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Handikappidrott, Sverige (4 news)
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Jacobsson och Wedin största medaljhoppen
 Svenska
Handikappidrottsförbundet - 2010-07-09 06:43
Jonas Jacobsson är det största
medaljhoppet i den svenska truppen till VM i sportskytte i Zagreb, Kroatien.
Men även Viktoria Wedin är en stark medaljkandidat.
Dessutom är målet att klara ett par kvalplatser till Paralympics i
London 2012. -...En annan viktig uppgift för truppen blir att försöka ordna
kvalplatser till Paralympics i London.
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David ser fram emot hemmaturneringen
Piteå-Tidningen -
2010-07-09 06:18
PITEÅ I dag startar
tennisturneringen Panthera Midnight Sun Trophy för rullstolsburna. En spelare
som tävlar är 14-årige David Karlsson, Piteå Tennisklubb. - Det är kul att
det anordnas tävlingar för oss, säger han.
Har man handikappidrottare i klubben så tycker jag att det är
självkart att man ska anordna tävlingar för dem....Man ska främja handikappidrotten
på samma sätt som övrig idrott, säger Jens Nilsson, tränare i Piteå ...
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Vanpee lyser upp norsk dressyrsport
Hästmagazinet -
2010-07-08 14:52
Från vänster marknads- och
kommunikationschef Norges Ryttarförbund Sissel Finstad, Stein Christensen
chef för Vanpee och dressyrgrenledaren Elizabeth Farbrot.
Ryttersporten er en av de mest kostnadskrevende sportsgrener innen Norges
Idrettsforbund og olympiske og paralympiske komité, sier Sissel
Finstad, markeds- og kommunikasjonssjef i Norges Rytterforbund.
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Kuyt bär sitt Holland
Expressen - 2010-07-08
11:21
KAPSTADEN. Han var en enkel
fiskarson som drömde om att bli den nya Marco van Basten. Tidigt förstod han
att talangen inte räckte till. Men Dirk Kuyt hade något annat: Arbetsvilja.
2Han ger alla sina reklampengar till sin stiftelse för handikappidrott.
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Intl news (42 news)
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Attitude
wants more Robbies
Scoop - 2010-07-09 08:11
After
winning the Attitude Supreme Award, some might think Robbie Francis has
ticked off most of her bucket list. But inspired by her win, it is more a
matter of what?s next.
She has also decided to try out for the Parafed Sailing team in the hopes
to compete in the 2012 Paralympics in London.
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Congressman
Bobby L. Rush mourns loss of another Chicago police officer, decries 'culture
of violence'
US House of Representatives - 2010-07-09 07:18
CHICAGO
-Today, Congressman Bobby L. Rush expressed his condolences regarding the
death of Chicago Police Officer Thor Soderberg, who was shot and killed
Wednesday afternoon in the Englewood community.
volunteerism with disabled
athletes and others.
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Canadian
teams eager to gain experience at sitting world volleyball championships
Volleyball Canada - 2010-07-09 06:22
CALGARY
?Both the Canadian men?s and women?s teams are looking to gain some valuable
experience at the sitting world volleyball championships for athletes with a
disability July 11-18 in Edmond, Oklahoma.
23-country competition is also a qualifying event for the 2012 Paralympic
Games....Canada can also earn a Paralympic berth next year at the Para
Pan Am Games in Mexico....In the men?s tournament, Canada is in a pool with
reigning Paralympic...
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Patina
Restaurant to Provide Catering for World-Class Hospitality Program at World
Equestrian Games
Around The Rings - 2010-07-09 05:06
LEXINGTON,
KY?79 days to go?Patina Restaurant Group, a bi-coastal boutique catering
company, will be providing first-class catering for a world-class hospitality
program at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
Past successes include the US Open Tennis Championships, the 2002 Olympic
and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, and the 2004
Breederâ??s Cup, among others. â??We are proud to be the caterer for the
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Lloyd
Robertson Announces Retirement from CTV NATIONAL NEWS
PRnewswire Canada - 2010-07-09 05:05
- Chief
Anchor and Senior Editor to continue at anchor desk through mid-2011 -
TORONTO, July 8 /CNW/ - And that's the kind of day it's been: Lloyd
Official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games and London 2012 Games of the Olympiad, CTV Inc. is owned by
CTVglobemedia Inc., Canada's premier multi-media company, which also owns
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Wheelchair
Basketball
itv.com - 2010-07-09 04:13
The most
prestigious wheelchair basketball tournament outside of the Paralympics got
underway in Birmingham today. The World Championships will see 22 teams from
16 countries fighting for the title.
