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VM-brons till goalball-damerna
 Svenska
Handikappidrottsförbundet - 2010-06-25 17:57
Damlaget vann en tät och jämn
bronsmatch mot Kanada i goalball-VM och är därmed också klara för Paralympics
i London 2012. För herrarna slutade VM-turneringen med sjätte plats, sedan
laget förlorat den sista placeringsmatchen mot Spanien.
Damlaget vann en tät och jämn bronsmatch mot Kanada i goalball-VM och är
därmed också klara för Paralympics i London 2012....Att vi också är
klara för Paralympics är en extra bonus....Herrarnas mål var att säkra
en plats till Paralympics...
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Intl news (50 news)
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Visiting UK schools!
London2012
Mascots - 2010-06-26 08:02
I'm on a big journey! Mandeville
and I are going to different schools around the UK who entered a competition
to meet us. I've already been to N.
I've already been to N.Ireland and met all these nice people who are
living the Olympic and Paralympic values - they have certificates to
prove it!:
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New Women's World Cup ski jumping circuit may come
to corridor
Squamish Chief
- 2010-06-26 07:38
Sport manager interested in
helping bring event to Callaghan Valley License Email Print Increase Decrease
Reset Comments Sport manager interested in
failed in the months before the Games and women were not among the ski
jumping competitors in the Callaghan Valley?s Whistler Olympic/Paralympic
Park (WOP) in February....John Heilig, the newly named sport manager for the
WOP and past ski jumping manager for the Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic...
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Local horse assists youth aiming for berth at world
competition
Huntsville
Forester - 2010-06-26 06:29
BRACEBRIDGE - A local woman who
lent her quarter-horse to a young Para equestrian competing in a qualifier
for the World Equestrian Games says the experience was a rewarding one.
They wanted to smuggle him back on the plane.â? The young athlete had a
second opportunity to ride Monty one week before the qualifier during
Canadian Paralympic training at the Royal Canadian Riding Academy in
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Book aims to capture spirit of the Olympics
Vancouver Sun -
2010-06-26 06:13
Vancouverâs Olympic and Paralympic
experience wrapped up months ago, but John Furlongâs work steering the ship
isnât over quite yet.
Vancouverâs Olympic and Paralympic experience wrapped up months
ago, but John Furlongâs work steering the ship isnât over quite yet.The head
of the Vancouver Organizing Committee dropped by office Friday as he
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Smyth set to go where no one has gone before
The Irish Times
- 2010-06-26 05:38
IAN O'RIORDAN ATHLETICS: Never
mind the World Cup, the big story last weekend was Jason Smyth winning the
100 metres in 10.
Given his disability, Smyth was naturally steered towards Paralympic
competition, and two years ago in Beijing, famously won the 100 and 200
metres in his division ? running Paralympic world records of
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Rheed to burn rubber in his own wheelchair
Cumberland
Courier - 2010-06-26 03:54
Rheed McCracken tackled the Awaba
St hill in his first wheelchair road race. Picture: BRADEN FASTIER FOUR weeks
ago, Rheed McCracken, 13, of Bundaberg had never sat in a racing wheelchair.
him achieve his dream of one day competing in marathons around the world
like his hero, paralympian Kurt Fearnely.
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Summer skiers flocked to Mount Washington
Courier-Islander
- 2010-06-26 03:12
Over two days, 1,700 skiers and
snowboarders took to the slopes in very unseasonable conditions.
It hosted 16 Olympic and Paralympic national teams on both its
slopes and cross-country trails for training prior to the Vancouver Games,
and also experienced the second deepest snowfall in its 32-year
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Athlete defies the odds once again
RBC Dain
Rauscher - 2010-06-26 02:49
Table tennis competitors in the
Kansas City Corporate Challenge have long groaned inwardly when the pairing
sheet has matched them with 42-year-old Tim Clark.
Paralympic Committee for athletes in the S4 classification,
which includes loss or impairment of three limbs....Paralympic Team
consideration?'I couldn't believe it,' Clark told The Star on Thursday....But
that, according to International Paralympic...
