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800 businesses created through Games spending ? or
were they?
 The Globe and Mail - 2010-07-17 07:17
More than 800 new businesses were
created Canada-wide as a result of the incremental economic growth stimulated
by the 2010 Winter Games. ? government report on B.C.
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Secretariat prepared the report
Mr.
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Solomon: Nothing keeps this young hoopster down
Houston Chronicle - 2010-07-17 07:15
On a lazy evening early this week,
Alex Gonzalez stretched the large muscles in his sculpted back as he prepared
for what would be a rough and tumbling and toppling basketball practice.
He went from being a scrawny 80-pounder who could not get out of bed to
having dreams of making the Paralympics team in London in two years or
Brazil in six.
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Sled ice hockey offers injured GIs relaxation,
competition
MySanAntonio - 2010-07-17 06:13
Speeding on the ice, engrossed in
the movement of the puck, Rico Roman often forgets he was hurt on his third
tour of duty. ?There is no disability on the ice.
He and two other stars with leg amputations on the local Rampage sled
hockey team will try out next week in Rochester, N.Y., for the U.S. team, in
hopes of going to the Paralympics in Russia in 2014.
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The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Jenni Carlson column:
Iran a world power in sitting volleyball
American Chronicle - 2010-07-17 05:47
July 16--EDMOND -- The cheering
began long before Iran's match did. Small drums and plastic horns provided
accompaniment for the men in team jerseys and the women in headscarves. They
clapped and chanted in unison.
The fighting has disabled scores of young men, and as a result, paralympic
sports have become popular.
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Coming Up on Central Tonight Friday 16/07
itv.com - 2010-07-17 04:40
A look ahead to Central Tonight at
Six. Featured News Stories Friday Morning News 9.27AM Fri, 16 Jul 2010 The
latest from across the Midlands this Friday morning from Central News. By:
Lee Comley Unexpected Delivery 5.
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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gold, silver and bronze medal at the IFDS worlds in
Holland
Yachts and Yachting Online - 2010-07-17 03:43
Britains Paralympic classes
sailors scored their best ever World Championship medal haul at the Delta
Lloyd IFDS World Championships, which concluded today (14 July) in Medemblik
(NED) with a British crew on the podium in each of the three classes.
Britains Paralympic classes sailors scored their best ever World
Championship medal haul at the Delta Lloyd IFDS World Championships, which
concluded today (14 July) in Medemblik (NED) with a British crew on the
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Local Iranians support national team
Edmund Evening Sun - 2010-07-17 02:39
Drew Harmon The Edmond Sun EDMOND
? Iran continued its winning sitting volleyball ways Monday, defeating
Serbia, and following the match Iranian players saluted their enthusiastic
local fans.
Paralympics....Innocent Komakech, medical director for the
Uganda National Paralympic Committee, was observing the 2010 Sitting
Volleyball Worlds, learning how other physicians work with their teams.
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Primary pupils battle at Hackney Personal Bests
final
Londra Gazete - 2010-07-17 02:09
PRIMARY school children from across
: English Yorum Say?s? : 0 : 15 Temmuz 2010 15:19 PRIMARY school children
from across Hackney battled it out at
Personal Bests finalists were joined by 400m hurdler and London 2012
hopeful Perri Shakes Drayton; Hackney's Dervis Konuralp, Paralympic
swimmer and the borough's ambassador for the 2012 Games; and
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Paralympic mascot heads for Battersea Park
Wandsworth Borough Council - 2010-07-17 01:23
Mandeville, the London 2012
Paralympic mascot, will be attending the Get Active Day at Battersea Park
Millennium Arena on July 24.
Mandeville, the London 2012 Paralympic mascot, will be attending
the Get Active Day at Battersea Park Millennium Arena on July 24.
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London 2012 Olympics Sticks with Panini
License - 2010-07-17 01:20
The London Organising Committee of
the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games has confirmed Panini as a licensee.
Panini will create a collectible London 2012 sticker collection featuring
Olympic and Paralympic legends and hopefuls from all over the world.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games has confirmed Panini as a licensee....Panini will create a collectible
London 2012 sticker collection featuring Olympic and Paralympic
legends ...
