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Handikappidrott, Sverige (1 news)
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Olsson: Hon kom hem och sågade allt
 Expressen -
2010-07-04 10:42
ROM. Det är så varmt i Rom att jag
tänkte göra en Anita Ekberg, bada i Fontana di Trevi. Det gick inte. Omöjligt
att tränga sig fram bland turisterna. Så jävla fula. Vad är det som gör att
det är en speciell sorts - så jävla fula!
Jag tänker bara på paralympics och människor som fått sina liv
söndertrasade.
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Intl news (22 news)
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4th July in History -- Births, Deaths, Events and
Celebrations
Suite101.com -
2010-07-05 07:16
Fourth of July marks the
Independence of America, the Liberation Day of Rwanda, births and deaths of
many renowned personalities, and holidays and observances across the globe.
Sir Philip Craven Current President of the International Paralympic
Committee.
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South African public want us to bid for Olympics
admits President
Inside the
Games - 2010-07-05 05:42
By Duncan Mackay British Sports
Internet Writer of the Year July 5 - A bid from South Africa to host the 2020
Olympics and Paralympics has moved
A bid from South Africa to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics
has moved. ...closer after the country's President Jacob Zuma admitted that
there was an appetite to hold more mega-events following the success of
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Own the Podium to keep its name
Dose Canada -
2010-07-05 04:26
VANOC Chief Executive Officer John
Furlong speaks during the Closing Ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Winter
Paralympics on March 21, 2010 in Whistler, Canada.
VANOC Chief Executive Officer John Furlong speaks during the Closing
Ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics on March 21, 2010 in
Whistler, Canada.Photograph by:
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From zero to hero
The Straits
Times - 2010-07-05 03:24
WHETHER it's being called 'slow'
and 'retarded', or having to deal with physical disabilities, the recipients
of the Singapore Youth Award 2010 have truly overcome the odds.
WHETHER it's being called 'slow' and 'retarded', or having to deal with
physical disabilities, the recipients of the Singapore Youth Award 2010 have
truly overcome the odds.�Film director Royston Tan, paralympic
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Singapore awards 4 youths highest accolade
People's Daily
Online - 2010-07-05 02:28
Four Singaporeans have been
awarded the country's highest accolade, the Singapore Youth Award (SYA), for
youths this year.
full than half-glass empty.'Paralympic swimmer, Yip Pin Xiu, got
the Sports and Adventure Award.
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McMillan makes marathon strides, fights spinal
injuries
Whistler
Question - 2010-07-05 01:04
Local athlete, friends running San
Francisco, Berlin marathons with cause in mind License Email Print Increase
Decrease Reset Comments Local athlete,
himself ?in awe of what these guys are doing,? along with the athletes who
stepped into the spotlight for the 2010 Paralympics.
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Little GIANTS of business / Wheelchairs more than
just a mode of transport
Yomiuri Shimbun
- 2010-07-04 21:17
Jun Onoda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff
Writer KITA-NAGOYA, Aichi--Although Keiji Matsunaga does not claim his
company has reinvented the wheel, it certainly has revolutionized
wheelchairs. Nissin Medical Industries Co.
Kazuo was moved by watching athletes in wheelchairs at the Tokyo Paralympic
Games in 1964....Twenty-three athletes from nine countries used the company's
chair skis at this year's Vancouver Paralympic...
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Impressive turnout for county disability sports day
Student Times -
2010-07-04 20:48
National sports champions came out
in force for the Kent School Disability Games on Wednesday 30 June to cheer
on 500 young people, battling it out for the top trophies as part of the Kent
School Games.
National sports champions came out in force for the Kent School Disability
Games on Wednesday 30 June to cheer on 500 young people, battling it out for
the top trophies as part of the Kent School Games.Paralympian
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Youth done well
Youth.sg -
2010-07-04 20:32
What do filmmaker Royston Tan, entrepreneur
Leonard Tan, scientist Dr Loh Yuin Han, and national paralympian swimmer Yip
Pin Xiu have in common?
What do filmmaker Royston Tan, entrepreneur Leonard Tan, scientist Dr Loh
Yuin Han, and national paralympian swimmer Yip Pin Xiu have in common?Well,
they will all be receiving the nation?s highest youth accolade,
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From zero to hero (Singapore Youth Award Pt 1)
Straits Times
Razor TV - 2010-07-04 19:13
Local film director Royston Tan
used to be called 'retarded' and 'slow' when he was young.
Local film director Royston Tan used to be called 'retarded' and 'slow'
when he was young.However, along with other recipients of the prestigious
Singapore Youth Award 2010, like Paralympic gold medalist Yip Pin
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Exclusive: England still has best World Cup bid
despite South Africa claims Minister
Insideworldfootball
- 2010-07-04 18:07
By Tom Degun July 2 - England's
bid to host the 2018 World Cup remains the strongest candidate despite the
national team's disastrous performance in South Africa, Culture Secretary
Jeremy Hunt has claimed.