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USAT Expands Competitive Opportunities for
Paratriathletes
US Olympic Team
- 2010-06-26 02:47
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. ? In order
to better meet the needs of emerging populations of paratriathletes, USA
Triathlon today announced it has developed a new Physically Challenged
Division that highlights a more flexible disability classification policy.
paratriathlon for more than 15 years, and achieving program status in the Paralympic
Games is their ultimate goal....Until then, the sport simply cannot allow an
unfair advantage of this magnitude to exist and still be considered for
future Paralympic...
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BBC Two Explores Disability on Television
Able Magazine -
2010-06-26 01:50
Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson. Image © BBC/Northern
Upstart BBC Two tonight examines the portrayal of disabled people on
television during the last 50 years. Are You Having A Laugh?
But such overt disablism isn?t just in the past ? remember when Paralympian
Tanni Grey-Thompson won a BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award in 2000 ?
with a set that was decidedly inaccessible?
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First Water and Solar Powered Wheelchair Lift
Launched
Able Magazine -
2010-06-26 01:49
Karl Woods uses the new lift. A
wheelchair lift powered by water and solar power has been launched as part of
the London Festival of Architecture.
Paralympic Games. ?The lift really does the job and, if made
permanent, will benefit disabled Londoners as well as disabled people from around
the world,? he added.
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Mharakurwa wins Polokwane Open
Zimbabwe
Chronicle - 2010-06-26 01:11
Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE'S
top-ranked wheelchair tennis sensation Nyasha Mharakurwa is close to being
the continent?s best player after winning the Airport Company of South Africa
(ACSA) Polokwane Open on Wednesday.
If Mharakurwa manages to be among the world?s top 50 ranked players, he
will gain an automatic qualification for the London 2012 Paralympic
Games if he stays consistent.
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Charlotte Harbor lands high-profile sailing tuneup
event
Sun-Herald -
2010-06-26 00:30
CHARLOTTE HARBOR â?? Charlotte
Harbor Regatta, Inc., has been chosen as the host organization for the 2012
Combined World Disabled Sailing Championships in Jan. 2012.
This promises to be an exciting venue for us and fulfills a long-time wish
of sailors to hold a â??Worldsâ?? in a Paralympic year.
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Engaging the public with Paralympians past and
present
London 2012 -
2010-06-26 00:28
There are numerous fantastic
things about being able to represent your country at sport: for example, the
hard-fought races, the bags of kit and intimate knowledge of beers rich and
varied across the globe (post competition of course!).
That's why the initiative launched this week by ParalympicsGB, the Paralympian's
Club, is such a good thing: a new website designed not only to reunite former
GB teammates but also to engage the public
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Truro welcomes cyclists on 1,000-mile ride
This is the
West Country - 2010-06-26 00:26
Some famous faces were among a
group of hundreds on their bikes through Truro as they neared the end of a
1,000 bike ride for charity.
The riders raised £315,996.32 for ParalympicsGB....The group, which
included Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Romero and Paralympic gold
medallists Sarah Storey and Jody Cundy, began their journey spent nine...
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Leicestershire Paralympic hopes
BBC -
2010-06-25 23:28
Disabled young athletes in
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland have got high hopes for Paralymic
success. At the second annual Inclusive Games, the county's athletes competed
under the watchful eyes of Paralympic scouts.
At the second annual Inclusive Games, the county's athletes competed under
the watchful eyes of Paralympic scouts.The Inclusive Games are part of
the Leicester-Shire and Rutland Youth Games and took place on
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Canada Day celebrations will focus on Games
Pique News
Magazine - 2010-06-25 23:12
Olympic, Paralympic athletes will
be part of festivities The 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games were a
huge deal in Vancouver and Whistler, the host communities, for obvious
reasons. But they were also a big deal for the rest of Canada.
Olympic, Paralympic athletes will be part of festivities The 2010
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games were a huge deal in Vancouver and
Whistler, the host communities, for obvious reasons.
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Military movies to watch
Navy Times -
2010-06-25 23:09
More GI films gaining acclaim in
2010 ? from short features to feature-length documentaries: ? 'The Perfect
Storm? author Sebastian Junger and
Paralympic Team.
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12 Para-athletes qualify for World Road Nationals
US Olympic Team
- 2010-06-25 22:57
Colorado Springs, Colo., - The
2010 Paralympic Road Nationals rolled to a close Thursday June 25, and time
trials were the name of the game.
