London 2012 Olympic Park
London 2012 -
2010-06-07 18:24
60 schools and colleges from
across the UK have visited the London 2012 Olympic Park after winning the
opportunity in a prize draw.
made up of schools across the UK that have demonstrated a commitment to
the Olympic and Paralympic Values.Pupils from Heathcote School visit
the Olympic Park....Pupils got the opportunity to witness first-hand the
progress of work on the Olympic Park, where the Olympic and Paralympic...
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OXFORD SINK RIVALS IN VARSITY T20 CLASH
Sportinglife -
2010-06-07 18:05
Oxford University defeated Cambridge
by 52 runs to win the third Charles Russell Twenty20 Varsity Cricket Match
and level the series at 1-1.
'With an ever growing Sports Group within the firm we are delighted to
support areas close to our hearts which in addition to this match we support
the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy and Paralympic
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Paralympic Tryout Day
Blacktown
Advocate - 2010-06-07 17:59
The Australian Paralympic
Committee is holding a tryout day to identify future paralympians at
Blacktown Leisure Centre.
The Australian Paralympic Committee is holding a tryout day to
identify future paralympians at Blacktown Leisure Centre.Photos:
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LDA searches for developers
Northern
Housing - 2010-06-07 17:44
The London Development Agency is
seeking development partners and architects for a major new mixed scheme in
east London.
The LDA wants to capitalise on the transformation of east London, sparked
by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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2010 Winter Games Commemorative Book Now Available:
With Glowing Hearts/Des plus brillants exploits
CNW Telbec -
2010-06-07 17:17
2010 Winter Games Commemorative
Book Now Available: With Glowing Hearts/Des plus brillants exploits
VANCOUVER, June 7 /CNW/ - With Glowing Hearts/Des
Stories and images of the 20 Olympic and Paralympic sports,
including the rivalries, upsets and personal journeys; -...A complete listing
of medalists and participant names, from Olympic and Paralympic
athletes to ...
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2012 athletes' village takes shape
Building -
2010-06-07 17:16
New images show progress on
accommodation, academy and polyclinic Images of the athletes? village for the
2012 London Olympics have been released.
will be used by competitors at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Bell is your information and entertainment source
for the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2010
CNW Telbec -
2010-06-07 17:03
Bell is your information and
entertainment source for the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2010
Bell throws open the doors to the famous
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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Zayed Higher Foundation, UQ to set up lab
disability sports classification.
Emirates News
Agency - 2010-06-07 17:03
WAM ABU DHABI, June 7th, 2010: The
Zayed Higher Foundation for Humanitarian care, People with Special Needs and
Minor's Affairs and the University of
presence of Sean Tweedy, the internationally accredited classifier in Disability
Athletics....Tweedy, whose work is supported by the Australian Research
Council, The International Paralympic Committee and the Australian
Sports Commission, was selected to classify at the Beijing Paralympic...
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British Athletes Lead Rowing World Cup
International
Paralympic Committee - 2010-06-07 16:22
Two athletes from Great Britain
have taken the top two places at the 2010 World Cup for Rowing in Bled,
Slovenia.
Aggar won the gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games for
the same event (AM1x)....Rowing is the youngest sport in the Paralympic
Games....It was introduced to the Paralympic Programme in 2005 and
held its first Paralympic competitions at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic...
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RONA Renews CFL Partnership Until 2012
Market Wire - 2010-06-07
15:10
- RONA inc. (TSX:RON), the largest
Canadian distributor and retailer of hardware, renovation and gardening
products, and the Canadian Football League (CFL) have renewed their national
partnership for another three years.
A national partner of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Games, RONA is a national partner as well of the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic
teams through the London 2012 Summer Games.
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Delta Lloyd Sponsor IFDS Worlds 2010
Sailing.org -
2010-06-07 14:02
Delta Lloyd will be name giving
sponsor for the IFDS Worlds 2010. Preparations for the World Championship
Disabled Sailing 2010, which will be held in Medemblik, the Netherlands from
6 14 July 2010, are in full swing.
