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Handikappidrott, Sverige (1 news)
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Ulf Taavola om sitt nya liv
 Norrländska
Socialdemokraten - 2010-06-10 10:00
I över 20 år hade Ulf Taavola
ishockey i huvudet dygnet runt. Det livet finns inte längre. I dag vikarierar
den förre elittränaren på ett gruppboende för funktionshandikappade. - Det
här jobbet har gjort mig ruskigt ödmjuk.
Sedan berättar Taavola att han några gånger i vinter följde med några av
ungdomarna på innebandyresor med Luleå Handikappidrott.
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Intl news (40 news)
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Fonyo's strengths rewarded
Vancouver Sun -
2010-06-11 07:15
Re: Stranger pays for Fonyo's
beach wedding, June 7 I applaud John Vickers, of Victoria, for doing
something the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics weren't able to do. I was at the
Paralympics opening ceremony in BC Place. Steve Fonyo was shunned from it.
Stranger pays for Fonyo's beach wedding, June 7 I applaud John Vickers, of
Victoria, for doing something the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics weren't
able to do....I was at the Paralympics opening ceremony in BC ...
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Atkins energy contract win in Poland - 10 June 2010
Atkins -
2010-06-11 06:27
Atkins, the UK?s largest
engineering design consultancy, has been awarded a £7.7m contract to oversee
the design and construction of a new £500m liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant
by Polskie LNG in Swinoujscie, Poland.
Atkins is the official engineering design services provider for the London
2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Firefighters applauded for recent work
BCLocalNews.com
- 2010-06-11 06:19
A Slegg Lumber flatdeck truck
overturned at the corner of Comox Avenue and Anderton Road Wednesday morning.
The road was shut down for three hours while the truck was unloaded, righted
and towed.
Firefighters from Courtenay and Oyster River were recently recognized by
the provincial government for the contributions they made during the 2010
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games....Firefighters from the Courtenay
Fire Department and Oyster River Fire Rescue provided resources and support
to fire rescue operations during the Olympics and Paralympics...
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Rooty Hill Glider wins bronze
Mt Druitt
Standard - 2010-06-11 04:33
AUSTRALIA has won bronze in the
men?s and women?s wheelchair basketball at the Paralympic World Cup. The
tournament was held in Manchester, England, from May 27-29. The Australian
women?s team, the Gliders, featured Rooty Hill?s Kylie Gauci.
AUSTRALIA has won bronze in the men?s and women?s wheelchair basketball at
the Paralympic World Cup.
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Welcome to the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
Ledger-Enquirer
- 2010-06-11 02:48
There?s nothing like going to a
museum where you can shoot hoops, kick a field goal, drive a (simulated) race
car or test your balancing, jumping and reflex skills. Those are some of the
things you can do at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in Macon, Ga.
Olympic/Paralympics Relive the amazing feats of Georgians who have
gone all the way to compete in the Olympics....at the Paralympics.
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They can wheel their way in
The Hindu -
2010-06-11 02:20
BANGALORE: Patrons of Ravindra
Kalakshetra, especially those on wheelchairs, can now visit the cultural hub
with dignity.
Some of the Paralympics participants who visited the city felt it
was highly unfriendly, she said.
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BC Chamber sets agenda for success
Peninsula News
- 2010-06-11 02:15
Peninsula News Review Vancouver
Island South The BC Chamber of Commerce held its 58th annual general meeting
and conference and the Peninsula Chamber was in attendance.
Paralympic Games.
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Minister for Sport & Olympics Makes Keynote
Speech
British Olympic
Association - 2010-06-11 02:14
The British Olympic Association
(BOA) today welcomed Hugh Robertson, the Minister for Sport and Olympics, to
its headquarters for a keynote address on the future of British sport.
We share his ambition to deliver a lasting legacy from the 2012 Games, so
it was appropriate that his plans should be announced here at the British
Olympic Association, the home of Olympic and Paralympic
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Strong Athletics Team Named
Voxy.co.nz -
2010-06-11 02:06
Some of the biggest names in New
Zealand sport have been named to the New Zealand Commonwealth Games Team
today.
Beijing Olympians Stuart Farquar (javelin), Adrian Blincoe (5000m) and
Rebecca Wardell (heptathlon) are in the initial line-up as is Beijing Paralympian
Jessica Hamil (F34 shotput).
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York to host Gambian Olympic squad at 2012 games
Nouse.co.uk -
2010-06-11 01:02
The University of York will be
among a number of venues in the city chosen to host the Gambian Olympic and
Paralympic squads before the 2012 London games.