The 2010 Paralympic Road Nationals rolled to a close Thursday June
25, and time trials were the name of the game.The time trials measured each
athlete?s time against a national, talent pool, emerging, and military
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To Russia, with love
Cowichan News
Leader - 2010-06-25 22:43
Duncan?s paralympic athlete
Braydon Luscombe with his latest Rossignol skis he scored for $100 from a
member of the paralympic national team. Luscombe is trying out for the
national team this weekend. Ashley Gaudreault others also read...
Duncan?s paralympic athlete Braydon Luscombe with his latest
Rossignol skis he scored for $100 from a member of the paralympic
national team....Ashley Gaudreault others also read...Cowichan News Leader
Pictorial Vancouver Island Central Duncan teen and paralympic...
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Blind Cyclist Carrie Willoughby Eyes 2012
Paralympics
Suite101.com -
2010-06-25 22:25
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11.1025 0 0 0 First, her body changed, then, her attitude towards elite
athletics, and finally, her choice of which sport to pursue Paralympic gold.
Normal 0 0 1 511 2918 24 5 3583 11.1025 0 0 0 First, her body changed,
then, her attitude towards elite athletics, and finally, her choice of which
sport to pursue Paralympic gold.Carrie Willoughby (a Bessemer, AL
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Leveling the Playing Field, One Boat at a Time
Sail Magazine
Online - 2010-06-25 21:43
Scandone and McKinnon-Tucker at
the Beijing Games Photo courtesy of Dan Tucker, www.dantucker.us Maureen McKinnon-Tucker
was twenty years old when she first learned to sail.
Thirteen years after her fall, McKinnon-Tucker went on to be the first
woman to compete on the US Paralympic team, eventually becoming the
first female Paralympian to bring home the gold in the 2008 Beijing
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Rower Bond named university sportsperson of year
Yahoo!Xtra -
2010-06-25 21:30
World champion rower Hamish Bond
was last night named the 2009 New Zealand university sportsperson of the
year.
victorious from a field of finalists which also included netballer Laura
Langman, rugby player Stephen Donald, cyclist Jaime Nielsen, surf lifesaver
Nikki Cox and Paralympic swimmer Cameron Leslie.
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London Mayor launches major new participation drive
Inside the
Games - 2010-06-25 21:20
By Tom Degun in London June 25 -
A multi-million pound programme of free sporting activities across
London this summer to increase participation ahead of the 2012 Olympics and
Paralympics was launched here today by the capital's Mayor Boris
Johnson.
A multi-million pound programme of free sporting activities across
London this summer to increase participation ahead of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics
was launched here today by the capital's Mayor Boris
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LOCOG goes for gold with Olympic digital ads
Sports
Journalists' Association - 2010-06-25 20:45
The 2012 Olympic organisers plan
to maximise income from its online operations, according to a report on
paidContent.com.
The situation during the Paralympics will be different, since
Channel 4 has the UK rights, which could be a boost for the commercial
channel following the anticipated national euphoria generated by the
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Olympic Spirit Flourishes in Munich
Around The
Rings - 2010-06-25 20:16
Two days of Olympic celebrations
in Munich came to a spectacular climax last night when over 30,000 sports
fans joined the Munich 2018 team at the
IOCâ??s decision to name Munich an official Candidate City for the 2018
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games....With 70% of citizens in Munich
and the surrounding areas already strongly behind the bid, last nightâ??s
huge event should ensure that enthusiasm for an Olympic and Paralympic...
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Kids with disabilities enjoy summer camp experience
at Chico State
ChicoER.com -
2010-06-25 19:48
At Ability First Youth Sports Camp
on Wednesday, Jef Inslee (left) and Rochelle Yomogida (right) prepare Lesley
Pano, 17, for a ropes course called the 'Flying Squirrel.
Coaches are disabled athletes with training and experience in
collegiate, national and international paralympic sports.
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Dorset goes for gold with its Olympic sailing role
South West
Business - 2010-06-25 19:44
The eyes of businesses in Dorset
will be firmly focused on the World Cup this month.