"That is why it is tremendous that we have got the Olympics and Paralympics
in London in 2012 and the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014 but now the
one we are really hoping for is obviously the England World
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Audit Chamber Blasts Sports Minister for 5
Breakfasts a Day
The Moscow
Times.com - 2010-07-04 18:07
Each of the 15 medals that Russia
won at the Vancouver Winter Olympics cost the country a staggering 388
million rubles ($12.4 million), the Audit Chamber said in a report that
criticized the government's training program as ineffective and corrupt.
It topped the medals box at the Paralympics, however, with 38
medals, including 12 golds....Russia spent 378 million rubles ($12.1 million)
for the Paralympics, meaning that each medal cost 10 million rubles
($321,500),...
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Auckland Mayor backs away from bid for 2020
Olympics
Inside the
Games - 2010-07-04 17:33
July 3 - Auckland Mayor John Banks
has backed away from comments over hosting the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic
Games, a goal dismissed as as unrealistic by his critics.
Auckland Mayor John Banks has backed away from comments over hosting the
2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a goal dismissed as as unrealistic
by his critics.
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London plans cable car for 2012 Olympics
Yahoo! Asia -
2010-07-04 16:49
AFP - 19 minutes ago London 2012
Olympic Games mascot Wenlock (left), and Paralympic mascot Mandeville.
Officials have unveiled plans to construct London's first cable car to carry
visitors over the River Thames in time for the Games.
19 minutes ago London 2012 Olympic Games mascot Wenlock (left), and Paralympic
mascot Mandeville.
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Association needs RM8m for redevelopment project
New Straits
Times - 2010-07-04 16:38
KUALA LUMPUR: The Spastic
Children's Association of Selangor and Federal Territory (SCAS&FT) seeks
to raise at least RM8 million more for its redevelopment programme.
Lam, who turns 79 on Aug 7, said SCAS&FT had also produced
high-achievers, especially in the field of sports, singling out track and
field athlete Mohd Raduan, who has been selected for the paralympics
and
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London plans cable car for 2012 Olympics
AFP via Yahoo!
- 2010-07-04 16:37
AFP/HO/File ? London 2012 Olympic
Games mascot Wenlock (left), and Paralympic mascot Mandeville. Officials have
unveiled ? Play Video Olympics Video:Olympian races horse for charity KGW
NewsChannel 8 Portland, Ore.
London 2012 Olympic Games mascot Wenlock (left), and Paralympic
mascot Mandeville.
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Mom of suspect in officers' slayings speaks out
Tampa Tribune -
2010-07-04 15:19
TAMPA - Two weeks ago, life was
pretty good for Selecia Watson. Watson, 41, had just been certified to
officiate Paralympics track meets and had returned from officiating at the
2010 U.S.
Watson, 41, had just been certified to officiate Paralympics track
meets and had returned from officiating at the 2010 U.S.Paralympics
National Track & Field Championships two weeks ago in Miramar.
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Surrey's first Paralympic Sports Festival is a
success
Children's
Trust - 2010-07-04 13:24
More than 150 pupils from schools
across Surrey donned their trainers and sports kit in the sunshine yesterday
(Tuesday 29th June) to take part in the
More than 150 pupils from schools across Surrey donned their trainers and
sports kit in the sunshine yesterday (Tuesday 29th June) to take part in the.
...county's first Paralympic Sports Festival especially for
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Spectrum hosts 'fast and furious' paralympic sport
96.4 Eagle
Radio - 2010-07-04 12:41
People seeking respite from the
heat can head over to the Spectrum in Guildford today. That's because a fast
and furious winter sport is on show there.
That's because a fast and furious winter sport is on show there.Ice Sledge
Hockey is a paralympic version of Olympic sport, ice hockey, but with
sledges so disabled players can move around the rink at speed.The
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Aspenites ponder freedom on Independence Day
Aspen Times -
2010-07-04 11:31
ASPEN - It's July 4, a national
holiday characterized by raucous celebrations, parades, picnics, fireworks
and all kinds of play for adults and kids alike. Ideally, it's also a day to
reflect on our rights and responsibilities as free people.
There's a former mayor, a Holocaust survivor, a Mexican immigrant, a
musician, a disabled athlete, a lawyer and even a couple of inmates at
the Pitkin County Jail.
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Equine sporting events good for Kentucky
Williamson
Daily News - 2010-07-04 11:09
In less than 100 days, the
Kentucky Horse Park will become the first non-European location to host the
major international equine championships known as the FEI World Equestrian
Games.
Eight different equine sporting disciplines will compete at the Games,
including seven Olympic equine events and the first-ever paralympic
WEG event.
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John Banks And The Auckland Olympics-Yeah Right!
Voxy.co.nz -
2010-07-04 08:55
Home ? Blogs ? Chris Ford's blog
Read More: Contributor: Chris Ford John Banks's statement that Auckland could
bid for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics is yet another "yeah
right" Tui billboard moment.
Chris Ford John Banks's statement that Auckland could bid for the 2020
Olympics and Paralympics is yet another "yeah right" Tui
billboard moment.If Banks thought he was onto an electoral winner with
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