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Handikappidrott, Sverige (5 news)
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Jacobsson petad från VM
 Göteborgs-Posten - 2010-06-08 20:56 (Updated:
2010-06-09 07:09:32)
Sportskytten Jonas Jacobssons
satsning mot OS 2012 för icke funktionshindrade är uppmärksammad - men än så
länge inte särskilt framgångsrik. På tisdagen petades han från VM.
Om Jonas Jacobsson - som tog tre guld vid Paralympics 2008 och fick
Svenska Dagbladets Bragdmedalj samma år - är besviken så döljer han det väl.
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Bakslag för Jacobsson
SVT Nyheter - 2010-06-08 19:59 (Updated: 2010-06-08
22:06:42)
Sportskytten Jonas Jacobssons
satsning mot OS 2012 för icke-funktionshindrade har drabbats av ett bakslag.
När truppen till VM i München 31/7-9/8 togs ut i dag saknades Jacobsson.
Efter de tre gulden i Paralympics i Peking 2008 tilldelades
Jacobsson `Bragdguldet`....Jacobsson har skjutit hem 16 guld i Paralympics.
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De fick pengar från banken
Piteå-Tidningen - 2010-06-08 16:11
Tio organisationer och föreningar
i Piteå kommun fick på tisdagen ta emot totalt 82 500 kronor från Sparbanken
Nords Framtidsbanken. Infjärdens SK fick 20 000 kronor till en arena för
spontanidrott för barn och ungdomar.
EFS Storfors, Nattvandrarna i Piteå, Piteå Handikappidrottsförening,
Pite Älvdals Godman och Förvaltarförening, Långnäs ideella förening och
Pitholms Byagårdsförening fick 5 000 kronor var, bland annat till
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Bankpengar till `ett folk av en särskild sort`
Norrbottens-Kuriren - 2010-06-08 14:30
Piteå. Pitholms byagårdsförening
får bankpengar för att kunna återuppta verksamheten efter en omfattande
vattenskada. på tisdagen delade Sparbanken Nord ut pengar till människor och
företag som bor och verkar i Pitebygden.
Piteå Handikappidrottsförening, systemdigitalkamera för att
dokumentera händelser inom handikappidrotten på hemsida och tidning. -
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Wedin laddad inför VM
Sundsvalls Tidning - 2010-06-08 10:20
SUNDSVALL (ST) Sundsvallsskytten
Vicki Wedin kom hem från världscuptävlingarna i Alicante med dubbla medaljer.
- Det blev guld i stående och brons i liggande, säger hon.
Efter det drömmer sig Wedin framåt och västerut - mot Paralympics i
London 2012.
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Intl news (43 news)
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Spirit committee got people pumped
Maple Ridge News - 2010-06-09 08:13
Maple Ridge News Tri-City / Maple
Ridge By Phil Melnychuk - Maple Ridge News Updated: June 08, 2010 2:08 PM It
improved literacy, allowed kids to play
Maple Ridge was also the sole celebration sight for the Paralympic
torch relay that rolled in after the Games, while the arrival of the Olympic
torch just days before the Games, drew 10,000 people.
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Get set to compete in Merseyside Primary Games
Festival
Maghull & Aintree Star - 2010-06-09 07:54
THE countdown has begun for the
start of the 19th Merseyside Primary Games. This year, the event ? one of the
largest in the county ? is expected to attract around 800 competitors to
Wavertree Sports Park, on Wednesday, June 23 (10am to 3pm).
'The children are asked to pledge an achievement for 2012, linking their
activities with the forthcoming London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games....Olympic and Paralympic medal winners, Steve Parry, Steve ...
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Olympic legacy in doubt as sports cash fails to
attract women and minorities
Keep Media - 2010-06-09 07:46
Sport England's future in doubt
after it misses all its targets, with some groups taking less part in
activities than before Young people are another target group missed by Sport
England.