The Olympic and Paralympic sailing events will be hosted at the
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, which boasts some of the best
small boat sailing conditions in the world.
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Atkins and Entec secure major water resources
framework - 24 June 2010
Atkins -
2010-06-25 19:26
The Environment Agency has
appointed engineering design consultancy Atkins and Entec to its Anglian
Region Framework to deliver hydrogeological services and general water
resources work.
Atkins is the official engineering design services provider for the London
2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Pole-vaulter Jade has time on her side
Fulham Guardian
- 2010-06-25 19:19
Jade Ive says nerves cost her a
spot at this summer?s World Junior Championship - but the 18-year-old pole
vaulter still has time of her side.
support to talented young athletes who are working towards the 2012 and
2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Ulster Weavers joins Olympics licensing roll call
Spring Fair
International - 2010-06-25 18:04
The London Organising Committee of
the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games has appointed Ulster Weavers Home
Fashions to produce official London 2012 kitchen textiles merchandise.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games has appointed Ulster Weavers Home Fashions to produce official London
2012 kitchen textiles merchandise.Based in Holywood, County Down,
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Sports Minister and Olympic Champion inspired in
Portadown
Northern
Ireland Executive - 2010-06-25 17:16
- Four-time Olympic Gold Medallist
Sir Matthew Pinsent joined Sports Minister Nelson McCausland this evening at
the University of Ulster?s 'Sport Comes 2 Town' festival in Portadown.
Sport Comes 2 Town is the twentieth project in Northern Ireland to be
awarded the prestigious Inspire mark by the London Organising Committee of
the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG).
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It's not life and death, it's bigger
The Sydney
Morning Herald - 2010-06-25 17:04
FRANCE is in mourning! Les
Imposteurs, said a headline after their team's exit from the World Cup.
Then there was that 2000 Spanish Paralympic basketball team that
wasn't actually disabled &'' The World Cup is amazing for the national
dramas it evokes.
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Shaw Saltzberg
Encore -
2010-06-25 16:56
has been the strategic rook within
S.L.
Sam and Bruce were on the committee to recruit artists for the opening and
the closing, and I was on the committee for the Paralympic Games (that
followed)....Yanofsky also performed at the Olympic closing ceremony and the Paralympic...
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Young swimmer aims for 2016 Paralympics
BBC -
2010-06-25 15:40
A young swimmer, who had both of
my legs amputated below the knee and part of his left, due to meningitis,
reveals his dreams.
A young swimmer, who had both of my legs amputated below the knee and part
of his left, due to meningitis, reveals his
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How does your family handle this?
Chicago Tribune
- 2010-06-25 15:31
bysitting a neighbor's kid (if
they are mature enough)...something so that an adult is a little closer..
theposter22 (06/25/2010, 8:20 AM ) I was left at home alone at age 13 while
my parents worked during the summer.
A ruling that some disabled athletes are not disabled enough could
disrupt the Chicago Triathlon.
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North East Cyclists Complete 1,000 Mile Ride
Business
Quarter Magazine - 2010-06-25 15:05
Deloitte Ride Across Britain
Riders Raise Over £300,000 for ParalympicsGB Olympic gold medallist James
Cracknell led 600 cyclists into Land?s End to
Deloitte Ride Across Britain Riders Raise Over £300,000 for ParalympicsGB
Olympic gold medallist James Cracknell led 600 cyclists into Land?s End to.
...complete their 1,000 mile, nine day journey from John
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Free sports offered to Londoners
BBC -
2010-06-25 15:02
Football, rugby and volleyball are
among the sports being offered About 120 projects will be organised in London
this summer and next summer to encourage people to try different sports for
free ahead of the Olympics.
And there will be a London-wide Paralympic-style tournament
involving about 1,000 disabled children.
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The capital?s first International Convention Centre
at ExCeL London was launched yesterday by Mayor Boris Johnson
Meetpie -
2010-06-25 14:53
The capital?s first International Convention
Centre at ExCeL London, launched yesterday by Mayor Boris Johnson, has
already confirmed 10 major conventions.
'We are staging seven Olympic and six Paralympic Games sports.