The most prestigious wheelchair basketball tournament outside of the Paralympics
got underway in Birmingham today....Paralympics in 2012.
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Womens
Rugby Training
itv.com - 2010-07-09 04:13
The
English Womens Rugby Club are counting down to the world cup at the end of
August by doing some rather unique training. The team, along with their
Midlands players, were tasked with spending a couple of days and nights in an
army bootcamp.
Ellie MaeSha? The most prestigious wheelchair basketball tournament
outside of the Paralympics got underway in Birmingham today.
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BC Hydro:
Profits up, but electricity consumption down
Vancouver Sun - 2010-07-09 03:58
Profits at
BC Hydro â the provincially-owned electric utility â jumped 22 per cent in
fiscal 2010 while both revenues and costs fell. Net income for the year
ending March 31, 2010 was $447 million, up from $365 million a year earlier.
year was an exciting and busy time for BC Hydro, highlighted by our
support for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games, ongoing
improvements to our aging infrastructure, new energy agreements signed
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Blatter
promises to support South African Olympic bid
Inside the Games - 2010-07-09 03:17
By Duncan
Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year July 8 -
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has urged South Africa to build on the
success
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has urged South Africa to build on the
success. ...of the World Cup by launching a campaign for the 2020
Olympics and Paralympics, revealing that he would support a bid
from Durban.
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Exclusive:
Annecy must make sure yellow card does not turn into red warns Sir Craig
Inside the Games - 2010-07-09 03:16
By Tom
Degun in London July 8 - Annecy can still mount a successful bid to host the
2018 Olympics and Paralympics, International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Executive Board member Sir Craig Reedie claimed here today.
Annecy can still mount a successful bid to host the 2018 Olympics and Paralympics,
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board member Sir Craig Reedie
claimed here today.
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Aussies
dump France in opener
Brisbane Times - 2010-07-09 02:14
Paralympics
champions Australia won a tough opening encounter with France 75-63 at the
men's world wheelchair basketball championship in Birmingham.
Paralympics champions Australia won a tough opening
encounter with France 75-63 at the men's world wheelchair basketball
championship in Birmingham.Rollers star Brad Ness led all scorers with 25
points while Shaun
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Mayer, wheelchair
squad capture national title
Monticello Times - 2010-07-09 01:32
Nathan
poses with his hardware after the Minnesota team took the crown. When the
Times last visited Nathan Mayer, he had a regional trophy under his belt.
Now, he can add one from nationals, as well.
Last year, the worldwide Federation de International Powerchair Football
Association (FIPFA) was created, with plans to make power soccer a Paralympic
event in 2016.
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British
crew set for sailing world title defence in Holland
Royal Yachting Association - 2010-07-09 00:27
Seven
Skandia Team GBR sailors in podium quest at disabled worlds British
Paralympians Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell are looking forward to
Seven Skandia Team GBR sailors in podium quest at disabled worlds
British Paralympians Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell are looking
forward to. ...defending their SKUD World Championship title when the Delta
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IOC: Solid
progress continues on 2012 Games with two years to go
London 2012 - 2010-07-09 00:08
The
International Olympic Committee (IOC) has reported on ?solid progress?
following the most recent Coordination Commission visit to London.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) was also represented,
through IOC Coordination Commission member Patrick Jarvis - also a member of the
IPC Governing Board; IPC Chief Executive Officer Xavier Gonzalez;
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Final
Entries Closed for IPC Swimming World Championships
International Paralympic Committee - 2010-07-08 23:13
With the
final entry deadline past, the list of athletes and teams set to compete in
the upcoming 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World
Championships has reached a record level.
