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Handikappidrott, Sverige (3 news)
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Unungeskytt klar för VM
 Norrtelje
Tidning - 2010-07-16 08:22
Han har haft sitt stora
internationella genombrott i år. Nu siktar 22-årige Unungeskytten Joel
Jansson mot VM. När förbundet ringde för några veckor sedan och gav beskedet
att VM-platsen var klar blev Joel Jansson glad, men inte överraskad.
Och trots att skyttet är stort inom handikappidrotten är Joel själv
i Roslagen.
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Casablanca till Stockholm i rullstol
Borås Tidning -
2010-07-16 08:00
Över Pyrenéerna i snålblåst, genom
Paris i vårsol, och på Gånghestervägen i ösregn. Lars Löfström har rullat 575
mil för funktionsnedsattas rättigheter. BT träffade honom i går när han
passerade Borås.
För drygt fyra månader sedan tog idrottsläraren och Paralympicsmedaljören
Lars Löfström tillsammans med vännen Mats Melin flyget ner till Casablanca i
Marocko.
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Crosby snuvade Sedin på tung utmärkelse
Aftonbladet -
2010-07-15 13:24
Massor av idrottsstjärnor hade
samlats i Los Angeles natten mot tortsdagen svensk tid för ESPN:s årliga
idrottsgala. En svensk var nominerad, NHL:s poängkung Henrik Sedin.
Massor av idrottsstjärnor hade samlats i Los Angeles natten mot tortsdagen
svensk tid för ESPN:s årliga idrottsgala. En svensk var nominerad, NHL:s
poängkung Henrik Sedin.Men Vancouverspelaren snuvades på titeln
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Intl news (65 news)
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Storm latest, great scandal
FoxSports.com.au
- 2010-07-16 07:25
The web of deceit continues to
unravel Melbourne Storm, as the salary cap affair joins the list of sporting
scandals. What do you think is the most scandalous sporting scandal? 1.
7. Spanish Paralympic basketball team reach new low (2000) Spain's
basketball team won the gold medal in the intellectual disability tournament
at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney.
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More than just a game
Danwei -
2010-07-16 07:08
A few weeks ago, a basketball
tournament took place in the Beijing suburb of Shunyi that got little attention,
even from local news.
In the UK, Jimmy Carr?s joke about Great Britain having an incredible Paralympic
team in 2012 was met by public outcry, however in China reality quickly set
in and many were talking about how strong
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Tokyo metropolitan government launches Bureau of
Sports
Japan Today -
2010-07-16 04:33
TOKYO The Tokyo metropolitan
government on Friday launched the Bureau of Sports, marking the first
Japanese local government initiative dedicated exclusively to the promotion
of sports.
Paralympic Games....host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic
Games, Tokyo has reaped many rewards.
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Rollers into final but Gliders lose
ABC Online -
2010-07-16 04:02
Australia's men's wheelchair basketball
team is through to the final of the world championships in Birmingham. The
Rollers beat the United States 68-58 overnight to advance to this weekend's
decider against France. France disposed of Italy 63-58.
Tags: sport, paralympics, australia, united-kingdom, england.
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Seb Coe inspects new athletics track at QE11
Enfield London
Borough Council - 2010-07-16 03:37
Seb Coe trained at the Enfield
stadium in the 1980s and was followed by other famous athletes - Daley
Thompson, and Linford Christie. He said, ''I competed at the QEII stadium as
a young athlete.
Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012....'We have also invited
leading representatives from Enfield's sports community who are keen to hear
what contribution they can make towards a successful London Olympics and Paralympics...
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THOUSANDS TURN OUT FOR GREAT CITY RACE
City AM -
2010-07-16 03:28
Friday, 16th July 2010 VICTORIA
BATES THAT time of year seems to have crept up on us again, when thousands of
City runners take to the streets for the most popular race of the year ? the
Standard Chartered Great City Race.
this year by the charity's goodwill ambassador and Paralympic
champion Henry Wanyoike, a blind runner, with his guide Joseph Kibunja.)