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Northsiders prepare for swim challenge
Dublin People -
2010-06-25 14:51
THREE plucky Northsiders are to
swim to the Aran Islands from Galway at the end of this month to raise
much-needed funds for the Aran Lifeboat.
He is now being coached by one of Ireland's most successful competitive
swimmers Dave Malone, holder of three Paralympic medals.
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Eurotunnel lined up as bidder for £1.5bn high-speed
line
KM Extra -
2010-06-25 14:39
Fares could fall after the sale of
the high-speed line through Kent, with Eurotunnel likely to be among the
bidding companies.
Apart from international travel benefits, HS1 will play a vital role in
transporting spectators to and from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games.
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Multi-Million Pound Boost For Sport Kicks Off With
Three Months Of Free Sporting Activity >
Fresh Business
Thinking - 2010-06-25 13:05
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson
today kicks off a multi-million push designed to inspire Londoners of all
ages and abilities to get off the sofa and get active.
FreeSport is part of the Mayor's £30m commitment to create a sporting
legacy up to and after the Olympic and Paralympic Games, by supporting
an array of sporting activities and initiatives across the capital.
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Groton Parks and Rec introduces adaptive boating
classes
Westerly Sun -
2010-06-25 12:33
Getting out onto Beebe Cove in a
kayak or rowing shell has become a lot easier this summer, thanks to the new
stone steps at Spicer House, the Parks and Rec facility for boaters in the
area.
Cicchese said Groton is now in consideration as a Paralympics site
because of its water access and attention to athletes of all abilities.
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Disabled vets ride cross-country
North Platte
Telegraph - 2010-06-25 11:24
Disabled veteran Christopher Frost
of Washington, D.C., makes his way north on Highway 14 on Thursday as Sea to
Shining Sea Ride Across America participants stop in Aurora for the night.
Paralympic biathlon team.
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Construction work starts on last Olympics venue
CareerStructure.com
- 2010-06-25 11:10
Wilmott Dixon has been appointed
to undertake £18.5 million of construction jobs on an academy in Croydon, on
the outskirts of south London.
east London, which will serve as an aquatics training centre during the Olympics
and host wheelchair tennis in the Paralympics, before being converted
into a sports site for both elite athletes and
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Cheshire dance project aims to raise profile of
2012 London Olympics
icCheshire -
2010-06-25 10:33
A PROJECT aimed at raising the
profile of the London 2012 Olympic Games is urging us to take to the dance
floor. The 20 Past 12 Dance will take place on Friday, July 2.
It absolutely fulfils the aspirations of the Olympic and Paralympics
Games and achieves the engagement in the arts our Council is committed to
delivering....London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is here to do.
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Bride's brother has legs stolen
BBC -
2010-06-25 09:54
Anthony had wanted to carry out
his dead father's duty for Angela A paralympian who had his false legs stolen
days before his sister's wedding has appealed to thieves to return them so he
can walk her down the aisle.
Anthony had wanted to carry out his dead father's duty for Angela A paralympian
who had his false legs stolen days before his sister's wedding has appealed
to thieves to return them so he can walk her down
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Pyeongchang?s 2018 Olympic bid takes a step forward
Joon Ang Ilbo -
2010-06-25 09:51
Korea?s bid to host the Olympics
took a step forward this week, as all three applicants for the 2018 Winter
Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games won
Korea?s bid to host the Olympics took a step forward this week, as all
three applicants for the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Winter
Games won. ...candidate city status after a review by the International
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Merthyr PHAB have fab time at Welsh Games
Wales Online -
2010-06-25 09:34
WITH the 2012 Paralympics in
London edging ever closer, the profile of disability sport has never been so
prominent in Great Britain.
WITH the 2012 Paralympics in London edging ever closer, the profile
of disability sport has never been so prominent in Great Britain.And, ahead
of their 25th anniversary, a Merthyr Tydfil club has shown it is also
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Travelling bear Barnaby helps pupils learn about
the world
Wales Online -
2010-06-25 08:45
A TEDDY bear belonging to a Taff
Ely school has been on tour in Afghanistan and even met the Prime Minister.
school wiki. ?Barnaby has travelled to the Bejing Paralympic Games,
the Far East, America and all over Europe, but this is by far his most
exciting adventure. ?In school we have a fantastic display of
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