The University of York will be among a number of venues in the city chosen
to host the Gambian Olympic and Paralympic squads before the 2012
London games.Lawrence Bruce, executive director of the Gambian National
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Denvers Camp Discovery 2nd Annual Camp for
Challenged Athletes is just one month away!
Examiner.com -
2010-06-11 00:34
Denver's Camp Discovery 2nd Annual
Camp for Challenged Athletes is just one month away!
I totally hung out with all these people and I started working with disabled
athletes.
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DS/USA and CAF Sponsor Race Team
O&P Edge -
2010-06-11 00:04
Content provided by The O&P
EDGE Current Issue- Free Subscription - Free eNewsletter - Advertise Disabled
Sports USA (DS/USA) partnered with the
This year, Missing Parts in Action was the only team, out of 464 teams,
with disabled athletes participating in the race. ?Disabled Sports USA
is pleased and honored to partner with Challenged Athletes
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Jardine Named Associate Director and Head Coach of
Paralympic Military and Veterans Alpine Skiing Program
US Olympic Team
- 2010-06-10 23:57
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. ? U.S.
Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), announced today
that Kevin Jardine has been named Associate Director and Head Coach of the
Paralympic Military and Veterans Alpine Skiing Program.
Paralympics, a division of the U.S....Olympic Committee
(USOC), announced today that Kevin Jardine has been named Associate Director
and Head Coach of the Paralympic Military and Veterans Alpine Skiing
Program.Jardine...
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The Dartmouth Connection
US Olympic Team
- 2010-06-10 23:56
After Andrew Weibrecht won the
bronze medal in men?s super G at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games,
champagne corks popped in his hometown of Lake Placid, New York. Lake Placid
wasn?t the only community celebrating Weibrecht?s medal win though.
Weibrecht is one of 22 Dartmouth students and alums to win a medal at a
Winter Olympics or Paralympics Games ? and one of 38 to win 56 medals
in both the Summer and Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
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Smyth among big names at NI tests
BBC -
2010-06-10 23:56
Jason Smyth has already qualified
for this year's European Championships European Championship-bound Jason
Smyth will be among the competitors at Saturday's Northern Ireland Athletics
Championships at the Antrim Forum.
Smyth, who trained alongside Tyson Gay for most of the winter in the US,
will surely run faster than 10.30 over the next two years as he aims to
become the first track and field athlete to compete at a Paralympics
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Access Class Worlds and SKUD18 Int'l Day 4 and
plenty of breeze
SailWorld.com -
2010-06-10 23:39
After three days of generally
light conditions on Rutland Water, today brought moderate to fresh winds that
tested some sailors.
In the SKUD 18s, Alexandra Rickham / Niki Birrell (GBR) have shown their
commitment to training and Paralympic competition experience has paid
dividends and are a grade above the competition in Rutland.
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Maclean has cause for regret, but is relishing new
Paralympic role Cycling: Craig Maclean has cause for regret, but relishes
Paralympic role
Herald Scotland
- 2010-06-10 22:33
Craig Maclean?s npredictable form
during a career in which he won World and Olympic medals used to be one of
cycling?s mysteries. But no longer. The Grantown rider was a World and
Commonwealth gold medallist, and won Olympic silver.
He and his tandem partner, triple Paralympic judo champion Simon
Jackson, were at Scotstoun yesterday, encouraging visually-impaired
schoolchildren as part of the Bank of Scotland National School Sport
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London 2012 volunteers - register your interest
today!
British
Dressage - 2010-06-10 22:25
Do you have what it takes to be a
London 2012 Games volunteer? London 2012?s official Games-time Volunteer
Programme will launch this summer.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games (LOCOG) will recruit volunteers from across the UK ? from a range of
communities and backgrounds.
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Medal hopefuls may miss WEG due to lack of cash
Horse and Hound
- 2010-06-10 21:52
Vaulting, reining and endurance
are all determined to field teams, but have not yet raised enough funds to do
so. Britain will not be represented in the driving competition at the World
Equestrian Games due to the cost of transporting the team.
Britain will not be represented in the driving competition at the World
Equestrian Games due to the cost of transporting the team.Lottery funding
will cover the costs for the Olympic and Paralympic disciplines, but
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Will wins national Boccia title
Bayside
Bulletin / Redland Times - 2010-06-10 21:37
Redlands Special School student
Will Marshall bowled his way to stardom at the national boccia competition at
the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, in May. He has been named the
new national boccia BC1 champion for 2010.