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Maggie swim a challenge for injured Digger
Townsville
Bulletin - 2010-07-16 01:52
WHEN it comes to challenges,
swimming to Magnetic Island is just a drop in the ocean for Sergeant Michael
Lyddiard.
Sgt Lyddiard's ultimate goal is to compete in the Paralympics.
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Stuck is Poster Boy for U.S. Men's Sitting Team
US Olympic Team
- 2010-07-16 01:42
? U.S. Men?s Sitting Team player
James Stuck of New Kensington, Pa. , still isn?t sure how a poster of him
ended up in a major motion picture. He didn?t even know the poster existed.
He remembers having the photo taken for a story in a German magazine
(click here to view the story and photo) about U.S. military members who were
competing in Paralympic sports.
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Sailors first to book 2012 Paralympics berth
Today Online -
2010-07-16 01:23
SINGAPORE - Sailors Jovin Tan and
Desiree Lim are headed to the 2012 Paralympic Games, to be held from Aug 29
to Sept 9 in London, after booking their
Sailors Jovin Tan and Desiree Lim are headed to the 2012 Paralympic
Games, to be held from Aug 29 to Sept 9 in London, after booking their.
...spot at the International Association for Disabled Sailing World
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Milner lends her voice to Lilith
Pique News
Magazine - 2010-07-16 01:22
Whistler singer explores
post-Olympic opportunities: UK tour, Lilith Fair and third album in the works
Leading up to and during the Olympics,
ceremonies and the Paralympic closing show....But the Paralympics,
for some reason, televised gigs freak me out," she laughed.
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Childrens Art Festival at Creekside this weekend
Pique News
Magazine - 2010-07-16 01:22
Children?s Art Festival at
Creekside this weekend This weekend marks the 27th year of the Whistler
Children's Art Festival and the roster of entertainment reflects the depth
and quality the festival has achieved in its first quarter century.
They're on the lookout for artists and teams of artists for two projects:
a public art project inspired by the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
experience and new street banners for the village.
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France looks to strengthen 2018 Olympic bid
CBC -
2010-07-16 01:22
Annecy officials revamped their
plans to host the 2018 Winter Olympics after the IOC criticized the bid's
spread-out venues.
"One thing is certain, this new and simplified concept will provide
everyone involved in the Olympic and Paralympic Games with a unique
experience, at an exceptional competition venue that is filled
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Symposium
This Is
Wiltshire - 2010-07-16 01:15
. "In the water you are immersed
in an intensely private world I can dive in with a long face and what feels
like a terminal case of depression and emerge a whistling idiot," wrote
Roger Deakin in his cult classic, Waterlog. What is it about being on and in
the water that appeals to us so? This symposium on rowing, swimming and art
will include authors, Hans Maarten van den Brink and Kate Rew,
This symposium on rowing, swimming and art will include authors, Hans
Maarten van den Brink and Kate Rew,...paralympic swimming champion, Dervis
Konuralp and artists.
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MEN Comment: Danielle shows us real courage
Manchester
Evening News - 2010-07-16 00:05
There are some things every child
takes for granted. But Danielle Bradshaw has never experienced the simple
pleasure of running. Born with congenital dislocation of both hips and her
right knee, she has spent much of her life in a wheelchair.
Danielle has an aim too: to one day run in the Paralympic
Games....This girl reminds us why the Paralympian ideal has captured
our imagination.
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Annecy unveils new concept for 2018 Olympic bid
Inside the
Games - 2010-07-15 23:32
By Duncan Mackay British Sports
Internet Writer of the Year July 15 - Annecy today revealed their new plan to
host the 2018 Winter Olympics and
Annecy today revealed their new plan to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and.
...Paralympics, which they claim is more compact and meets the
requirements of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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Munich 2018 has sense of "togetherness"
claims Bach
Inside the
Games - 2010-07-15 23:32
By Duncan Mackay British Sports
Internet Writer of the Year July 15 - Thomas Bach, the President of the
German Olympic Sports Confederation
Thomas Bach, the President of the German Olympic Sports Confederation.