With the final entry deadline past, the list of athletes and teams set to
compete in the upcoming 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
Swimming World Championships has reached a record level.A total of 664
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Long
weekend provides grounds for optimism
Pique News Magazine - 2010-07-08 23:13
Hit Parade
Numerous Olympic and Paralympic athletes participated in the 2010 Whistler Canada
Day parade, including (from left) Sam Danniels, Justin Lamoureux, Davey Barr
and Julia Murray. Photo by Stefan Feldmann, wpnn.
Hit Parade Numerous Olympic and Paralympic athletes participated in
the 2010 Whistler Canada Day parade, including (from left) Sam Danniels,
Justin Lamoureux, Davey Barr and Julia Murray.
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U.S. Men's
Sitting Team Looking Forward at Worlds
US Olympic Team - 2010-07-08 22:32
? The U.S.
Men?s Sitting Volleyball National Team will be looking for a ticket to the
2012 Paralympic Games along with a little bit of redemption when
Men?s Sitting Volleyball National Team will be looking for a ticket to the
2012 Paralympic Games along with a little bit of redemption when.
...it competes at the 2010 Sitting Volleyball World Championships on July
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Wasps
support ?Tour of Duty? at Adams Park this Sunday
Wasps Rugby Online - 2010-07-08 21:37
Wasps
support ?Tour of Duty? at Adams Park this Sunday Tony Hanks and Trevor
Woodman will join a group of Afghanistan veterans on a charity bike ride
Since taking up athletics as part of his recovery 35-year-old Private
Derek Derenalagi has targeted an appearance at the 2012 Paralympics
and is already the world?s fourth best at shot put.
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Wheelchair
rugby training facility pushes athletes to their limits
Portland Tribune - 2010-07-08 21:28
?There?s
nothing else like this in the nation,? said Nat Willis, ADAPT?s chief
financial officer, as he watched the seven men on the roster exert themselves
in a series of demanding speed, power and endurance exercises. ?
2008 Paralympic gold medalist Will Groulx and Ed Suhr, assistant
coach for the U.S....Paralympic Rugby Team and head coach for the
Portland Pounders.
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Hundreds of
Veterans in Denver to Celebrate and Honor the Spirit of Independence Day
Through Competition
FinanzNachrichten.de - 2010-07-08 20:59
More than
500 U.S. military Veterans who have sacrificed for our freedom are in Denver
for the 30th National Veterans Wheelchair Games.
The National Veterans Wheelchair Games showcase some of the greatest
wheelchair athletes in the world, including 12 former and present Paralympians.
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Ryder set
to perform
Chatham Daily News - 2010-07-08 20:18
TREVOR
TERFLOTH The Daily News Serena Ryder believes a record is never truly
finished, as it often takes on a life of its own. The Juno Award winner, who
just finished a U.S.
Earlier this year, she performed at the Olympic and Paralympic
winter games.
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Delta Lloyd
IFDS Worlds - British crew set for world title defence
SailWorld.com - 2010-07-08 19:38
British
Paralympians Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell are looking forward to
defending their
British Paralympians Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell are looking
forward to defending their. ...title.
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Olympic
debt and land deal gives momentum to legacy
Reuters UK - 2010-07-08 19:21
The
government has signed off a multi-million pound debt and land deal with the
Mayor of London, which could have endangered parts of the 2012 Olympic legacy
and threatened to turn it into an unseemly Conservative spat.
But Chancellor George Osborne wrote to Johnson this week
agreeing the matter was a pressing one. ?I share your concern that we need
show the world that we can achieve a lasting Olympic and Paralympics
legacy for
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Media
Advisory - 2010 Canadian Modern Pentathlon Championships in Alberta
CNW Telbec - 2010-07-08 18:18
Showcase
for Canadian Pentathletes of all ages in Red Deer, July 17 to 18 OTTAWA, July
8 /CNW/ - What: 38th edition of the Canadian Modern Pentathlon Championships
featuring Canada's best pentathletes as well as athletes from the USA and
England.
