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Handikappidrott, Sverige (4 news)
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Robin Meng blir proffs i Italien
 Eskilstuna-Kuriren
- 2010-07-10 06:30
I slutet av juli spelar Robin Meng
U22-EM i rullstolsbasket i Italien. Därefter stannar han i landet. - Jag har
erbjudits proffskontrakt, säger 20-åringen.
Han har bland annat hunnit med att spela för Sverige i Paralympics.
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Jonas letar efter formen
Norrköpings
Tidningar - 2010-07-10 02:16
Skytte, norrköping Felsökningen
ska rädda Jonas Jacobsson ur svackan inför VM i Zagreb. - Det känns osäkert,
säger han inför tävlingen. Det hände inför Paralympics i Peking 2008 och
inför Atlanta 1996.
Det hände inför Paralympics i Peking 2008 och inför Atlanta 1996.Nu
har Jonas Jacobssons skytte hamnat i en svacka igen....Jonas främsta mål är
att säkra en svensk plats i Paralympics i London.
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Pressinbjudan: Gunilla Carlsson besöker Falsterbo
Horse Show
MyNewsdesk -
2010-07-09 16:34
Biståndsminister Gunilla Carlsson
(M) besöker under helgen 10-11 juli Falsterbo Horse Show och följer
tävlingarna men träffar också flera företrädare för hästnäringen i Sverige,
bland annat Sylve Söderstrand.
Den uppmärksammar hästnäringen som viktig för företagandet, ungdoms- och handikappidrotten
och landsbygdens utveckling i Sverige.
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Jacobsson och Wedin största medaljhoppen
Webfinanser -
2010-07-09 12:01
Mer Sportnyheter 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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Intl news (51 news)
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A hot start to the 2010 Calgary Stampede
640 Toronto -
2010-07-10 05:46
7/9/2010 More than 300 thousand
people flooded into downtown Calgary streets for the annual Stampede parade.
The parade itself had the usual assortment of horses, marching bands and
floats, but it also paid tribute to the city's police and fire services as
well as Olympic and Paralympic athletes from the
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Stampede set to roll
640 Toronto -
2010-07-10 05:46
The Calgary Stampede officially
begins today with the parade wending its way through the downtown streets.
Also being honoured in the parade, Calgary police and the fire department
for their 125th anniversaries and Olympian and Paralympian heros from
Vancouver.
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Cape Town refuse to commit to Olympic bid for 2020
Inside the
Games - 2010-07-10 05:27
By Duncan Mackay British Sports
Internet Writer of the Year July 10 - Cape Town is refusing to
commit itself to launching a bid for the 2020
Cape Town is refusing to commit itself to launching a
bid for the 2020. ...Olympics and Paralympics even though South
Africa seems set to put itself forward after the outstanding success of the
FIFA World Cup.
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British Columbia went over budget on this year's
Games | Olympics
The Seattle
Times - 2010-07-10 04:17
Olympics Province exceeded
official budget by $155 million: British Columbia officials said the province
spent $895 million to host this year's Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic
Games.
British Columbia officials said the province spent $895 million to host
this year's Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games.That is $155
million more than the official Olympic budget of $740 million.
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Now that the Olympics bill is in, was it all worth
it?
The Globe and
Mail - 2010-07-10 03:52
There is a financial reckoning
after all great parties. The bill that needs to be paid long after the
dancing has stopped, the flowers have been tossed out, the newlyweds
ensconced in a sweltering apartment somewhere.
Now that the memories of that wondrous fortnight (plus the Paralympics)
are beginning to fade, Im guessing not as many people could justify the
expense.It would certainly be easier for governments not to
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Cheque, Please
Yahoo! Canada -
2010-07-10 02:29
VANCOUVER - Taxpayers worried
they'd be on the hook for the cost of the 2010 Olympics once they were over.
And the province of British Columbia revealed Friday it was helping to bail
out the Games before they even started. Included in B.C.
The federal government chipped in additional funds in the form of payments
for the Own the Podium program, translation services and the Paralympics
to help keep VANOC's books in the red.
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Wheelchair tennis team hope to excel in Asian
Paralympics
thestar.com.my
- 2010-07-10 01:58
The Malaysian Wheelchair Tennis
players have shown remarkable progress and have the potential to excel in the
Asian Paralympics in Guangzhao, China in December.
