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Handikappidrott, Sverige (2 news)
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Blomé tog EM guld
 Blekinge Läns
Tidning - 2010-07-12 23:42
Trots tuff konkurrens lyckades
Kevin Blomé ta guld i slägga på EM i Kroatien under helgen. Ja, det känns
riktigt bra att få en sådan här start på säsongen, säger Blomé.
Handikappidrottaren Blomé fick till ett jättekast på 40,19 meter.
Handikappidrottaren Blomé fick till ett jättekast på 40,19
meter.Det blev segerkastet och nästan åtta meter längre än silvermedaljören.
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Från Casablanca till Varberg
SVT
Hallandsnytt - 2010-07-12 17:51
Nästan allt är möjligt - även för
den med funktionshinder. Det är något som rullstolsidrottaren och äventyraren
Lars Löfström vill bevisa. Därför gav han sig av på en mycket lång resa. Han
startade i Casablanca i mars.
I Varberg var det till exempel lokala handikappidrottare som följde
honom in till torget.
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Intl news (36 news)
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12 athletes join Ohuruogu junior in Youth Olympics
squad
More than the
games - 2010-07-13 08:14
VICTORIA Ohuruogu might be the
household surname in the 13-strong Great Britain athletics team named for the
first-ever Youth Olympic Games - but she's not the only one eyeing a medal.
partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and
supporter of Team GB on their journey to the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic
Games.
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Annecy 2018 cheers for the Tour de France
Around The
Rings - 2010-07-13 08:02
After the great success of the
fabulous against-the-clock along Lake Annecy on July 23rd, 2009 with over 200
000 spectators, the Tour de France is back in the Savoie Mont-Blanc region.
Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Annecy....It is in this
magical natural setting, between lake and mountains, a perfect natural location
for sporting activities that Annecy wishes to host the 2018 Winter Olympic
and Paralympic...
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Griffin focused on fitness race for Euros after
losing place in Ireland squad
Irish
Independent - 2010-07-13 07:46
LEITRIM racewalker Colin Griffin
said yesterday that he still hasn't given up hope of making the Irish team
for the upcoming European Championships, despite being a surprise omission
from the large provisional squad announced yesterday.
It included double Paralympic champion Jason Smyth, who also missed
the Nationals due to an Achilles injury, with the stipulation that Smyth is
selected "pending medical clearance on a minor injury".
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'Work hard' says Paralympian
BBC -
2010-07-13 05:40
If you really want to do
something, believe in yourself and go for it because, with a bit of hard work
and commitment, you can get to where you want to go.
If you really want to do something, believe in yourself and go for it
because, with a bit of hard work and commitment, you can get to where you
want to go.Shelly Woods, Paralympian We started the day choosing
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Murphy returns to inspire others
Taranaki Daily
News - 2010-07-13 04:07
New Plymouth-born adaptive
snowboarding champion Carl Murphy is coming home to encourage other disabled
people to go for their sporting dreams.
Now having a coach from Snow Sports New Zealand and access to trainers at
the NZ Academy of Sport, Murphy aims to represent New Zealand at the 2014
Winter Paralympics in Russia where adaptive or
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Avigilon provides full surveillance cover at world
class venue
SecurityWorldHotel.com
- 2010-07-13 03:14
Avigilon, the high definition (HD)
and megapixel video surveillance systems specialist, today announced that it
has installed the Avigilon HD
basketball at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games,' said
Dave Tynan, vice president of global sales and marketing at Avigilon.
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Paratriathlon National Champions Return to NYC
US Olympic Team
- 2010-07-13 00:39
More than 70 athletes are prepared
to compete in the 2010 Accenture USA Paratriathlon National Championship on
Sunday, and for some, the streets of New York are all too familiar.
For the future, I'd love to be able to compete in the Paralympics
when paratriathlon is included....For 2011, I'm looking at the new
Paratriathlon World Cup races, and hopefully if paratriathlon is in the Paralympics...