Preparations for the World Championship Disabled Sailing 2010, which will
be held in Medemblik, the Netherlands from 6 14 July 2010, are in full
swing.The Worlds are qualifiers for the 2012 Paralympics and will be
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Ten Nations Contest Access Worlds
Sailing.org -
2010-06-07 14:01
The Bruce Wake 2010 Access Class
World Championships and SKUD18 International Championships are now underway.
The SKUD 18 is the two-person equipment for the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic
Sailing Competition and is regularly sailed on Rutland Water.
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Slumdog director may oversee London 2012
ONE News -
2010-06-07 12:25
Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire
director Danny Boyle is being tipped to oversee the opening ceremony of the
London 2012 Olympic Games.
A spokeswoman from the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic
Games (Locog) said she could not confirm Boyle's involvement, or the rumour
that organisers were in talks with him. ? ?
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London's Green Olympics are Looking Brown
Treehugger -
2010-06-07 11:30
Image from London2012 : Olympic
Park London's 2012 Olympic pledge, to be the greenest Olympic Games ever,
started with great enthusiasm. But some wondered about that goal when as the
official supplier of food.
Aquatics Centre by Zaha Hadid The Commission for a Sustainable London 2012
"provides assurance to the Olympic Board and the public on how the
bodies delivering the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
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Penn State student working toward Paralymics after
leg amputation
Centre Daily
Times - 2010-06-07 10:55
UNIVERSITY PARK Penn State student
Jake Schrom was eager to be home for the summer. It was May 15, 2008, and he
had Schrom View larger just begun his usual summer job, working for his
familys tree service and landscaping business in Carlisle.
Schrom has set his sights even further the 2012 Paralympic Games in
London....When his father, Fred Schrom, heard about the possibility of his
son competing in the Paralympic games, he was all for it and has ...
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Staff 'cycle a day's work' to raise profile of
Deloitte Ride Across Britain
British
Paralympic Association - 2010-06-07 10:27
With a week to go before the start
of the Deloitte Ride Across Britain (www.rideacrossbritain.com),
ParalympicsGB staff preparing to take part in the ride did their work while
cycling on Friday, in a stunt designed to raise the profile of their ride.
With a week to go before the start of the Deloitte Ride Across Britain (www.rideacrossbritain.com), ParalympicsGB
staff preparing to take part in the ride did their work while cycling on
Friday, in a stunt designed
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2010 Access Class World and SKUD18 International
Championships
SailWorld.com -
2010-06-07 10:03
2010 Access Class World
Championships and SKUD18 International Championships Practice Day report.
Practice racing was held today at the Bruce Wake 2010 Access Class World
Championships and SKUD18 International Championships at Rutland Sailing Club,
UK.
The SKUD 18 is the two-person equipment for the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic
Sailing Competition and is regularly sailed on Rutland Water....It is being
sailed in centreline seat ('Paralympic') mode for the ...
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Paralympian Ellie to hand out South West prizes
Hold The Front
Page - 2010-06-07 08:36
At just 13, Ellie won gold in the
100m and 400m freestyle events at Beijing 2008, where she was Britainâs
youngest athlete. She also competed in the 50m freestyle, 50m butterfly and
200m individual medley.
At just 13, Ellie won gold in the 100m and 400m freestyle events at
Beijing 2008, where she was Britainâs youngest athlete. She also competed in
the 50m freestyle, 50m butterfly and 200m individual medley.She
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London woos Boyle to direct Olympics
Asian Age -
2010-06-07 08:31
LONDON IS searching for a talented
director for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 Olympic Games.
Fifty-three-year-old Boyle, who won Oscar in 2009 for directing Slumdog
Millionaire, is on the top of the list of probables drawn up by London
Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games,
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