The Malaysian Wheelchair Tennis players have shown remarkable progress and
have the potential to excel in the Asian Paralympics in Guangzhao,
China in December.The Elite squad, comprising five men and two women,
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2010 IPC Shooting World Championships in Croatia
(July 16-24, 2010)
Examiner.com -
2010-07-10 01:21
The 2010 International Paralympic
Committee (IPC) Shooting World Championships will begin one week from today.
Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia, will host the World Championships July
16-24, 2010. The Vrap?anski Potok Shooting Range will...
The 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting World
Championships will begin one week from today.
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Team Barnet return with borough
Barnet London Borough
Council - 2010-07-10 00:11
Please follow the link for all
media enquiries and to contact the council's communications team. For all
other general council enquiries and information please use the 'contact us'
page. All Press releases are listed below in reverse date order.
The borough?s young athletes scooped gold medals in the judo and disability
athletics events, with silvers coming in male team volleyball, disability
athletics and swimming, while bronze medals were won
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Land War
itv.com -
2010-07-09 23:42
A group of travellers who've been
denied planning permission to build a permanent base in Warwickshire say
they'll appeal against the decision.
verdict of unlawful killing on three soldiers - two from the midlands -
were blown up in a? The most prestigious wheelchair basketball tournament outside
of the Paralympics got underway in Birmingham today.
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DPJ shoots itself in foot in Shizuoka
The Japan Times
- 2010-07-09 23:37
Ozawa's plan to field multiple
candidates divides party's electoral base and lets in LDP Staff writer
Ozawa's plan to field multiple candidates
The former Paralympics gold medal swimmer, who is blind, has a background
in teaching at junior high schools in Shizuoka.
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Munich 2018 appoints new board to lead German
Olympic bid
Sports Features
- 2010-07-09 23:31
New Munich team (L to R) Jurgen
Buhl, Katrin Merkel, Willy Bogner, Steffi Klein, Stefan Bruckner, Andreas
Weinberger, Jochen Farber / Image: Munich
Most importantly, they share my belief that the Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games in Munich in 2018 would be the most athlete-friendly, the most
Olympic family-friendly, and the most future-friendly Games in
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Primary school children battle it out at Hackney
Personal Bests final
Hackney London
Borough Council - 2010-07-09 22:16
Primary school children from
across the borough have battled it out at the Hackney Personal Bests finals
yesterday (Wed 7 July) - the Council's
400m hurdler and London 2012 hopeful Perri Shakes Drayton; Hackneyâ??s
Dervis Konuralp, Paralympic swimmer and the boroughâ??s ambassador for
the 2012 Games; and official 2012 mascot Mandeville.
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Mascot appears at Wenlock Games
BBC -
2010-07-09 21:56
The town of Much Wenlock has been
acknowledged world-wide as the home of the modern Olympics. Now the town's
place in history has been recognised with the 2012 Olympic Games mascot being
named Wenlock.
The mascot for the Paralympics is Mandeville, named after the
famous spinal injuries hospital in Buckinghamshire.
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Creative Spark picks up digital and creative brief
from GreaterSport
How Do -
2010-07-09 21:53
GreaterSport was founded by the
ten Greater Manchester councils in 1996 to coordinate the Greater Manchester
Youth Games. The partnership has since continued and its current objective is
totally committed to help bring the legacy of 2012 to life.
Paralympics."
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GB men prove too strong for Japan
BBC -
2010-07-09 21:52
Pollock has been a key figure in
GB's two opening games The Great Britain men's team put in a strong
second-half display to beat Japan at the World Wheelchair Basketball
Championships in Birmingham.
Paralympic bronze medallists trailed 20-10 after the first
quarter but rallied after that to run out 74-59 winners.
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Tourism spending buoyed by Vancouver 2010 Olympics
Times Colonist
- 2010-07-09 21:51
Tourism was up across Canada
thanks to the Vancouver 2010 WInter Olympics.
Tourism Vancouver, Handout Fuelled by the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and Paralympic
Winter Games held in February and March, spending by international visitors
to Canada grew in the first quarter at the highest
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Building on that heady Olympic vibe
Times Colonist
- 2010-07-09 21:51
Tourism is vital to British
Columbia, providing over $13.8 billion in annual revenues and supporting over
131,000 jobs. Growing the tourism industry has been and continues to be a
high priority for the B.C. government.