'The gold dust of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games could be
the way to inspire so many young people to change their lives, to increase
their involvement in sport and arts,' said the then Olympics
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Paralympic talent uncovered
Cumberland Courier - 2010-06-09 07:28
CHANCES are high that one of the
young people running and wheeling around Blacktown Leisure Centre at Stanhope
Gardens on Sunday will one day represent Australia at the Paralympic Games.
CHANCES are high that one of the young people running and wheeling around
Blacktown Leisure Centre at Stanhope Gardens on Sunday will one day represent
Australia at the Paralympic Games.The Australian Paralympic
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Video from German Classics
IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport - 2010-06-09 06:57
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Teen finds calling after crash: Wheelchair rugby
was the outlet Jeff Butler needed
News Sentinel - 2010-06-09 06:22
For more information about quad
rugby, go to the United States Quad Rugby Association's website at www.quadrugby.com. In September 2004,
while riding in the back seat of his family's vehicle, Jeff Butler's life was
suddenly, drastically, changed.
But Butler now has progressed to where he hopes to be part of the U.S.
wheelchair rugby team at the 2012 Paralympics....'He told me this
would be a good opportunity for me to take my rugby to the next level because
the team could possibly qualify for the Paralympics...
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Paralympic rugby trials on
Fiji Times - 2010-06-09 06:18
THE second week of trials for the
Fiji Paralympic rugby team will be held this Saturday. Fiji Disabled People
Sports development officer Saimoni Nainoca said the trials would be held in
Suva and Lautoka this weekend.
THE second week of trials for the Fiji Paralympic rugby team will
be held this Saturday.
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Celebrity patrons for Henley's Disabled Regatta
Henley Standard - 2010-06-09 06:14
ACTOR David Suchet has become a
patron of the first Henley Regatta for the Disabled. He is joined by Helene
Raynsford, who won gold at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, and Peter
Sutherland, president and co-founder of Upper Thames Rowing Club.
He is joined by Helene Raynsford, who won gold at the 2008 Paralympic
Games in Beijing, and Peter Sutherland, president and co-founder of Upper
Thames Rowing Club.Suchet said:
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British Columbia Technology Industry Association:
2010 Technology Impact Award Winners Announced
Market Wire - 2010-06-09 06:03
BC Companies Making Their Mark
Globally VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - June 9, 2010) - Renowned
for connecting people and systems to global mobile broadband networks, Peer 1
Hosting (TSX:PIX) http://www.peer1.
The 2010 Person of the Year award went to Ward Chapin, former CIO of
VANOC, the organizing committee of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic
Games, for his responsibility in overseeing the
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Merkel support engerises Munich 2018 bid
Inside the Games - 2010-06-09 05:18
By Duncan Mackay in Sochi British
Sports Internet Writer of the Year June 8 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel
(pictured) has again declared her
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (pictured) has again declared her.
...unequivocal support for Munich?s bid to host the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games, as the Bid Committee arrived here for the official
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2010 Olympic legacy includes national pride, sport
development: report
Canada.com - 2010-06-09 03:58
Canada's Brian McKeever (R) and
his brother and guide Robin celebrate after taking the gold medal in a file
photo.
projects. â??Our sense is that people who experienced the Vancouver 2010
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games instinctively know they will have
a lasting and positive impact,â? organizing committee CEO
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New museum opened in Sochi recalls Russian sports
legacy
Sports Features - 2010-06-09 03:17
(L to R) Sochi ceo Dmitry Chernyshenko
and IOC president Jacques Rogge visit the Olympic Park construction areas for
the Sochi winter Games / Image:
sporting museums and will inspire Russia to new victories.? The new museum
is located on the square in front of the Sochi municipality administration
and is near the two Olympic and Paralympic flags
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Traumatic wreck sends a young woman in pursuit of
her dreams
Chicago Tribune - 2010-06-09 03:10
The first one shows the promise of
two young lives. In it, 19-year-old Megan Fisher stands in front of the Corn
Palace in Mitchell, S.D. Her best friend, Sara Jackson, drapes her left arm
over Fisher's shoulders.
Fisher said she is the only female disabled athlete competing in
XTERRA.
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'Slumdog' Boyle to Direct London Olympics
Inaugural?