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Canada puts up strong challenge against Paralympic
champions at world sitting championships
Volleyball Canada - 2010-07-17 00:54
EDMOND, Oklahoma ? Paralympic
champions Bosnia-Herzegovina defeated Canada 25-14, 25-8, 25-18 in men?s
round robin play on Tuesday evening at the 23-country world championships in
sitting volleyball for athletes with disability.
Paralympic champions Bosnia-Herzegovina defeated Canada
25-14, 25-8, 25-18 in men?s round robin play on Tuesday evening at the
23-country world championships in sitting volleyball for athletes with
disability.With
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Canadian men open sitting volleyball world
championships with victory
Volleyball Canada - 2010-07-17 00:54
EDMOND, Oklahoma ? Canada defeated
Libya 25-22, 24-26, 25-19, 25-18 on Sunday night to open men?s round robin
play at the world championships in sitting the volleyball. The 23-country
competition is also a qualifying event for the 2012 Paralympic Games.
The 23-country competition is also a qualifying event for the 2012 Paralympic
Games.The men?s team members are Chad Drummond, Austin Hinchey and Doug
Learoyd, all of Edmonton, Jose Rebelo of St-Hubert, Que., Kevin
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Paralympic ski champ speaks at outdoor event
Your News Now - 2010-07-17 00:36
install Adobe Flash 9 or above.
Install now. Then come back here and refresh the page. CLAYTON, N.Y. --
Inspiration is the key message at a North Country event Friday for people
with impaired mobility and other disabilities.
One of the guest speakers was paralympic skier Chris Waddell.
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IPC Shooting World Championships Officially Opened
International Paralympic Committee - 2010-07-16 23:50
The 2010 IPC Shooting World
Championships have officially been opened tonight at the Vrap?anski Potok
Shooting Range in Zagreb, Croatia. The Opening Ceremony began with the
National Anthem of Croatia performed by the Croatian Army Orchestra.
IPC President Sir Philip Craven also attended the event and was among the
speakers, especially thanking the athletes for their commitment to Paralympic
Sport....Other speakers at the Opening Ceremony were the Mayor of Zagreb,
Milan Bandic, and the President of the National Paralympic...
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Blog: ?Double devolution? raises as many questions
as it answers
PublicPropertyUK.com - 2010-07-16 23:23
As a general rule of thumb, we can
accept most new things in life, providing we give it 10 years.
Paralympic Games.
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In the saddle
Victoria News - 2010-07-16 22:42
By Arnold Lim - Victoria News When
she came into the world, doctors told Kim Scott?s parents she had a
disability that would confine her to a life of immobility and dependance.
They were wrong.
'My actual goal is the Paralympic Games,' said Scott....Most of
that takes place at the VRDA, where she trains two times a week on her
journey to qualify for Canada?s Paralympic equestrian team.
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Long road back from concussion
Nanaimo Daily News - 2010-07-16 22:31
Paralympic skier Andrea Dziewior
of Nanaimo is torn between her passion for skiing and the possibility another
bad crash could permanently affect her mental health.
Paralympic skier Andrea Dziewior of Nanaimo is torn between
her passion for skiing and the possibility another bad crash could
permanently affect her mental health.Â.
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Vote: Where does Storm saga rate in history of
scandals?
FoxSports.com.au - 2010-07-16 22:31
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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Jim Cowan: Yes Minister, but can we see the
strategy?
Inside the Games - 2010-07-16 22:21
Hugh Robertson, the Minister for
Sport and the Olympics has gone on record on these pages lambasting my blog
on the return of "Initiative-itis" only five weeks after he had
promised its end.
Mr Robertson seems under the impression that I am being critical of the
new Olympic and Paralympic style competition for schools.
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Three podium places for GB sailors
British Paralympic Association - 2010-07-16 21:57
The Delta Lloyd IFDS World
Championships concluded today in Medemblik with all three British crews
securing a place on the podium. The results mean Britains Paralympic class
sailors scored their best ever World Championship medal haul.