Growing the tourism industry has been and continues to be a high priority
for the B.C. government.We proudly hosted the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games, which many are calling the best Winter Games ever.
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World Record holders line up in Gateshead
uk:athletics -
2010-07-09 21:24
Building on the success of round
one of the 2010 UKA Disability Athletics Challenge (DAC) in Knowsley
(Liverpool) in May, the second event in the
Building on the success of round one of the 2010 UKA Disability
Athletics Challenge (DAC) in Knowsley (Liverpool) in May, the second
event in the. ...three-meeting series takes place in Gateshead this Sunday
(11
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We're on the road to fitness
Lowestoft
Journal - 2010-07-09 20:55
WAVENEY is slowly shedding its
'couch potato' image as more and more people seek to live fitter, healthier
lives.
and with the club's triumphs allied to that of boxer Anthony Ogogo, sailor
Nic Asher, Paralympians from the Ashley School Athletics Squad and
swimmers Stephanie Bird and Ellis Jackson - who all have
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Good for You, Martin County, July 11
TCPalm -
2010-07-09 20:54
Photo provided Thomas Winter
presents his iconic image of the Martin Grade to members of the Martin Grade
team. From left: Amanda Farinos; Keren Carmel; Robert Dawson; Mona Schwall;
Wilson the Dog; Thomas Winter; Judy Roberts; and Mary Dawson.
The games introduced the athletes to official Paralympic sports and
built camaraderie and raised awareness of Paralympic sports.
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B.C. government bailed out VANOC
Winnipeg Sun -
2010-07-09 20:14
VANCOUVER -- The British Columbia
government spent $325 million more on the 2010 Winter Olympics and
Paralympics than originally promised.
The British Columbia government spent $325 million more on the 2010 Winter
Olympics and Paralympics than originally promised.The $925 million
bill for taxpayers was disclosed in an unaudited report published Friday
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Cost of Vancouver 2010 Winter Games may exceed $1
billion
Global News -
2010-07-09 20:12
New provincial report says Games
cost much more than predcited Fireworks explode over BC Place Stadium at the
end of the closing ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics last
February.
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Secretariat.
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Volunteering and the London 2012 Olympic and
Paralympic Games
Volunteering
England - 2010-07-09 19:57
The London Organising Committee of
the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (?LOCOG?) and the Life-Time UK
Alliance (the ?Alliance?) have today set out
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games (?LOCOG?) and the Life-Time UK Alliance (the ?Alliance?) have today set
out. ...how they intend to work together to deliver a fantastic
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Paralympic cyclist has world champs in her sights
stuff.co.nz -
2010-07-09 19:50
Training to be a police officer
gave paralympic athlete Samantha Eddie the grit and determination to get on a
bike and set her sights on becoming the world handcycling champion.
Training to be a police officer gave paralympic athlete Samantha
Eddie the grit and determination to get on a bike and set her sights on
becoming the world handcycling champion.Ms Eddie, 42, has been selected to
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Vancouver Olympics price tag: Nearly $1B
Toronto Star
Online - 2010-07-09 18:51
VANCOUVER?The B.C. government has
released its final tally for the 2010 Games and have gone beyond the
$600-million initially estimated but below the $1 billion price tag that it
skirted close to after ballooning costs.
B.C.?s investments included venue constructions and medical and security
costs as well as funding for the Paralympic Games operations.
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B.C. government releases details of Olympics costs
The Globe and
Mail - 2010-07-09 18:48
The B.C. government spent
$925-million on the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, says a
new provincial government report released Friday.
The B.C. government spent $925-million on the Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games in Vancouver, says a new provincial government report released
Friday.The Province committed $765-million to staging the Games and
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-Urban crime drops in South Africa during World Cup
Saudi Press
Agency - 2010-07-09 18:45
SPA -- Google Inc said China has
given it permission to continue operating its Chinese search page, resolving
a censorship dispute that had threatened Google's future in the world's
biggest Internet market, Reuters reported.
British Columbia said that it spent $895 million to host the Vancouver Olympic
and Paralympic Games, according to AP.
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Finance ministry reports Olympics...
Vancouver
Province - 2010-07-09 18:35
B.C.â??s spending on the 2010
Olympics skyrocketed from Premier Gordon Campbellâ??s promised $600 million
to $925 million, says a finance ministry report released Friday.