Daijiworldcom - 2010-06-09 02:13
By Venkata Vemuri London, June 6
(IANS) The organisers of the 2010 London Olympics are believed to have
approached Danny Boyle, who directed the international box office hit
'Slumdog Millionaire', to direct the opening ceremony of the games.
Paul Deighton, chief executive of the London Organising Committee of the
Olympic and Paralympic Games (Locog), was quoted as saying:
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Loganair gears up to help cyclists -Ride Across
Britain-
Caithness Business Index - 2010-06-09 01:30
Wick Airport is preparing for one
of its busiest days ever on Friday (June 11) when it welcomes hundreds of
cyclists who are taking part in the inaugural Deloitte Ride Across Britain
event.
James Cracknell and Rebecca Romero will join Paralympic gold
medallists Sarah Storey and Jody Cundy to lead 600 cyclists through Wick this
weekend as they pedal their way to Lands End....The 1,000 mile, nine-day
challenge, which begins from John O'Groats on Saturday (June 12), is aimed at
raising £1m over the next four years for ParalympicsGB...
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Gail Emms: To my surprise, I'm actually pretty good
at fencing
Inside the Games - 2010-06-09 00:24
There are well over 30 Olympic and
Paralympic sports, but how many can you honestly say you?ve tried?
Well, in the last month I?ve given fencing, goalball, boccia, taekwondo, handball
and volleyball a go and I?ve had an absolutely brilliant time.
There are well over 30 Olympic and Paralympic sports, but how many
can you honestly say you?ve tried?...The week takes place this month and is
encouraging young people to try a new Olympic or Paralympic ...
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High Jumper Chaunte Lowe, Weightlifter Kendrick
Farris and the Bryan Brothers Honored by U.S. Olympic Committee for
Outstanding Performances in May
US Olympic Team - 2010-06-08 23:04
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The U.S.
Olympic Committee (USOC) announced high jumper Chaunte Lowe and weightlifter
Kendrick Farris as its May Athletes of the Month, while the Bryan Brothers
were awarded Team of the Month honors. Lowe (Decatur, Ga.
Porter, a 2008 Paralympian, placed second in the able-bodied Senior
Nationals and is now ranked as the No.
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Metro welcomes Paralympic champion
Times & Transcripts - 2010-06-08 22:51
Brian McKeever is a hero for those
living with vision loss in Canada. He's made history as the first
winter-sport athlete to qualify for both the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Games. Sadly, he was left off the Olympic roster.
He's made history as the first winter-sport athlete to qualify for both
the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games....The Canmore, Alberta native
won 10 medals, including seven gold, at the last three winter Paralympic...
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Playground to Podium
TheFA.com - 2010-06-08 22:44
An initiative aimed at identifying
and nuturing disabled young people.
Paralympians to eclipse the tremendous achievements of the
last 20 years....The framework has been developed by the Youth Sport Trust,
English Federation Disability Sport, Sport England, UK Sport and Paralympics
GB.
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World Dwarf Games come to MSU
The Detroit News - 2010-06-08 22:28
The Dwarf Athletic Association of
America (DAAA) announced that the 6th World Dwarf Games will be held at
Michigan State University from Aug. 3-10, 2013.
3-10, 2013.Similiar to the Paralympics, the World Games were
created as an international atheletic competition for people of short
stature.
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Transport troubles keep Vancouver's Olympics from
being a sellout
Prince Albert Daily Herald - 2010-06-08 21:41
HBC , VISA , International Olympic
Committee , Vancouver , Sochi , Russia Transport troubles kept the Vancouver
Olympics from being a true sellout. Of the 1.55 million tickets available for
the Vancouver Games, just under 1.5 million actually sold.
'It's clear that as of spring 2010, the legacies of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Games are still in their infancy.
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Whistler announces Canada Day festivities
News 1130 - 2010-06-08 20:51
WHISTLER (NEWS1130) - Whistler is
hoping to revive the atmosphere of the 2010 games for this year's Canada Day
festivities. The three day Whistler Canada Day Celebration kicks off
Thursday, July 1st.