...(DOSB), claimed that Munich's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics
can look forward to the next year with optimism after
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Stella to design UK Olympic kit
Gulf Daily News
- 2010-07-15 22:26
LONDON: Fashion designer STELLA
MCCARTNEY will oversee the design of the athletes' clothing for the British
team at the 2012 London Olympics, it was announced yesterday.
MCCARTNEY has been appointed creative director for Team GB at the Olympic
and Paralympic Games and will help shape the clothing to be made by
Adidas.
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Hydro appoints Smith-Valade as head of
communications
Vancouver Sun -
2010-07-15 22:01
VANCOUVER â The architect of the
Vancouver Organizing Committee's reputational management system of
communications, Renee Smith-Valade, has been snapped up by BC Hydro as the
new senior vice-president of communications.
Paralympic venues met international standards.But the future
for the biggest name of the lot at Vanoc, John Furlong, is still unclear.
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Toppers at Weymouth
Yachts and
Yachting Online - 2010-07-15 22:00
The host venue for the London 2012
Olympic and Paralympic sailing events, Weymouth & Portland National
Sailing Acadamy, attracted a record 230 Sailors for the 3rd of the 2010
Craftinsure sponsored, ITCA (GBR) organised Topper 5.
The host venue for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic sailing
events, Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Acadamy, attracted a record
230 Sailors for the 3rd of the 2010 Craftinsure sponsored, ITCA (GBR)
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VIDEO: GBR medal success at IFDS Worlds
Royal Yachting
Association - 2010-07-15 21:38
Round-up of Skandia Team GBR's
medal success in Medemblik
Enjoy the highlights from a superb event for the Paralympic classes
sailors, in which Alexandra Rickham-Niki Birrell picked up their second world
title, silver went to John Robertson-Hannah Stodel and Steve Thomas
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International Paralympic Committee position
stand--background and scientific principles of classification in Paralympic
sport
British Journal
of Sports Medicine - 2010-07-15 21:22
The Classification Code of the
International Paralympic Committee (IPC), inter alia, mandates the
development of evidence-based systems of classification.
The Classification Code of the International Paralympic Committee
(IPC), inter alia, mandates the development of evidence-based systems of
classification.This paper provides a scientific background for
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Canadians in top 10 foreign Visa spenders at World
Cup
Business in
Vancouver - 2010-07-15 21:13
Canadian Visa cardholders were the
seventh top spenders in South Africa during the 2010 World Cup, according to
data from Visa Inc. Canadians spent US$8.
The amount spent during the World Cup was 170% more than the total spend
of US$115.3 million during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic
Games.
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Spotlight on Sports: Power Soccer
WCAX TV3 -
2010-07-15 20:57
 Sports More>> BURLINGTON,
VT - 'Power soccer is basically 4 on 4 indoor soccer for power wheelchair
users.' Zak Schmoll is a disabled athlete from Orange, Vermont that has
always loved sports, but now is able to experience the thrill of competition.
Zak Schmoll is a disabled athlete from Orange, Vermont that has
always loved sports, but now is able to experience the thrill of
competition.'I've written about sports, I've kept stats for basketball teams
and
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Paralympics squad unveiled
Times of Zambia
- 2010-07-15 20:43
THE National Paralympics Committee
of Zambia (NPCZ) at the weekend selected a final five-member team to take
part at the 2010 Commonwealth Games set for New Delhi, India in October.
THE National Paralympics Committee of Zambia (NPCZ) at the weekend
selected a final five-member team to take part at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
set for New Delhi, India in October.NPCZ technical and administration
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B.C. VIEWS: Were the Olympics worth it?
Aldergrove Star
- 2010-07-15 20:22
Olympic patrons discovered the
Canada Line by the thousands, and it emerged far ahead of ridership
projections. Air Canada and Air China are adding flights between the two
countries.
John, skier Ashleigh McIvor of Pemberton and Paralympic skier
Lauren Woolstencroft of North Vancouver won?t ring too many bells in New York
or Los Angeles.