Of the extra $160 million to â??maximize benefitsâ? the biggest item was
$47.6 million to pay for the Olympic and Paralympic Games secretariat.
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B.C. 2010 Olympic bill nears $1 billion
Yahoo! Canada -
2010-07-09 18:28
VANCOUVER - The province of
British Columbia says it spent $925 million to host the 2010 Winter Olympic
and Paralympic Games. That's $160 million more than the official Olympic
budget of $765 million.
The province of British Columbia says it spent $925 million to host the
2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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London 2012 launches biggest volunteer recruitment
programme since War
Inside the
Games - 2010-07-09 17:42
By Tom Degun in London July 9 -
London 2012 today announced plans to recruit up to 70,000 volunteers for the
Olympics and Paralympics in the biggest post-war volunteer recruitment
campaign in the UK?s history.
London 2012 today announced plans to recruit up to 70,000 volunteers for
the Olympics and Paralympics in the biggest post-war volunteer
recruitment campaign in the UK?s history.
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Munich 2018 unveils new Board for Olympic and
Paralympic bid
Inside the
Games - 2010-07-09 17:42
By Duncan Mackay British Sports
Internet Writer of the Year July 9 - Steffi Klein, the former media and
communications director of the
Steffi Klein, the former media and communications director of the.
...International Paralympic Committee (IPC), has joined Munich's bid
to host the 2018 Olympics and Paralympics as its new sports director,
it was
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Hockey star inspires youngsters
Bromsgrove
Standard - 2010-07-09 17:18
YOUNGSTERS from Catshill Middle
School got to meet England and Great Britain?s women's hockey star Alex
Danson.
Catshill Middle School has teamed up with nearby Chadsgrove Special School
for a sports project which saw them come together to try out Olympic and Paralympic
sports and other activities.
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Another step in my London 2012 volunteering journey
London 2012 -
2010-07-09 16:26
Given my background in swimming
and my passion for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, I very much want to be
part of the Games when they come to London in 2012.
Given my background in swimming and my passion for the Olympic and Paralympic
Games, I very much want to be part of the Games when they come to London in
2012.I was recently accepted on to a volunteer training
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Have you got what it takes to be a Games Maker?
London 2012 -
2010-07-09 16:05
With almost two years to go until
the London 2012 Games, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and
Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today announced plans to recruit up to 70,000
volunteers for the London 2012 Games.
With almost two years to go until the London 2012 Games, the London
Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today
announced plans to recruit up to 70,000 volunteers for the London 2012
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World Wheelchair Basketball Championships Underway
International
Paralympic Committee - 2010-07-09 15:53
The 2010 International Wheelchair
Basketball Federation (IWBF) Wheelchair Basketball World Championships are
currently taking place in Birmingham, Great Britain, with teams from all over
the world battling it out on the court.
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip
Craven is also in Birmingham, cheering on the athletes as they put on strong
performances most certainly to be repeated in the upcoming London 2012
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Starring roles for Stoke Mandeville Stadium ? and
its Manager!
Myvenues.co.uk
- 2010-07-09 15:41
There have been two notable recent
successes for Buckinghamshire conference and events venue the Stoke
Mandeville Stadium.
heroes such as Danny Crates, the Paralympic Gold Medallist....The
event also welcomed special guests Wenlock and Mandeville, the official 2012
Olympic and Paralympic mascots....Lord Coe, Chair of the London
Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic...
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McDonald's to find Games volunteers
Fulham Guardian
- 2010-07-09 15:32
McDonald's is to help recruit and
train the 70,000 volunteers who will be key to staging the London 2012 Games,
it has been announced.
Paralympic Games."...Paralympic Games that
leaves an enduring volunteering legacy for years to come.".
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McDonald's To Help London 2012 Recruit 70,000
Volunteers
GamesBids.com -
2010-07-09 15:29
For the first time in the history
of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, an organizing committee has looked to
sponsors to support volunteers with
For the first time in the history of the Olympic and Paralympic
Games, an organizing committee has looked to sponsors to support volunteers
with. ...the.
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Athletes Prepare for Shooting World Championships
IPC Shooting -
2010-07-09 14:49
Athletes around the globe are
preparing for the 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting
World
Athletes around the globe are preparing for the 2010 International Paralympic
Committee (IPC) Shooting World. ...Championships.
