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Handikappidrott, Sverige (1 news)
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Jag fick als men än är jag inte död
 Dagens Nyheter
- 2010-07-18 07:23
Tänk att jag inte är död än
kallade Tina Jansson sitt vinnande bidrag till Sveriges Radios tävling om att
få göra ett eget Sommarprogram.
Det kanske finns en gren i Paralympics (handikapp-OS) i uthärdning
för icke talföra och förlamade brukare.
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Intl news (39 news)
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WHEN Kevin Chunisingh woke up on a windy day in
Dorset last September, he had only one concern ? how to make the most of his
holiday.
Wales Online -
2010-07-18 07:35
Having grown up in poverty on the
Caribbean island of Trinidad, the IT worker had strived his entire life to
come to the UK and earn enough money to be able to enjoy the sports he loved
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Despite this, he still hopes to one day achieve sporting fame ? as a paralympic
athlete....But now the extreme sports fan has a new plan ? to become a Paralympic
champion, as CLARE HUTCHINSON reveals...
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Handcyclists to join bicyclists in local race
Lancaster
Online - 2010-07-18 07:26
bike race (21) Grandview Grand
Prix (3) Grandview Boulevard (2) Related Stories Just a few weeks ago on July
5, Joe Beimfohr and his former military buddies celebrated their fifth 'Alive
Day.
Chris Kaag, a well-known handcyclist and Paralympian from Reading,
plans to attend....'It makes a huge statement about the acceptance of disabled
athletes....The disabled athletes I'm around nowadays are
tremendous...
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Women's Sitting Team Qualifies for Paralympics
US Olympic Team
- 2010-07-18 06:57
? It?s one goal down and a gold
medal match to go for the U.S.
It?s one goal down and a gold medal match to go for the U.S.Women?s
Sitting Team, which qualified for the 2012 Paralympic Games in London
on Saturday as it defeated Netherlands, 3-1 (25-12, 23-25, 25-20, 25-18) on
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Ness part of world championship team
Mandurah Mail -
2010-07-18 06:03
SOUTH Yunderup man Brad Ness is
part of The Rollers Australian wheelchair basketball team that contested the
2010 World Championships in Birmingham. The team defeated USA 68-58 in the
semi final on Friday. Ness loves calling basketball his day job.
captaining Australia, winning a gold medal at the Paralympics,
itâ??s what dreams are made of.â? Ness is a power forward and has to hustle
his way under the basket to score and rebound.
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1977 rodeo accident doesn't stop Roy man from still
enjoying the sport or rodeo
Standard
Examiner - 2010-07-18 05:54
ROY -- Bareback horse riding broke
Sid Williams' neck more than 30 years ago, but it didn't break his spirit or
his love for rodeo. "I have just always been competitive," said
Williams, a 53-year-old Roy resident.
Williams remained active with the bow and arrow through 2000 with the Paralympics,
and shooting state and other tournaments through 2002, until doctors
discovered an abcess in his back that put him in
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British High Commissioner hosts reception at
residence
Barbados
Advocate - 2010-07-18 04:46
IN an effort to keep Barbadians
abreast of the development of facilities for the London 2012 Olympics, the
British High Commission held a reception at the High Commissioner?s official
residence, Ben Mar, on Thursday evening.
In recognition of the hosting of the Olympics, presentations of cheques
were made towards the Barbados Paralympic Association and Special
Olympics Barbados....The cheques were presented to Wesley Worrell of the
Barbados Paralympic...
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Government of Canada Re-appoints Chair and Board
Members to the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada
Department of
Canadian Heritage - 2010-07-18 00:14
OTTAWA, July 12, 2010 - The
Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of State (Sport), today announced the
re-appointment of Carla Qualtrough as Chair of the
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 ...
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Government of Canada Supports the 2010 Boiling
Point Wheelchair Track Classic
Department of
Canadian Heritage - 2010-07-18 00:13
WINDSOR, July 10, 2010 - On behalf
of the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of State (Sport), the Honourable Diane
Finley, Minister of Human Resources
By supporting events like this one, our Government is promoting greater
awareness of Paralympic sports, as well as encouraging Canadians with
disabilities to participate in sport.'
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Winter Games reveals board, sports
Vernon Morning
Star - 2010-07-17 23:25
others also read... Vernon Morning
Star Okanagan Similkameen The BC Games Society is pleased to announce plans
for the 2012 BC Winter Games in Greater Vernon are now getting underway.
young athletes,? said Mann. ?As we have seen in our recently held
Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games, the opportunities for athletes
from the BC Games to excel on the international stage are many.? Olympic and
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Wheelchair basketballers win world title
Melbourne Age -
2010-07-17 23:21
The Australian Men's Wheelchair
Basketball team have been crowned World Champions after defeating France
79-69 in Birmingham.
their status as the number one team in the world as they now add their
World Championship Gold medal to the Gold they won two years ago at the Paralympics
in Beijing.