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5 August 2008 : GFI Informatique acquires bell
business solutions ...
GFI
Informatique SA - 2010-07-15 19:12
With this move, the Group GFI
Informatique doubles its sales and its resources in Canada GFI Informatique
strengthen its position GFI Informatique
Bell is proud to be a Premier National Partner and the exclusive
Telecommunications Partner to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games.
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Weymouth and Portland facilities unavailable for
non-contracted teams
SailWorld.com -
2010-07-15 19:10
Weymouth and Portland National
Sailing Academy (WPNSA) has now made contractual arrangements with a number
of international teams to use the venue as
The Sailing Academy has experienced very strong demand from overseas teams
for the period up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the
available capacity has now been exhausted.
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Royal Mint making history with global workplace
award
Wales Online -
2010-07-15 19:02
THE Royal Mint in Llantrisant is
the first facility of its kind in the world to be awarded accreditation to
Social Accountability 8000.
Circulating coins for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games,
this is very important time for us. ?SA8000 accreditation means our customers
around the world can buy the coins and medals we produce confident
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Paralympic cyclist becomes Claire House patron
This Is Wirral
- 2010-07-15 18:40
4:06pm Thursday 15th July 2010
PARALYMPIC cyclist Rik Waddon has become a patron of Claire House Children's
Hospice.
4:06pm Thursday 15th July 2010 PARALYMPIC cyclist Rik Waddon has
become a patron of Claire House Children's Hospice.The 33-year-old, who won
silver in the Beijing Olympics, was awarded the patronage for the
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MUNICH 2018'S WINTERSTARS' TO PLAY FC BAYERN MUNICH
Around The
Rings - 2010-07-15 18:29
Willy Bognerâ??s team of Olympic
champions take on Bundesliga champions Munich, 14 July 2010: The â??Fitness
First Winterstarsâ?? will play German
The â??Fitness First Winterstarsâ?? will play German. ...national champions
FC Bayern Munich at Allianz Arena on 8 August to raise awareness of
Munichâ??s bid to host the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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Foreign Tourists Spend 2.3 Billion a Year Watching
and Playing UK Sport
Around The
Rings - 2010-07-15 18:28
The British think they host the
greatest sporting tournaments ? and much of the world agrees. Three million
foreign visitors (1) spent a phenomenal £2.
It is a hugely encouraging sign that Britain has the sporting expertise to
stage an Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 that we hope will win
the hearts of the world and deliver a tourism legacy, jobs
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U.S. Olympic Committee Board of Directors to Submit
Proposed By-law Updates for Public Review
Around The
Rings - 2010-07-15 18:28
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. ? The U.S.
Olympic Committee (USOC) board of directors is formally considering adopting
changes to its by-laws.
Olympic and Paralympic Assembly, alter the process by which new
directors are elected to the board and eliminate the severance requirements
for certain constituent director positions. â??Iâ??d like to again extend
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Raising money and awareness with Eppie's Great Race
News10Net -
2010-07-15 18:14
SACRAMENTO, CA - They're ready to
race in Sacramento. New and veteran racers will hit the road and river
Saturday as they compete for bragging rights in the epic 'No Swim' Triathlon:
Eppie's Great Race.
Cooke says he started Team Try For Others (TFO) to show people how disabled
athletes can participate in the race.
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Running Efficient Match Racing Events
US Sailing -
2010-07-15 18:10
Contact: Jake Fish US SAILING
Communications Manager jakefish@ussailing.
Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Teams.
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WPNSA unavailable for non-contracted teams
SailWorld.com -
2010-07-15 18:05
Academy has experienced very
strong demand from overseas teams for the period up to the Olympic and
Paralympic
Academy has experienced very strong demand from overseas teams for the
period up to the Olympic and Paralympic. ...Games.
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Disabled horse riders in St Albans scoop top prizes
at national competition
St Albans
Review - 2010-07-15 17:56
4:30pm Thursday 15th July 2010
DISBALED horse riders in St Albans made sure they flourished at every hurdle
storming to victory at a national competition.