Will beat a 53-year-old, three-time Paralympian in the semi finals
and then beat the former Australian number one Barry Fear (NSW) in the final
to win the gold medal....Will said he loved the challenge of boccia, making
great friends along the way, the thrill of competition and hoped to represent
Australia at the Paralympics...
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Sitting Volleyball Team Starts World Cup Preps
AllAfrica.com -
2010-06-10 20:38
Kigali THE National Sitting
Volleyball team has started intensive training at the NPC Gymnasium ahead of
the Sitting Volleyball World Cup slated for July 9-18 in Oklahoma, USA.
The President of the National Paralympics Committee (NPC) Dominique
Bizimana, who is also an integral member of the team, said that the 30-man
provisional team needs to have early preparations in order to have a
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Must see: Bury Lions Carnival / Chorlton X
Triathlon / Didsbury Festival
CityLife -
2010-06-10 20:28
CityLife is clinging to the hope
our on-off summer will soon be on again and therell be another chance to sip
sangria under a parasol in the garden. Meanwhile, summer events are being
held come rain or shine and up this weekend is Bury Lions Carnival.
The celebrations continue in Market Street, where Paralympic gold
medal-winner Zoe Robinson cuts the ribbon on 50 stalls, live performances and
a funfair.
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Creating an artistic legacy from the Games
Pique News
Magazine - 2010-06-10 20:08
Any artists who were in town to
experience the Olympic and Paralympic Games should start getting their
creative juices flowing; the Resort
Any artists who were in town to experience the Olympic and Paralympic
Games should start getting their creative juices flowing; the Resort.
...Municipality of Whistler's Public Art Committee is going to be offering
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Praising the Bluey jacket
Weekly Times
Now - 2010-06-10 19:29
THE other day a couple of young
blokes, sharply dressed and neatly brushed, fronted me at the supermarket.
They had a card table with an array of brochures and were obviously going to
put the bite on me for money.
By now I'd figured they were of a religious bent but it turned out they
were flogging sponsorships for the paralympic team....'What's better
than winning a gold medal at the Paralympics?'
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Bell unveiled as Vancouver Whitecaps FC Premier
Founding Partner and exclusive mobile video provider
PRnewswire
Canada - 2010-06-10 19:10
Partnership based on mobile
technology innovation and community investment VANCOUVER, June 10 /CNW
Telbec/ - In anticipation of Vancouver's inaugural
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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Sport to receive 50m lottery boost
IC Lichfield -
2010-06-10 18:22
Sport is to get a 50 million a
year boost by 2012 from the National Lottery as part of reforms to try to
secure a strong legacy from hosting the London Games, Olympics Minister Hugh
Robertson has announced.
Whatever body fulfils UK Sport's role, which helps fund elite athletes
including Olympians and Paralympians, within the new structure would
lead on Olympic sport....Schoolchildren could also look forward to an Olympic
and Paralympic...
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NORTH KENT: Thousands of youngsters enjoy Kent
School Games
This is Local
London - 2010-06-10 17:31
THOUSANDS of schoolchildren have
been taking part in Olympic style sports to mark the build up to the 2012
games. More than 30,000 youngsters including children from Dartford,
Gravesend and Swanley have been taking part in the Kent School Games.
Paralympics coming to their home country.".
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BT will deliver fibre network for Olympics
Techwatch -
2010-06-10 17:08
BT has signed a deal with the Olympic
Broadcasting Services London to provide the broadcast network for the London
2012 Olympic and Paralympics games.
BT has signed a deal with the Olympic Broadcasting Services London to
provide the broadcast network for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics
games.What this deal means is that BT will be providing a fibre
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Orillia Waterfront 7-K run on June 15
Packet &
Times - 2010-06-10 14:49
beginning at 7 p.m. The run will
start and end at Couchiching Beach Park and the event is part of the new Moon
In June 7-K run series, which also includes runs in Barrie, Orangeville and
the series finale in Alliston on June 22.
Ball recently broke the three-hour mark at the Ottawa Marathon and is now
a step closer to his goal of competing at the 2012 Paralympic Games in
London, England.
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Keep Speed in Sport says road safety charity and
transport research body
Fleet Directory
UK - 2010-06-10 14:19
As the sporting season hots up,
Brake, the road safety charity, backed by sporting celebrities, is calling on
sports lovers who drive to keep speed in sport and off the roads.
I support Brake?s campaign to Keep Speed in Sport and off the roads.? Paralympic
gold medal winner Danny Crates says: ?I was just 21 when I lost my arm in a
road crash.
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Names sought for Wall of Fame
Cowichan Valley
Citizen - 2010-06-10 12:45
Worthy names are being sought once
again for the North Cowichan/Duncan Sports Wall of Fame's third annual
induction ceremony.