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Steve Grainger: Summer of sport inspires tomorrow?s
stars
Inside the
Games - 2010-07-17 22:20
Fans of British sport have
certainly been blessed in recent weeks with some fantastic events taking
place on home soil, as well as the nation?s best competing overseas.
All of that has been possible because of the investment in an
infrastructure of people that stands ready to deliver the most exceptional
legacy programme of all time ? that of the Olympic and Paralympic
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B.C. VIEWS: Were the Olympics worth it?
Valley Echo -
2010-07-17 21:53
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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Raiders eye their own 'World Cup'
American
Chronicle - 2010-07-17 21:34
July 17--ROCHESTER -- Give me a
soccer ball and bring on the corn.
'The concept is designed for inclusion, to be able to partner nondisabled
athletes with disabled athletes,' Curran said.
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Special Event: How Can We Take Part?
Yellow
Advertiser - 2010-07-17 21:07
FREE EVENT How can young Londoners
engage in the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games? This combination of music,
performance, discussions and workshops, led by young people from across the
five host boroughs, is sure to shed light on the topic.
FREE EVENT How can young Londoners engage in the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games?
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Steve Cram MBE, First Man To...
Salford Online
- 2010-07-17 20:05
Steve Cram MBE, First Man To Break
3m30sec In 1500m, Marks 25th Anniversary The Olympic legend relives the life
changing moment when he beat Said
in 19-Days Steve Cram MBE, Atos Origin UK ambassador for the London 2012
Olympic and Paralympic Games, marks the 25th anniversary of his life
changing moment when he beat Saïd Aouita in Nice, becoming
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British Eventing Team announced for WEG
Horsemart -
2010-07-17 19:40
Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
2010 British Eventing Team announced for Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
2010 British Eventing today announced their selection for the Alltech FEI
World Equestrian Games 2010.
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
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World Equestrian Games Para-Equestrian Dressage
Overview
Horsemart -
2010-07-17 19:39
There is one sport where Great
Britain can rightly claim the title of the best in the world ? Para-Equestrian
Dressage.
Para-Equestrian Dressage.Since equestrian events were first added to the Paralympics
in 1996, Great Britain has dominated the sport with an impressive medal
tally, while maintaining the team gold position.
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Canadian women win bronze in wheelchair basketball
CBC -
2010-07-17 19:13
The Canadian women's wheelchair
basketball team captured a bronze medal Saturday with a 59-49 victory over
Australia at a world tournament in Birmingham, England. Canada reached the
podium for the fifth straight tournament after having won the past four.
"The team has taken a few big steps since Beijing and we want to keep
moving and keep taking those steps as we look forward to London (2012 Paralympics)."
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Hoping for gold
Inside Halton -
2010-07-17 16:37
Wagner hopes to help Canada rebound,
win gold in two years.
The 27 year old hopes to represent Canada at the Paralympics in
London in 2012.
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Sled hockey tourney goes international
News Sentinel -
2010-07-17 15:55
Local event has received Silver
Stick sanction. of The News-Sentinel In 1997, 15-year-old high school hockey
player Noel Klein fell off the back of a pickup, suffering severe head trauma
and neurological damage.
It was invented in Stockholm, Sweden, in the early 1960s and is a popular
sport in the Paralympic Games.
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Olympics come to Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn and
Hatfield Times - 2010-07-17 15:30
THE Olympics came to WGC as a
secondary school played host to 170 youngsters for a special event. Sir
Frederic Osborn School held SFO Games 2010 for year five pupils, to mark
Olympic Day.
At the end of the day, coaches nominated the team, which displayed the
Olympic and Paralympic values most strongly throughout the
event....Sarah Mitcherson, director of sport specialism at the Herns Lane
school, said: ?It was fantastic to see the children enjoying the range of
Olympic and Paralympic...
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London 2012 appoint Panini to market first-ever
Olympic sticker book
This Is Dorset
- 2010-07-17 14:49
I'LL swap you a Hoy for a
Ohuruogu, a Bolt for Pellegrini - London 2012 are hoping an official sticker
book will help swell their coffers and engage a younger audience in the
Olympics and Paralympics.
London 2012 are hoping an official sticker book will help swell their
coffers and engage a younger audience in the Olympics and Paralympics.Organisers
Locog have confirmed that market leader Panini has been awarded
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Local man competes in Wheelchair Games
Macomb Daily -
2010-07-17 14:36
Paralyzed Veterans of America and
the Department of Veterans Affairs put on the 30th annual National Veterans
Wheelchair Games in Denver earlier this month with financial assistance from
corporations, civic and veterans service organizations.