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Tickets for the Olympics
Irish
Independent - 2010-07-12 23:50
Also in Ask Lonely Planet My
husband and I will be 10 years married in August 2012. We have had no foreign
holidays since our honeymoon due to small children and work. We would love to
get to the Olympics in London for our anniversary.
Olivia Cahalan, by email Provided you are resident in the EU, you can
register your interest in buying tickets for both the Olympic and the Paralympic
Games at tickets. london2012.com.
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Scarred by terrorism, Israeli brothers-in-law to
compete in triathlon
JTA -
2010-07-12 23:01
NEW YORK (JTA) -- Just six months
before the end of his Israeli army service, Elad Belachsan suffered a
life-changing injury in a Palestinian attack.
A swimmer on the Israeli national paralympics team, Belachsan will
compete in the swimming portion and in the bicycling event, where he will use
a hand-powered bicycle. ?It?s a great challenge, to see
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Paralympics: Woods set to miss Commonwealths as she
targets World Championships
Sportsister -
2010-07-12 22:00
Paralympic medallist Shelly Woods
may opt to miss the New Delhi Commonwealth Games in October to concentrate on
next January?s IPC World Athletics Championships in Christchurch.
Paralympic medallist Shelly Woods may opt to miss the New
Delhi Commonwealth Games in October to concentrate on next January?s IPC
World Athletics Championships in Christchurch.24-year-old Woods, from
Blackpool, is
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Burnett trades skis for books
US Olympic Team
- 2010-07-12 21:56
PARK CITY, UT (July 12) ? U.S.
Adaptive Alpine Ski Team member Carl Burnett (Winter Park, CO; sit-ski)
announced his retirement after 10 years with the Team. Burnett was a member
of the U.S. Adaptive Alpine B Team.
A decorated athlete, Burnett's consistency named him to three Paralympic
Teams and secured the 2007 NorAm Overall title...."One of my best
international results was fifth in the downhill at the 2006 Paralympics
in...
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Transcript of projo.com candidate chat with Rep.
Langevin
Providence
Journal - 2010-07-12 21:24
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- joined
projo.com readers at midday Monday for the latest in a series of candidate
chats. Langevin, a Democrat, is running for reelection to his Second
Congressional District seat.
the bipartisan caucuses that I have created on disabilities issues,
cybersecurity, the olympics and paralympics and submarines.
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Celebrities: Sir Mick Jagger, Phil Tufnell, Max
Clifford and Johnnie Walker
ThirdSector -
2010-07-12 20:32
Sir Mick Jagger is the latest star
to announce his support for the 1GOAL: Education for All campaign, which uses
football to promote educational opportunities around the world. Jagger said:
'I am honoured to support 1GOAL.
Phil Tufnell, the former England cricketer and vice-president of the
Children's Trust, took part in the fun at the charity's inaugural paralympic
sports festival last month.
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Sprinter Williams ready for World Junior
Championships
Hertfordshire
Mercury - 2010-07-12 20:06
JODIE WILLIAMS admits it will take
a super-human effort to live up to her potential at next week?s World Junior
Championships ? but she insists she is up to the task.
talented young athletes who are working towards the 2012 and 2016 Olympic
and Paralympic Games.
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Government of Canada Re-Appoints Chair and Board
Members to the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada
NewsBlaze -
2010-07-12 19:34
- The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister
of State (Sport), today announced the re-appointment of Carla Qualtrough as
Chair of the Board of Directors of
She is a former member of the National Paralympic Swimming Team and
graduated in Law from the University of Victoria, specializing in Human Rights
and Sport Policy....President of the Canadian Paralympic Committee
since the ...
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Backyard Games on the Today Show
US Olympic Team
- 2010-07-12 19:18
This past Saturday, Olympic gold
medalists Steve Mesler (bobsled) and Anna Goodale (rowing) joined Paralympic
biathlete Kelly Underkofler on the Today Show in an effort to promote the
Olympic Committee's America Supports Team USA campaign.
This past Saturday, Olympic gold medalists Steve Mesler (bobsled) and Anna
Goodale (rowing) joined Paralympic biathlete Kelly Underkofler on the
Today Show in an effort to promote the Olympic Committee's America
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Cycling development camp for athletes with physical
disabilities to be held in Colorado September 12-19
US Olympic Team
- 2010-07-12 19:18
(Colorado Springs, Colorado) ? The
United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA), in partnership with U.S.