Celebrities of the horse riding world were on hand to praise the winners'
achievements, including Clare Balding, TV presenter and sports journalist,
and Lee Pearson CBE, Paralympic triple Gold medallist at the last
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Sailors in 2012 Paralympics
The Straits
Times - 2010-07-15 17:37
Sailors Jovin Tan (left) and
Desiree Lim qualified for the London Paralympics with their strong showing in
the Netherlands competition.
Sailors Jovin Tan (left) and Desiree Lim qualified for the London Paralympics
with their strong showing in the Netherlands competition.SINGAPORE'S Paralympic
sailors Jovin Tan and Desiree Lim, are assured of a slot
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Lights! Camera! Action! The Tate Movie Project is
on its way to the East of the UK
News
Distribution Service - 2010-07-15 17:32
North East North West Yorkshire
and the Humber East Midlands West Midlands East London South East South West
Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Tate
The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are not just about
sport, and The Tate Movie project can help not only to engage children in
cultural and creative activities in the run up to London 2012,
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Panini To Launch 2012 Olympic Sticker Collection
Londonist -
2010-07-15 17:23
Wanna swap Pendleton for Bolt? The
Italian-based football sticker company Panini, still the bane of many a
parent's life as they fork out good money
In addition to the stickers, famous Olympians and Paralympians past
and present will feature on a series of collectable trading cards; in a less
athletic vein, they'll be joined by the little-loved mascots
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Corby counts down to the Olympics
BBC -
2010-07-15 17:21
Corby is counting down to the 2012
Olympic and Paralympic games in London.
Corby is counting down to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games in
London.The town will be taking part in the Cultural Olympiad event, which
showcases local art, culture and sport.
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson Launches Free Sport
Project
Visit London -
2010-07-15 17:19
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson
is encouraging Londoners of all ages and abilities to take up sport this
summer The Free Sport project, part of a multi-million pound initiative,
involves more than 120 ventures spanning the capital.
ventures spanning the capital.These include mobile swimming pools, Sky
Ride cycling events, a Paralympic-style tournament and free table
tennis .
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Pont y Werin opens to the public
Penarth Times -
2010-07-15 16:45
2:20pm Thursday 15th July 2010
DEPUTY First Minister Ieuan Wyn-Jones AM officially opened Pont y Werin, the
?Bridge of the People', on Wednesday (July 14).
The portrait bench in Penarth Marina features laser-cut outlines of
10-year-old Tim, as well as Vale-born Olympic cycling gold medallist Nicole
Cooke and former St Cyres pupil and Paralympic gold
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A recipe for Sitting Volleyball Success
London 2012 -
2010-07-15 15:51
What do you get when you mix the following:
5 Londoners, 3 Surrey boys, one Midlander and a guy from Wales? The answer is
the Men?s Great Britain Sitting Volleyball team.
A squad of 12 players united in their goal for Paralympic success
who are currently competing for the first time in the World Sitting
Volleyball Championships (www.2010worlds.com)
in Oklahoma.
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USA Women Ahead in Wheelchair Basketball
Championships
International
Paralympic Committee - 2010-07-15 15:50
The USA Women?s Team has moved
onto the semi-finals in the 2010 International Wheelchair Basketball
Federation (IWBF) Wheelchair Basketball World Championships after winning in
the quarter-finals against Great Britain.
biggest Wheelchair Basketball event before the London 2012 Paralympic
Games.
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BMW Megacity concept at Olympics
CarsGuide -
2010-07-15 15:47
The Megacity will be used to
chauffeur athletes, officials and media during the London Games and Paralympics.
BMW will also provide a range of low-emission and electric vehicles, bicycles
and motorbikes.
The Megacity will be used to chauffeur athletes, officials and media
during the London Games and Paralympics....The cars will be used to
chauffeur athletes, officials and media during the London Games and Paralympics.
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Dick Balding wins grand UK Athletics award
Chronicle Live
- 2010-07-15 15:20
Jul 15 2010 by Bill McGuirk,
Evening Chronicle DICK BALDING, one of the region's leading athletics
officials, has been rewarded for his long-standing efforts by UK Athletics.