Women (greater than)30 years); PARALYMPIC
(with d disability).
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School
sports: Festival of fun for Bankfield pupils
Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News - 2010-07-08 18:14
BANKFIELD
schoolchildren from Widnes celebrated this years Lloyds TSB National School
Sport Week by taking part in the annual Fun Day Festival organised by School
Sport Coordinator Simone Hands.
programme, which aims to use the power of the London Olympic and Paralympic
Games to inspire children to take part in more sport.
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IOC happy
with London 2012 preparations, government support
Earthtimes.org - 2010-07-08 18:08
News
Alerts by Email ( click here ) UK Sports News | Home London - Olympic
inspectors expressed satisfaction with London's progress on the 2012 Games at
the end of another visit on Thursday.
LOCOG is the acronym for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic
Games and Paralympic Games.
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IOC
Co-ordination Commission Visits London
International Paralympic Committee - 2010-07-08 18:03
Following
three days of successful meetings, the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Co-ordination Commission for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
concluded its sixth visit to the future host city.
Following three days of successful meetings, the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) Co-ordination Commission for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games concluded its sixth visit to the future
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Hunt
pleased with Brown inclusion
BBC - 2010-07-08 17:48
Paralympian
Danielle Brown's call-up to the England Commonwealth archery team is great
for the sport, according to Suffolk archer Nicky Hunt. Brown, 22, will be the
first Paralympian to represent England in an able-bodied event at the Games.
Paralympian Danielle Brown's call-up to the England
Commonwealth archery team is great for the sport, according to Suffolk archer
Nicky Hunt....Brown, 22, will be the first Paralympian to represent
England in an ...
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SUSO Open
Water Triathlon this Saturday
Tri247.com - 2010-07-08 17:47
Young
Triathletes to meet star studded team of Olympic and World Champions Over 700
children aged 4 - 17 taking part in the this Saturday 10th July
Garbutt, and Francesca Jus-Burke, Olympic Swimmer and Double Commonwealth
Games Gold Medallist, Ross Davenport, European Silver Medallist Triathlete
Cathy Wood and Beijing 2008 Paralympic Gold Medallist, Rower
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Smyth
taking everything in his stride
BBC - 2010-07-08 17:42
By John
Haughey BBC NI Jason Smyth after beating Francis Obikwelu in Budapest last
month Jason Smyth's own take on becoming the first Paralympic athletic in
history to compete at a European Championships has to be gentled teased out
of him.
By John Haughey BBC NI Jason Smyth after beating Francis Obikwelu in
Budapest last month Jason Smyth's own take on becoming the first Paralympic
athletic in history to compete at a European Championships
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Midlands
based firm Deloitte helps wheelchair athletes go for gold
MidlandsBusinessNews.co.uk - 2010-07-08 16:54
Pictured
above: Deloitte volunteers prepare for the World Wheelchair Basketball
Championships Business advisory firm Deloitte has signed up to support this
year's World Wheelchair Basketball Championships, in Birmingham.
The tournament will see 12 men's and ten women's teams compete in the
biggest and most important wheelchair basketball event before the London 2012
Olympic and Paralympic Games....finishes at future Paralympic...
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Plans
unveiled for a new Thames crossing with London`s first cable car system
Transport for London - 2010-07-08 16:28
Consultation
to start on a privately funded cable car link. Provide a low-emission, quick,
direct and fully accessible link between Greenwich Peninsula and Royal Docks.
ExCeL, two major Olympic and Paralympic venues.... Olympic and Paralympic
venues set to host sports such as boxing, table tennis, trampoline,
basketball, wheelchair basketball Carry up to 2,500 passengers per hour in...
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Mixed luck
for GB basketballers
BBC - 2010-07-08 15:46
The Great
Britain men's and women's wheelchair basketball teams had mixed fortunes on
the opening day of the World Championships in Birmingham. The men, who were
Paralympic bronze medallists in Beijing two years ago, easily defeated South
Korea 87-43.