The three day Whistler Canada Day Celebration kicks off Thursday, July
1st.This year the line-up will include a parade, an Olympic and Paralympic
athletes recognition ceremony, and a free outdoor concert by Spirit
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>The ultimate freedom
Royal Gazette - 2010-06-08 20:33
In the third and last of the
series on outstanding athletes with disabilities, Jessie Moniz talks to
Ashlee Brady Kelly who has just returned from a high profile equestrian
competition in Canada.
Unfortunately, she finished just four points away from qualifying for the
2010 Alltech FEI Worlds Equestrian Games and the London 2012 Paralympics....However,
three-time Bermuda paralympian Alexander (Sandy) Mitchell...
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Paralympics: Shelly Woods plans ahead for 2012
glory
Sportsister - 2010-06-08 20:08
British Paralympic star Shelly
Woods is planning ahead to put in the best possible performance at the London
2012 Paralympics, where she is aiming to win a gold medal to add to the
silver and bronze medals she won at the Beijing 2008 Paralympics.
British Paralympic star Shelly Woods is planning ahead to put in
the best possible performance at the London 2012 Paralympics, where
she is aiming to win a gold medal to add to the silver and bronze medals she
won
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National Soldier Ride Heads to the Midwest
PRnewswire USA - 2010-06-08 20:06
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 8
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the Wounded
Warrior Project: WHAT: Wounded warriors from the
Paralympic Committee and World Sport Chicago National
Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame 1431 W Taylor *RSVP required to predding@worldsportchicago.org
or 312 861 4848 For more information, visit:
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BT to deliver broadcast media network for London
2012
WebWire - 2010-06-08 19:37
BT today announced that it has
signed a deal with Olympic Broadcasting Services London Ltd (OBSL), to
deliver the broadcast and media network for the London 2012 Olympic and
Paralympic Games.
BT today announced that it has signed a deal with Olympic Broadcasting
Services London Ltd (OBSL), to deliver the broadcast and media network for
the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.As the Official
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Judo Provides Balancer for Blind Paralympian Greg
De Wall
Suite101.com - 2010-06-08 19:32
As a high school senior, the
stress of fulfilling potential and expectations grew too much for .
He took up judo in December 2005 and in less than three years, won a
bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics....The London Paralympics
is my long-range goal.
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Dorado Stars shine in pools
Caledon Enterprise - 2010-06-08 19:24
Dorado swimmers, Cynthia Berringer
and Nydia Langill competed in their first international swim competition in
San Antonio, Texas for the 2010 Long Course CAN/AM Para-Swimming
Championships.
Paralympic Swim Team.
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York to host The Gambia in run up to the Games
London 2012 - 2010-06-08 18:24
York was celebrating yesterday after
officials put the finishing touches to an agreement that will see Gambia
athletes use the city as a training base for the London 2012 Olympic and
Paralympic Games.
York was celebrating yesterday after officials put the finishing touches
to an agreement that will see Gambia athletes use the city as a training base
for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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BABA revamps sponsorship opportunities
Leisure Management - 2010-06-08 17:27
The British Amateur Boxing
Association (BABA) has unveiled new opportunities for potential sponsors
ahead of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012.
The British Amateur Boxing Association (BABA) has unveiled new
opportunities for potential sponsors ahead of the London Olympic and Paralympic
Games in 2012.A series of packages have been developed in a bid to help
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Gautrain opens in time for World Cup - 07 June 2010
Atkins - 2010-06-08 17:24
The England Football squad will
need to maintain their cool if they?re to have a chance of lifting football?s
greatest prize in South Africa in July, and they can look to the UK?s largest
engineering design firm, Atkins, for a lead.
Atkins is the official engineering design services provider for the London
2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Keith Clarke: Achieving a low carbon society
requires a new 'industrial revolution' - 26 May 2010
Atkins - 2010-06-08 17:24
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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New report details legacies of the 2010 Vancouver
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games; final report in series on Lasting
Legacies of Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in North America
CNW Telbec - 2010-06-08 17:08
- 2010 venues and villages that
constitute the largest group of simultaneously constructed single-project,
low-environmental-impact facilities in North America.