Balding, who celebrated with a leisurely stroll with Paralympian
gold medallist Stephen Miller, who had just put in a winning performance of
his own, in front of a packed main stand prior to the main programme, is
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London 2012 Games
City Of London
- 2010-07-15 15:13
In 2012 London will host the
Olympics ? the greatest sporting event in the World - offering a unique
opportunity to showcase the Capital and its many attributes. Hosting the
Olympic and Paralympic Games will bring benefits to London, particularly
through improved transport infrastructure and regeneration, and should result
in lasting legacies.
Hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games will bring benefits to
London, particularly through improved transport infrastructure and
regeneration, and should result in lasting legacies....
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Olympic equine centre in Dorset attracts top
trainer
BBC -
2010-07-15 15:06
The centre is being used for
training by athletes such as Paralympian Jo Pitt
The centre is being used for training by athletes such as Paralympian
Jo Pitt....Paralympian Jo Pitt was among the riders who attended the
session....Across the South West there are 60 training camp venues for the
2012 Olympic and Paralympic...
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Stella McCartney's Adidas challenge
Female First -
2010-07-15 14:52
Thursday 15th July 2010 - 13:30:05
Stella McCartney is thrilled to have the ''once-in-a-lifetime'' opportunity
to design Adidas' competition wear for the 2012 Olympics, but admits she
faces a ''million challenges''.
The fashion designer - who was announced yesterday (14.07.10) as the
creator of the sportswear firm's kit for both the British Olympic and Paralympic
teams to wear at the London event - admits she is already
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Sprinter Jodie Williams heads to World Junior
Championships in Canada
Welwyn and
Hatfield Times - 2010-07-15 14:36
JODIE WILLIAMS admits it will take
a super-human effort to live up to her potential at next weeks 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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UK visitors 'spend £2.3bn a year on sport' >
Opodo -
2010-07-15 14:15
Foreign visitors to the UK spend
some £2.3bn a year watching and playing sport, according to VisitBritain.
Research by the tourism agency found that nearly 2m visitors watched sport in
Britain in 2008, the most recent year for which figures are available.
'It is a hugely encouraging sign that Britain has the sporting expertise
to stage an Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 that we hope will win
the hearts of the world and deliver a tourism legacy, jobs
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LACA Award winners 2010
Cost Sector
Catering - 2010-07-15 13:32
Local authority caterers across
the UK celebrated the success of colleagues when the 2010 Awards were handed
out at the LACA Gala Dinner.
In the latter they worked with Stockport County FC and the SFT Scheme was
launched by Ian Jones, double bronze medal winner at the Beijing Paralympics.
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Olympic mascot visit
BBC -
2010-07-15 12:15
The mascot of the 2012 Olympics
has visited a primary school in Witham. Pupils at became the first school in
the east of England to win a visit from 'Wenlock' through LOCOG's 'Get Set'
competition.
'The children have had such a fantastic experience and it's helped for our
children to bring those Olympic and Paralympic values to life,' she
said....'They said that they stick to the Olympic and Paralympic
values in...
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RYA Sailability Multi Class Regatta - Final call
for entries
Royal Yachting
Association - 2010-07-15 12:10
Get your entry in now... With less
than a month to go until the 4th annual RYA Sailability Regatta to be held at
Rutland Sailing Club, 13 to 15 August 2010, organisers are reminding sailors
to complete and return their entry forms.
The regatta is open to anyone who races in Access, 2.4mR, Challenger,
Sonar, SKUD, Artemis and Laser Stratos dinghies and whatever your level of
ability; from first time racers to Paralympic level
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Major breakthrough by umpire Anthony
New Sabah Times
- 2010-07-15 12:06
KOTA KINABALU Anthony, who just
returned from the just concluded Malaysia Open Grand Prix in Johor Bahru as
one of the referees, received the award
as an International Badminton for the Disabled as umpire for the 1st Asian
Paralympics Badminton Cup in 2004, where no Sabahan has even achieved
this level yet.