Worthy names are being sought once again for the North Cowichan/Duncan
Sports Wall of Fame's third annual induction ceremony.The previous 10 inductees
include NHLers Doug Bodger and Greg Adams, paralympian Richard
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Gwynedd News: Rugby ace Charvis wheels into
Caernarfon on charity bike ride
Caernarfon
Herald - 2010-06-10 11:32
A GROUP of cyclists led by rugby
legend Colin Charvis rolled into Caernarfon on Tuesday as part of a 500-mile
round Wales charity challenge.
assortment of different fitness levels, and careers spanning from rugby
coaches to a chiropractor, a surgeon, future Paralympian, and TV
presenter.?
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Stories of vets shared in film
Augusta
Chronicle - 2010-06-10 11:24
Scott Winkler's inspirational
journey has taken him from the battlefield to Beijing to the big screen.
Scott Winkler, a co-founder of Champions Made From Adversity, tells his story
in a film that will have its Georgia premiere Friday.
Scott Winkler, a co-founder of Champions Made From Adversity, tells his
story in a film that will have its Georgia premiere Friday.The Paralympian,
who resides in Augusta, will have the opportunity to share his
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Unique camp for disabled needs volunteers
ChicoER.com -
2010-06-10 11:17
CHICO A camp that shows campers
that athleticsm isn't limited to the able-bodied, will take place for the
24th time at Chico State University on June 20-26.
Coaches are disabled athletes with training and experience in
college, national and international paralympic sports.
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Sochi Mayor confirms plan for city to host F1 after
Olympics
Inside the
Games - 2010-06-10 10:16
June 9 - Sochi hopes to follow
hosting the 2014 Olympics and Paralympics by staging Russia's first-ever
Formula One Grand Prix, the city's Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov confirmed to
insidethegames today.
Sochi hopes to follow hosting the 2014 Olympics and Paralympics by
staging Russia's first-ever Formula One Grand Prix, the city's Mayor Anatoly
Pakhomov confirmed to insidethegames today.They have moved into poll
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Exclusive: London 2012 legacy plans will be
sensible and deliverable promises Hugh Robertson
Inside the
Games - 2010-06-10 10:16
British Sports Internet Writer of
the Year June 10 - New Sports and Olympic Minister Hugh Robertson (pictured)
will today reveal his vision of how the
New Sports and Olympic Minister Hugh Robertson (pictured) will today
reveal his vision of how the. ...London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics
can encourage more people to take up sport to ensure that Britain enjoys a
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Endeavor Games welcome wounded warriors
Edmund Evening
Sun - 2010-06-10 10:11
Mark Schlachtenhaufen The Edmond
Sun EDMOND ? A growing number of active or retired military service members
are competing in the University of Central Oklahoma?s Endeavor Games.
In 2005, UCO was designated as a Paralympic training site, and one
of the related programs was with the U.S. military Paralympic program,
UCO spokesman Ryan Wilson said....In 2005, UCO was designated as a Paralympic
training site, and one of the related programs was with the U.S. military Paralympic...
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Lakers Celtics Rivalry
Suite101.com -
2010-06-10 09:55
The 2010 NBA final championship
series marks the 12th time the Lakers and the Celtics have gone head-to-head
for the coveted Larry OBrien trophy. The series has reignited the rivalry, as
far as fans are concerned.
Games Cricket Figure/Speed Skating Football Golf Gymnastics Horse Racing
Ice Hockey Martial Arts Olympic/Paralympic Sport Rugby Soccer
Tennis/Racquet Sport Volleyball Wrestling Article by Section History Music
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Filipina filmmaker Angelina Cantada wins Diversity
in Cultures award
Georgia
Straight - 2010-06-10 09:51
Writer-director Angelina Cantada,
who won the $10,000 Omni Television Diversity in Cultures Award at the Leo
Awards in Vancouver on Saturday (June 5),
Cantada, who moved to Canada in 2008, previously made 'Let?s Play Boccia!'
about the Canadian Paralympic Boccia team.
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GO! Calendar 06/10/10
Pantagraph.com
- 2010-06-10 09:20
GO! dunk it: Aqua-phobia sufferers
should steer clear of the annual Beach Blowout and Wacky Water Olympics
Saturday at Comlara Park's Glasener Beach. GO!
SPECIAL EVENTS This Weekend (June 10-13) Bloomington-Normal Special
Olympics Illinois Summer Games; June 11-13, ISU Sports Complex; Olympic-style
competition for disabled athletes; free.
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