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Win a London 2012 trip for your school
Teaching Times
- 2010-07-09 14:46
Getting pupils to think about how
to create inspiring and interesting school break activities is the theme of a
new schools competition.
Mark Elborne, President and CEO of GE in the UK, who are the Olympic and Paralympics
Games sponsor, said: ?While the value of the mid day break is widely
acknowledged ? for instance for physical
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Haryana releases sports calendar for 2010-11
NewKerala.com -
2010-07-09 14:09
Chandigarh, Jul 9 : The Haryana
Sports and Youth Affairs Department has issued sports calendar for the year
2010-11.
The spokesman said that District Paralympics Sports Competition for
physically challenged persons would be organised at all district headquarters
from November 16 to 18 and Haryana Paralympics Sports
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British Columbia misses out on GG appointment again
Toronto Star
Online - 2010-07-09 13:09
VANCOUVER?It was supposed to have
been a British Columbian?s turn to take up residency at Rideau Hall, many
here believed. Some provinces and regions have been well-represented since
Vincent Massey became the first Canadian citizen appointed in 1952.
backyards and thinking about whether they are getting their fair share.?
There had been speculation that former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan and
philanthropist and Paralympian Rick Hansen were being
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Clampdown on London's gum litter
BBC -
2010-07-09 13:02
Mayor to tackle London's gum
litter problem Mayor of London Boris Johnson is waging war on chewing gum
litter on the capital's streets. He has called on London to tackle the
problem particularly in the lead up the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
He has called on London to tackle the problem particularly in the lead up
the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.Mr Johnson hosted a City Hall
summit bringing together chewing gum manufacturers, disposal and
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Blaxland girl eyes Paralympics
Penrith Press -
2010-07-09 12:55
Swimmer Amanda Fowler is our
latest Junior Sports Star nominee. Pictures: MATT SULLIVAN Swimmer Amanda
Fowler is our latest Junior Sports Star nominee.
MATT SULLIVAN more photos AMANDA Fowler has her eyes on a spot in the 2012
Paralympic team after she won 10 medals while breaking four Australian
multiclass records at the national All Schools swimming
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Auditor: Russia wasted millions on Vancouver Games
Minneapolis
Star Tribune - 2010-07-09 12:54
MOSCOW - Russia's flop at the
Vancouver Winter Olympics followed widespread misspending by sports officials
and a dysfunctional bureaucracy, government auditors said.
The Vancouver figure did not include $19 million spent on promoting the
Sochi Games, nor $12 million on the Paralympics.
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Australian Paralympic sailors have 2012 London
Games berths in sites
SailWorld.com -
2010-07-09 11:31
The Australian Sailing Teamâ??s
Paralympic crews are preparing for their first shot at qualifying for the
2012 London Paralympic Games with the 2010 IFDS World Championships beginning
in Holland on Friday.
The Australian Sailing Teamâ??s Paralympic crews are preparing for
their first shot at qualifying for the 2012 London Paralympic Games
with the 2010 IFDS World Championships beginning in Holland on Friday.Four
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Wheelchair athletes guide disabled kids down right
path
Denver Post -
2010-07-09 09:46
Disabled kids try out a variety of
sports with veteran role models The Denver Post Posted: 07/09/2010 01:00:00
AM MDT Updated: 07/09/2010 01:22:11 AM MDT Trisha LaBar, a disabled vet from
Dallas, helps Mireya Bowie, 12, with her T-ball swing at Kids Day.
She said she hopes to be a Paralympian some day....He is the only
American male to win gold medals in both the summer and winter Paralympic
Games, and he won the Boston Marathon in the men's wheelchair...
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Registration opens for B.C. Cup finals in Whistler
Whistler
Question - 2010-07-09 09:22
Email Print Increase Decrease
Reset Comments Riders who love cross-country biking, and locals who love the
much-missed Ken Quon, need to circle Aug. 8 on their calendar.
Cup race on new trails in the Whistler Olympic/Paralympic Park, and
its members are bringing the finals to Lost Lake this year to run with the
Ken Quon events.
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Aussies dump France in opener
Nine MSN -
2010-07-09 09:14
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.
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Pearland?s Soule nominated for an ESPY
Pearland
Journal - 2010-07-09 08:43
Andy Soule of Pearland, who
competed in the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, has been nominated for an ESPY
award.
Andy Soule of Pearland, who competed in the 2010 Paralympic Winter
Games, has been nominated for an ESPY award.
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