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Phillips named in GB squad
Maidenhead
Advertiser - 2010-07-15 11:52
Maidenhead's Justin Phillips has
been named in the GB Men?s sitting volleyball squad for the World
Champ-ionships which are being held in the USA over the next fortnight.
Great Britain will face India, Neth-erlands, Morocco, Rus-sia and Germany
during phase 1 of the championships which are seen as a preview of the 2012 Paralympics
in London.
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SPONSOR POWERED UP FOR TALL SHIPS
Hartlepool
Council - 2010-07-15 11:41
Council information on... You are
here SPONSOR POWERED UP FOR TALL SHIPS ONE of the UK?s largest energy
companies is the latest organisation to join the growing list of sponsors for
The Tall Ships Races ? Hartlepool 2010.
It has launched a major environmental programme, Green Britain Day and is
a sustainability partner of London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Youth sports: Sporting youngsters get in Olympic
spirit
Wales Online -
2010-07-15 11:03
PUPILS had a taste of the Olympics
when more than 1,000 young people took part in the Sony UK Youth Games at
Bridgend Recreation Centre. The youngsters represented 12 borough secondary
schools in one of the area?
Jane Thomas, Active Young People manager, said: ?With the London 2012
Olympic and Paralympic Games fast approaching we wanted this year?s
youth games to inspire and motivate the young people of Bridgend and I
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An Exciting Finale at the 2010 IFDS Disabled
Sailing World Championships
Sailing.org -
2010-07-15 10:56
An exciting final day of the 2010
IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championship saw champions crowned in the three
Paralympic classes, 2.4mR, Sonar and Skud. The final day brought fantastic
weather with good wind varying from 20 - 30 knots.
An exciting final day of the 2010 IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championship
saw champions crowned in the three Paralympic classes, 2.4mR, Sonar
and Skud....2008 Paralympic gold medallist Paul Tingley (CAN) finished
fourth with 2004 Paralympic...
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Youngsters inspired to enjoy sport
Lowestoft
Journal - 2010-07-15 10:31
More than 26,000 youths in
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire have been kayaking, street dancing and
cheerleading over the past two years as part of a scheme to create more
sporty youngsters.
'One of my top priorities is to ensure that we deliver a sporting legacy
from the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Stitching the Thames
BBC -
2010-07-15 10:30
A school in Tower Hamlets is the
first in Greater London to complete their canvas for the Thames Heritage
Tapestry. The finished artwork is set to become the longest tapestry on
display in the world, to form part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad.
Finally it will be showcased in London to coincide with the Olympic and Paralympic
Games.
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Girl to have leg cut off to become Paralympian
Manchester
Evening News - 2010-07-15 10:29
Brave: Danielle Bradshaw A brave
schoolgirl has decided to have her leg amputated ? because she wants to
become a world-class athlete.
chosen to go under the knife in a bid for sporting glory as a Paralympian.
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Is scandal good for sport?
BBC -
2010-07-15 10:00
Nicky's at St Andrews for the
start of the Open, and Tiger Woods tees off just after 9.
medal-winning Spanish Paralympian basketball players who turned out
not to be disabled.
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TechnoCom's LocationAssurance Manager Enables Bell
Mobility to Ensure Wireless Location Accuracy
Earthtimes.org
- 2010-07-15 09:46
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--(PR.com)-- TechnoCom Corporation, (www.technocom-wireless.
Bell is proud to be a Premier National Partner and the Exclusive
Telecommunications Partner to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games.
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Mario Pescante: the South African Candidature
motivates Roma 2020
Sports Features
- 2010-07-15 09:42
Fifty year homage to the 1960
Olympics / Image: CONI LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications
TAMPA/ROME, July 14: The 2020 Olympic summer Games bid race is gearing up for
a clash of the titans and promising plenty of excitement.
Crimi, undersecretary in charge of Sport, Antonio Marano, vice-director of
the Italian state television Rai, e Luca Pancalli, president of the Italian Paralympic
committee.
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