The results mean Britains Paralympic class sailors scored their
best ever World Championship medal haul.Alex Rickham and Niki Birrell picked
up their second straight world title in the two-person SKUD
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Counter Terrorism and the 2012 Olympics Conference
and Exhibition
pressbox.co.uk - 2010-07-16 21:47
Pressbox (Press Release)-
Preparing for the policing and security challenges 12 October 2010, The
Oxford Belfry Hotel, Oxfordshire - UK The
Olympic and Paralympic Policing Co-ordination Team Fraser Sampson:
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Wasps get a biking buzz
Wasps Rugby Online - 2010-07-16 21:39
Wasps support Tour of Duty in aid
of Help for Heroes and Hanks, Woodman and Rigby prepare for Tour De France
Etape this weekend Wasps Director of
Paralympics....represent Great Britain in the London Paralympics,
and to win gold.
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MILITARY: Wounded warriors 'return to life'
North County Times - 2010-07-16 21:17
COLORADO ---- The term
"wounded warrior" usually calls to mind the image of a service
member who is injured on the battlefield in overseas combat. But some are
hurt stateside. And the struggle to find some semblance of normal life is the
same.
Paralympic Organization, based in Colorado, which
spearheaded the event, said it was stressful but a gratifying
success...."Just to be on that pedestal at the Olympic Training Center
and be trained like a Paralympian...
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BMW to use London 2012 to launch new electric cars
Inside the Games - 2010-07-16 20:49
By Duncan Mackay British Sports
Internet Writer of the Year July 16 - BMW plan to use their sponsorship of
the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics to launch its revolutionary new
electric car, it has been reported.
BMW plan to use their sponsorship of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics
to launch its revolutionary new electric car, it has been reported.
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Betfair Online Gambling Sponsors British Athletes
Commission
Online-Casinos.com - 2010-07-16 20:43
An historic moment has just come
to pass as the online gambling group Betfair has announced it has signed a
three year agreement with The British Athletes Commission to be an official
sponsor.
Betfair and the BAC will develop an awareness campaign to teach the young
athletes engaged in all Olympic, Paralympic, and other major sporting
events that they can make a difference in making the right
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Stella McCartney To Develop 2012 GB Kit
femalefirst.co.uk - 2010-07-16 20:07
Adidas, Official Sportswear
Partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, today announces the
appointment of leading British fashion
Adidas, Official Sportswear Partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games, today announces the appointment of leading British fashion.
...designer Stella McCartney as Creative Director for its adidas Team
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London 2012 recognised for work on diversity
Grapevine Magazine - 2010-07-16 18:50
The committee responsible for
staging the next Olympic games has been awarded for challenging age
discrimination.
of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) to increase the size of
their older and younger workforces.
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Funny old time for success
nebusiness.co.uk - 2010-07-16 18:47
STRANGE though it seems, a Top 200
in arduous economic times actually shows up a firmament of star performers.
The Big Climbers list of firms improved by 20 places or more often comprises
around 25 to 30 names, or even as few as 11.
Faithful+Gould, up 20 places to 49, is part of the Atkins Group, the
official provider of engineering design services for the London 2012 Olympic
and Paralympic Games.
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The Dow Chemical Company Becomes Worldwide Olympic
Partner
Euroinvestor.co.uk - 2010-07-16 18:08
The Dow Chemical Company
(NYSE:DOW), chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris
Most recently, Dow has been an official supplier of the Vancouver
Organizing Committee (VANOC) for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games. ?Dow businesses produce the building blocks of thousands of
products
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Take a ROAM with a London artist
London Borough Of Greenwich - 2010-07-16 17:44
16 July 2010 Join London artist
Robin Turner as he brings nature to life at Oxleas Woods on 18 and 19 July.
8pm Big Screen Woolwich General Gordon Square, SE18 6HX The film is about
the redevelopment of industrial land to enable London to host the 2012
Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Weymouth College students on Olympic mission to
Beijing
Dorset Echo - 2010-07-16 17:43
4:00pm Friday 16th July 2010 SIX
students took the trip of a lifetime to China to find out about the legacy of
the Beijing Olympics.
The flight to Beijing took nine hours, and then the students got a
transfer to Qingdao, which was the venue of the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic
Sailing events.
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Sarah Reinertsen: No Plans to Slow Down
US Olympic Team - 2010-07-16 17:36
Role model. Inspiration.
Competitor. If you?re looking for an athlete who embodies these qualities,
look no further than Sarah Reinertsen.
At a young age she started running, and on the track she set world records
in her division and traveled to Barcelona for the 1992 Paralympic
Games.
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Sullivan and Callus set for fingern..