National Paralympic Week, initiated to build awareness pre-2010, is
now an annual event in schools across Canada; -
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Treatment centre receives donations
Chatham Daily News - 2010-06-08 16:29
Posted By TREVOR TERFLOTH, THE
DAILY NEWS With more support announced, the Children's Treatment Centre of
Chatham- Kent hopes to continue unlocking the potential of young people.
Ashley Gialelem, a Grade 12 student at Ursuline College Chatham, received
the hall of fame award, given to her by paralympian sledge hockey
player Derek Whitson.
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Congrex expands into Canada
MICEBTN - 2010-06-08 16:14
Professional travel organiser
Congrex is to open a Vancouver, Canada office in the last quarter of 2010 in
a bid to grow its business there.
'The recently re-opened Vancouver Convention Centre has tripled in size
and Vancouver was host of the 2010 Olympic & Paralympics Winter
Games.
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TECHNAL HELPS TO CREATE ?DAZZLING? FAÇADE FOR
ICONIC NEW CAMPUS BUILDING AND 2012 OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTRE
Construction Magazine - 2010-06-08 16:13
Architectural aluminium systems
specialist, Technal, has helped to create a highly distinctive and complex
façade for an innovative new campus building at the University of Sunderland,
using three variations of its MX curtain walling system.
variations of its MX curtain walling system.The CitySpace facility, which
has been selected by the ODA as an Olympic and Paralympic training
camp for London 2012, has also achieved a BREEAM excellent rating.
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Students Encouraged To Make Their Mark On British
Performances In 2012
Student Times - 2010-06-08 16:10
While most of us cannot aspire to
winning Olympic or Paralympic gold on home soil in London in two year?s time,
UK-based students still have a once in a lifetime opportunity to contribute
to Great Britain?s success at this momentous sporting occasion.
While most of us cannot aspire to winning Olympic or Paralympic
gold on home soil in London in two year?s time, UK-based students still have
a once in a lifetime opportunity to contribute to Great Britain?s
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Welcome Wagon turns 80
York Region.com - 2010-06-08 15:35
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Campaign to relax UK visa for Indian shoppers
Economic Times - 2010-06-08 14:32
LONDON: With cash-rich Indian
tourists emerging as one of the highest spenders in London's plush shopping
district of West End, retailers have launched a campaign to urge the David
Cameron government to relax visa norms for people from India.
Following a recent survey of West End retailers, 40 per cent predicted
that the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games would boost sales by 10 per
cent.
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Well Met Conferencing gains four nominations at the
Leeds Hotel Association Awards
VenueMasters - 2010-06-08 14:25
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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Cycling: Sir Chris fears changes
Edinburgh Evening News - 2010-06-08 14:23
THERE were days during the Beijing
Olympics when it appeared staff at the Laoshan Velodrome had got God Save The
Queen stuck on repeat.
Hoy, who was also announced as a supporter of Bank of Scotland's London
2012 Olympic and Paralympic partnership, met more than 600 children
during his flying visit to the city and visited Nether Currie
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Salimetrics Europe to exhibit at ISSSMC Sports
Conference, Newcastle
Cambridge Network - 2010-06-08 10:31
Salimetrics is regarded as the
World Leader in Saliva Assay Technology and is currently involved with Elite
Sportspeople from many disciplines; it has
The programme will bring together national and international experts,
alongside those who work in the world of elite sport ? looking at a range of
issues in the build up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games and
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Lifting spirits
Vindy.com - 2010-06-08 09:52
Chelsi Figley grimaces as she
practices the bench press. The 27-year-old East Palestine resident, who is
afflicted with spina bifi da, will compete in the Paralympic Games in
Malaysia later this year. Photo by Robert K.
The 27-year-old East Palestine resident, who is afflicted with spina bifi
da, will compete in the Paralympic Games in Malaysia later this
year....He also helps the Paralympian weightlifter move from her ...
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