Handcycling (USHF), Disabled Sports USA (DSUSA) and U.S.
Handcycling (USHF), Disabled Sports USA (DSUSA) and U.S.Paralympics,
is pleased to host this year's second Development Camp for Riders with
Physical Disabilities at the U.S....Paralympics Military Sports
Program.
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Rogge: It is up to South Africa to decide whether to
bid for Olympics
Inside the
Games - 2010-07-12 18:53
By Duncan Mackay British Sports
Internet Writer of the Year July 12 - International Olympic Committee
(IOC) President Jacques Rogge claimed today
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge claimed
today. ...that South Africa hosting the Olympics and Paralympics would
be a natural progression after successfully staging the FIFA World
Cup.
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Have you got what it takes to be a games maker?
Skills Active -
2010-07-12 18:41
With almost two years to go until
the London 2012 Games, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and
Paralympic Games (LOCOG) have 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) have
announced plans to recruit up to 70,000 volunteers for the London 2012
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T-Mobile Big Dance finale: gallery
Event Magazine
- 2010-07-12 18:30
The procession started at the
Southbank Centre, moving across the Golden Jubilee Bridge and up Northumberland
Avenue into Trafalgar Square, where the crowds performed a routine to a
specially created soundtrack played by DJ Walde.
Big Dance is funded by Legacy Trust UK, an independent charity set up to
create a cultural and sporting legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games.
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Hundreds of Veterans in Denver to Celebrate and
Honor the Spirit of Independence Day through Competition
Department of
Veterans Affairs - 2010-07-12 18:27
â??These games not only highlight
the athleticism of our Nationâ??s disabled Veteran athletes, but also the
strong will and determination they have regardless of their injuries,â? said
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki.
National Veterans Wheelchair Games showcase some of the greatest
wheelchair athletes in the world, including 12 former and present Paralympians.
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Accessible Curling for Blind and Wheelchair Players
Suite101.com -
2010-07-12 18:21
In curling, two four-player teams
slide heavy granite stones down a flat sheet of ice towards a 12? target
circle called the ?house.? Curlers guide the stone?s speed and direction
using wind resistance from special brooms swept in front of its path.
Wheelchair curling became a Paralympic event at the 2006 games in
Torino, Italy....The rapid rise of wheelchair curling to a Paralympic
event bodes well for blind curling?s eventual inclusion in the games.
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Loughnane in European Championships squad
Breaking
News.ie - 2010-07-12 17:55
Athletics has announced a
30-strong team for the 20th European Athletics Championships in Barcelona
from July 27 to August 1. The team consists of 30 athletes and includes three
relay teams.
Paralympian Jason Smyth will compete in the 100m pending
medical clearance on a minor injury.
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Deloitte Canada release workforce diversity white
paper
Top-Consultant.com
- 2010-07-12 17:13
11-Jul-2010 - Deloitte Canada
releases The road to inclusion in conjunction with the Job Opportunity
Information Network.
agencies and Paralympic athletes to discuss the inclusion of people
with disabilities into the workplace.
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Munich 2018 reveals board of directors
sportbusiness.com
- 2010-07-12 16:49
The Munich bid to host the Winter
Olympic Games in 2018 has announced its new Board of Directors, including
three new additions to the bid team.
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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Second Site Visit for Wheelchair Dance
Championships
IPC Wheelchair
Dance Sport - 2010-07-12 14:57
The International Paralympic
Committee (IPC) conducted its second site inspection visit to the city of
Hannover, Germany, where the 2010 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World
Championships will be taking place.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) conducted its second
site inspection visit to the city of Hannover, Germany, where the 2010 IPC
Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships will be taking place.The site
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Winter Games Spending Creates Lasting Legacies
M2 - 2010-07-12
14:38
VANCOUVER -- A new report
outlining B.C.