Australian Swimming - 2010-07-16 17:31
Short Course swimming in the 25m
pool is fast and frenetic and that was certainly the case in the heats of the
mens 50m freestyle at the 2010 Telstra Australian Short Course Championships
in Brisbane this morning. Just 0.
Mens 50m MC Fly A five-time gold medallist at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics,
Matthew Cowdrey has set the pace ahead of tonights final of the mens multi
class 50m butterfly....Gold medallist from the 2000 Sydney Paralympics...
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Cape League Extra: Moore a base cadet
Cape Cod Online - 2010-07-16 17:09
HARWICH ? It's a blistering hot
Cape Cod morning, humidity hanging from the trees, but to Harwich Mariners
infielder Clint Moore, life could not be better.
This year the winner was paralympic ultramarathon runner Amy Palmiero-Winters.
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IOC kicks in for VANOC, B.C. confirms Olympic costs
Pique News Magazine - 2010-07-16 16:23
The Olympics and Paralympics
wrapped up almost four months ago, but are still grabbing headlines as both
the Government of B.C. and the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC)
released financial data over the last week.
The Olympics and Paralympics wrapped up almost four months ago, but
are still grabbing headlines as both the Government of B.C. and the Vancouver
Organizing Committee (VANOC) released financial data over the last
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Local News RSS Feed Gatwick plans for London
Olympics to be discussed
Redhill & Reigate Life - 2010-07-16 16:08
2:21pm Friday 16th July 2010
Details of how Gatwick is gearing up for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games are expected to be discussed at the airport next week.
2:21pm Friday 16th July 2010 Details of how Gatwick is gearing up for the
2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are expected to be discussed at the
airport next week.The Gatwick Airport Consultative Committee
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Coca-Cola's Olympic Tradition
CNBC - 2010-07-16 15:50
In 1928 the Coca-Cola company
became involved with the Olympic Games and has continued with that tradition
ever since. Daryl Jelinek, general manager of the Olympic & Paralympic
Games of Coca Cola, spoke to CNBC about the relationship.
Daryl Jelinek, general manager of the Olympic & Paralympic
Games of Coca Cola, spoke to CNBC about the relationship.
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One Month to go to IPC Swimming World Championships
International Paralympic Committee - 2010-07-16 15:13
With less than one month before
the 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World
Championships begin, athletes from all around the globe are making their last
minute preparations for the big competition.
With less than one month before the 2010 International Paralympic
Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships begin, athletes from all around
the globe are making their last minute preparations for the big
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Stars swap Corrie for footie
North-West Evening Mail - 2010-07-16 15:08
Published at 13:06, Friday, 16
July 2010 A TEAM of celebrities has been lined up to take part in a
star-studded charity football match at the home of Barrow AFC.
Members of Great Britain's 2012 Paralympics team will also be
taking part....Cancer Care, the British Paralympics team for 2012 and
Cumbria Community Fund.
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Victory in Aachen for vaulter Joanne
Horse & Country - 2010-07-16 14:04
Joanne Eccles, a current European
Champion vaulter, from Tillicoultry, was the pick of the results, in the
Nations Cup CHIO competition in Aachen, Germany, winning the individual
female title for the second year running.
The Olympic and Paralympic sports are generously supported by
lottery funding via UK Sport, but the non-Olympic sports of driving,
endurance, reining and vaulting, although supported where possible by the
World
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Tony Wroten, Quincy Miller Liven Up Slow Summer
Hoops Days on Twitter
Sporting News - 2010-07-16 12:52
Twitter (11) Sunday Evening Post
(11) ClevelandCavaliers (11) Oklahoma City Thunder (11) Floyd Mayweather (11)
Brian Kelly (11) Super Bowl (11)
for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (1) BCS Computers
(1) Kevin Kennedy (1) Marissa Miller (1) TampaBayLightning (1)
FloridaGatorsCB (1) PurdueBoilermakersCB (1) TexasAMAggiesCF (1) MVP (1)
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EPEE FENCING ATHLETE QUALIFIES FOR GUANGZHOU PARA
GAMES
Yahoo! Malaysia - 2010-07-16 12:48
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 (Bernama) --
An Epee fencing athlete, Abdul Rahman Razali qualified for the Asian Para
Games in Guangzhou from Dec 12 to 19.