The men, who were Paralympic bronze medallists in Beijing two years
ago, easily defeated South Korea 87-43.Jon Pollock and Ian Sagar finished as
the top scorers for Murray Treseder's side with 16 and 14 points
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Olympic
plan to go ahead
BBC - 2010-07-08 15:34
A major 2m
improvement plan to update Weymouth seafront before the 2012 Olympics will go
ahead despite funding being withdrawn. Councillors in the Dorset town have
backed a revised plan to regenerate the seafront's Georgian promenade.
Weymouth and Portland are due to host the sailing events for the 2012
Olympic and Paralympic games.
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7-8 This
Week: what to do, what to see
Edmund Evening Sun - 2010-07-08 15:17
The Edmond
Sun EDMOND ? 8 Thursday 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? from Lyric Theatre will
play at 8 p.m. at the Civic Center in Oklahoma City.
An Edmond-based Paralympic athlete volunteered to support
volleyball player-friends....Teams will compete for slots in the 2012 London Paralympic
games.
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Post's
wounded warriors honored for Warrior Games performances
Fort Hood Sentinel - 2010-07-08 14:50
A
rocket-propelled-grenade left a fist-sized hole in his lower left leg in June
2009, but it didn?t stop Sgt. 1st Class Jason Kirk from competing in the
first Warrior Games for wounded servicemen and women held in May at the U.S.
Individual performances aside, he added, camaraderie was the best part of
participating in Paralympics events....Rachelle Renaud, formerly with
the 170th Military Police Battalion, said the Paralympics...
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Sports
helping to heal injured combat vets
News-Times Online - 2010-07-08 14:11
The war in
Iraq is entering its seventh year, and the war in Afghanistan is now moving
into its 10th year, making it the longest war in American history. There have
been approximately 50,000 U.S.
The games were an introduction to official Paralympic sports for
the athletes, as well as building camaraderie and raising general awareness
of Paralympic sports....Paralympics and the U.S.
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The Teen
Brain
Today's Parent - 2010-07-08 13:40
Kathy
Martin* of Nanoose Bay, BC, says that at age 13, her daughter Beth would
often ?phone home at 2:45 on a Friday afternoon, expecting me to be
The same kids who can master algebra, volunteer to help disabled
athletes, and navigate the complex structures of World of Warcraft, can
also seem hopelessly irresponsible, reckless and self-centred.
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Rwanda:
Sitting V-Ballers Off to the U.S.
AllAfrica.com - 2010-07-08 11:18
Kigali THE
national men's sitting volleyball team yesterday left for the United States
where they will take part in the 2010 Sitting World Championships set for
July 11-18 in UCO Hamilton Field House in Edmond, Okalahoma.
Before the team's departure, National Paralympic Committee (NPC)
boss Dominique Bizimana, who is also part of the 12-man squad told Times
Sport that Rwanda has the ability to upset big teams during the
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Course
lengthened for Pikes Peak bike race
Colorado Springs Gazette - 2010-07-08 10:02
A bicycle
ride to the top of Pikes Peak planned for next month has been lengthened,
with the start extended from the tollgate on America?s mountain to
Paralympics director Craig Griffin. ?Of course, I?m going to
do it,? said Jones, a five-time Paralympian. ?Who else gets the chance
to ride their bike up to the top?
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Harnock off
to England for World Wheelchair Basketball Championships
Elmira Independent - 2010-07-08 09:37
Katie
Harnock is heading to England with Team Canada this summer for the 2010 World
Wheelchair Basketball Championships.
Since taking up the wheelchair basketball at age 10, she has gone on to
compete at international competitions around the world in countries,
including Brazil, Australia and Japan, as well as the Beijing Paralympic
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Chinapoo
brings US youth team for tour
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday - 2010-07-08 09:33
FORMER
Trinidad and Tobago footballer Richard Chinapoo is currently on a two-week
long training camp with United States-based Under-16 football team Capital
Area Soccer Association (CASA) LDC 93-Black summer team.
He will also keep his eyes out for possible local talent and has
intentions of assisting the local school for the deaf and the paralympic
organisation....With the paralympic organisation they provided us...
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