A new report outlining B.C.s investments in hosting the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games and other related investments provides transparency and
accountability and also indicates the Province is on course
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Verenigd Koninkrijk: nieuwsbrief nr. 11 kansen
Olympische Spelen 2012
EVD -
2010-07-12 14:28
De ambassade in Londen geeft
periodiek een digitale nieuwsbrief uit, speciaal gericht op de Olympische Spelen.
Deze gaat in op de belangrijkste ontwikkelingen in de aanloop naar de
Olympische Spelen die in 2012 in Londen gehouden worden.
komende maanden nog zullen worden uitgeschreven door de Olympic Delivery
Authority (ODA) en de London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic
Games (LOGOC).
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McDonald's to help recruit Olympic volunteers
People
Management Online - 2010-07-12 14:01
McDonald?s has been appointed as a
"volunteer support partner" for the London 2012 Olympics, and will
help to recruit and train the 70,000 people required to help stage the games.
The volunteers also need to be recognised and celebrated for their
contribution, as may not have happened at previous games.?Games Makers will
be required to work across all Olympic and Paralympic sites in
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A hot start to the 2010 Calgary Stampede
CKNW Vancouver
News - 2010-07-12 12:34
A hot start to the 2010 Calgary
Stampede Wayne Nelson 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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WALTHAM ABBEY: New exhibition highlights sporting
achievement
This is Local
London - 2010-07-12 12:01
AS preparations for the London
Olympics continue, people in the district can get into the mood at a new
exhibition.
Seb Coe, chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games
and Paralympic Games, said: ?Sporting Heroes is encouraging visitors
to fulfil their potential....I am proud that with the help of partners such
as Epping Forest District Council we are delivering on our vision to use the
power of the Olympic Games and Paralympic...
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It's almost eight months since Hamasaki Ai arrived
in Fiji. more...
Fiji Times -
2010-07-12 12:00
It's almost eight months since
Hamasaki Ai arrived in Fiji. The soft-spoken 28-year-old is from Nagasaki,
Kyushu in Japan. She is a physiotherapist who has had six years of
professional experience before signing up to volunteer her services.
'We started the fund-raising collection aiming at the wheelchair marathon
rally (Paralympic Games),' she explained.
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Paralympics are Goal for Women's Sitting Team
USA Volleyball
- 2010-07-12 11:11
? Medals are nice, but a slot in
the 2012 Paralympic Games in London is the primary goal for the U.S. Women?s
Sitting Volleyball Team, which will compete at the 2010 World Championships
on July 11-18 at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO). U.S.
Medals are nice, but a slot in the 2012 Paralympic Games in London
is the primary goal for the U.S....The team has had little variation to its
roster since it won the silver medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games
in...
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Persistence pays off for swimmer Patrick Donachie
Macarthur
Chronicle Camden Edition - 2010-07-12 10:32
RUSE swimmer Patrick Donachie
never gave up, even when his disability category was kicked out of the
Paralympics in disgrace. Now he?s being rewarded for his persistence.
RUSE swimmer Patrick Donachie never gave up, even when his disability
category was kicked out of the Paralympics in disgrace....Now he?s
being rewarded for his persistence.After making his Paralympics debut
in Sydney in...
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Fantastic four from Campbelltown Amateur Swimming
Club off to contest championships
Macarthur
Chronicle Camden Edition - 2010-07-12 10:32
CAMPBELLTOWN Amateur Swimming Club
will have four competitors at the Australian Short Course Swimming
Championships in Brisbane from July 14 to 18.
Miller has the 100m and 200m butterfly and 200m and 400m individual medley
on her program, while former Paralympian Donachie is targeting the 50m
and 100m butterfly, breaststroke and freestyle events and the 200m
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EDF Energy joins forces with schools in Essex
EDF Energy
Group - 2010-07-11 09:38
Print page Scores of extra trees
are today helping create a better environment after pupils in Essex got
digging to do their bit for a greener, cleaner planet.
Britain?s carbon footprint. ?Following the success of Green Britain Day in
2009, we?re once again using the power of the Olympic and Paralympic
Games to inspire employees, our customers and all those interested, to
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