An Epee fencing athlete, Abdul Rahman Razali qualified for the Asian Para
Games in Guangzhou from Dec 12 to 19.National Sports Council (NSC) paralympic
officer Hassan Basri Che Harun said Abdul Rahman ranked 23rd
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Square Mile packed as London's Great City Race
draws the crowds
The Docklands 24 - 2010-07-16 12:44
JOHN HYDE 16 July 2010 THE streets
of the City of London were teeming with nearly 6,500 runners and crowds of
spectators for The 2010 Standard Chartered Great City Race.
Holmes was accompanied by the Seeing is Believing Global Goodwill
Ambassador - the triple Paralympic gold medallist and world record
holder for visually impaired marathon running -
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Wallington wheelchair racer Dave Weir's track
double was one of the
Sutton Guardian - 2010-07-16 12:41
...highlights the second round of
UK Athletics' Disability Challenge series at Gateshead on Sunday.
Wallington wheelchair racer Dave Weir's track double was one of the
highlights the second round of UK Athletics' Disability Challenge series at
Gateshead on Sunday.
Paralympic champion, who is in Paris for the Diamond League
meeting tonight (Friday). ?I have been working to sharpen up. ?I have had to
lose a little bit of weight ?...I have also had to tone up and have been in
the gym.? ?In truth, I have been training really hard since the Paralympic...
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Bradford steps up
City Of Bradford Metropolitan District Council -
2010-07-16 12:31
Bradford will be counting down to
the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games this month with a celebration of
dance.
Bradford will be counting down to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games this month with a celebration of dance.Step Up Bradford on Saturday, 24
July will transform Centenary Square with free dance
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McGrath refuses to give up on dreams of Delhi
selection
This Is Sutton Coldfield - 2010-07-16 12:13
Friday, July 16, 2010, 09:20
BIRCHFIELD Harrier Jordan McGrath believes his Commonwealth Games dream is
still alive and kicking ahead of the England Athletics Senior Championships
this weekend.
Heroes project sponsored by Original Source is a successful initiative
which offers financial support to talented young athletes who are working
towards the 2012 and 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Stella McCartney to Design Olympic Outfits
Treehugger - 2010-07-16 11:40
Image from the StyleList : Team GB
in 2008 Stella McCartney, surely the world's most famous eco-friendly
clothing designer, has been chosen to design Team Britain's Olympic and
Paralympic outfits for the 2012 Games.
Team GB in 2008 Stella McCartney, surely the world's most famous
eco-friendly clothing designer, has been chosen to design Team Britain's
Olympic and Paralympic outfits for the 2012 Games.It's a huge
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David Weir reaps rewards of workouts with double
victory in Gateshead
This Is Croydon Today - 2010-07-16 11:21
BACK IN FORM: Wallington's David
Weir enjoyed two victories at Gateshead PA Wire
DAVID Weir says his tough gym sessions are paying off after racing to a
double track victory in the second round of the UKA Disability Athletics
Challenge Series at Gateshead last Sunday.
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Teenage swimmer Josef is making waves
The Shields Gazette - 2010-07-16 10:03
15 July 2010 By Leah Strug A
TEENAGE swimming star is hoping to make a splash when he represents his
region later this year.
Josef loves swimming, and the ultimate goal is to be a paralympian."
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Olympics hopeful on tour of London site
Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser - 2010-07-16 10:02
July 2010 A TEENAGE champion
swimmer from Langholm has visited the site of the London Olympics where he
hopes he will be among the medal winners in 2012.
live up to because his elder sister, Libby, won a silver medal in the 100m
at the Paralympics in Beijing.
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7:20am Friday 16th July 2010
Evesham Journal - 2010-07-16 09:24
7:20am Friday 16th July 2010 A
WORLD famous fashion designer who lives in Bishampton will design Britain's
kit for the London 2012 Olympics.
She will also be creating the kit to be worn by British paralympians.
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WI fears over 2012 sex trafficking
Dorset Echo - 2010-07-16 09:23
8:00am Friday 16th July 2010 LOCAL
campaigners are warning of the dangers of sex trafficking in the run-up to
the 2012 Olympics in Weymouth and Portland.
authorities to prepare for the ?very real possibility' that when Weymouth
and Portland hosts the Olympic and Paralympic sailing events there
could be an increase of prostitution and trafficking.
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