Past games have produced a number of national and world-class Paralympics
champions.
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Esther Vergeer aims to continue tennis dominance
BBC -
2010-07-17 14:20
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Sorry, this media is not available in your territory.Ahead of this month's
British Open, world number one and five-time Paralympic gold medallist
Esther Vergeer speaks about maintaining her 386-game
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GB win Disability World Championships sailing
medals
BBC -
2010-07-17 14:20
Please turn on JavaScript. Media
requires JavaScript to play.
Media requires JavaScript to play.Britain's jubilant Paralympic
sailors win medals in three different classes at the Disability World
Championships in the Netherlands.
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Pooley sets sights on World Championships and
Commonwealths
More than the
games - 2010-07-17 14:19
GREAT Britain's Emma Pooley is the
current national road race champion and topped the podium at the female
equivalent of the Tour de France last year - but the Olympic silver medallist
is far from finished yet.
British Cycling is home to the Great Britain Cycling Team and represents
Britain's most successful Olympic and Paralympic sport.
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Bentley heads to World Championships with Great
Britain
Saffron Walden
Reporter - 2010-07-17 13:45
DUNMOW S Paralympic champion
Daniel Bentley will be going for gold in Portugal after being selected in the
Great Britain team for the CPISRA Boccia World Championships.
DUNMOW S Paralympic champion Daniel Bentley will be going for gold
in Portugal after being selected in the Great Britain team for the CPISRA
Boccia World Championships.The 25-year-old is in an 11-strong squad
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Liz in triple gold haul
Cotswold
Journal - 2010-07-17 13:25
11:40am Saturday 17th July 2010 A
POTENTIAL future paralympian from Evesham has again proven disability to be
no barrier after winning three golds at a national competition.
11:40am Saturday 17th July 2010 A POTENTIAL future paralympian from
Evesham has again proven disability to be no barrier after winning three
golds at a national competition.Liz Grinnell, of Fairfield, was among
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Central American and Caribbean Games Open in Puerto
Rico
Around The
Rings - 2010-07-17 13:03
(ATR) Nearly 5,000 athletes from
31 countries are arriving in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico for the XXI Central
American and Caribbean Games that begin this weekend. To continue reading
this article you must be a subscriber to Around The Rings.
07/16/2010...more New Sports Seek Place in Rio de Janeiro Paralympics
-...07/16/2010(ATR) It's deadline day for nine sports seeking to join the
program for the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. ...more.
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Aiden's 2012 aim
East Herts
Herald - 2010-07-17 12:18
Wednesday, 7 November, 2007 15:00
PM A YOUNG Harlow athlete is hoping to fulfil his dream of representing Great
Britain at the 2012 Paralympics. Aiden Clarke, 17, from Netteswell, trains
more than five times a week in wheelchair racing and is keen to make the national
junior team soon so
Wednesday, 7 November, 2007 15:00 PM A YOUNG Harlow athlete is hoping to
fulfil his dream of representing Great Britain at the 2012 Paralympics....A
YOUNG Harlow athlete is hoping to fulfil his dream of representing Great
Britain at the 2012 Paralympics...
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Anne's Paralympic ambition
East Herts
Herald - 2010-07-17 12:18
Wednesday, 7 November, 2007 14:57
PM HARLOW athlete Anne Wafula-Strike is hoping to compete in the London
Paralympics, which start in just over five years time. Although the
wheelchair racer is focused on the next Paralympics in Beijing next year,
Anne s sights are firmly set on appearing
Wednesday, 7 November, 2007 14:57 PM HARLOW athlete Anne Wafula-Strike is
hoping to compete in the London Paralympics, which start in just over
five years time....Although the wheelchair racer is focused on the next Paralympics...
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Seebohm and Ngawati race to new Aus..
Australian
Swimming - 2010-07-17 12:12
Teenagers Emily Seebohm and Kotuku
Ngawati raced all the way in the womens 200m IM final with Seebohm winning by
the slightest of margins to set the
Peter Leek the 21-year-old from NSW who is a three-time Beijing Paralympic
gold medallist, won gold in the mens multi class 50m freestyle with a time of
26.09.
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Int. Aqua Jazz festival opens in Russia's Sochi
Russian
Information Agency Novosti - 2010-07-17 11:47
The international Aqua Jazz
festival will open in Russia's Olympic city of Sochi on Saturday as part of
the city's ongoing Sochi 2014 Cultural Olimpiad, well-known Russian
Saxophonist and festival producer Igor Butman said.
The Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad, which officially opened this year, four
years prior to the start of the Sochi Winter Olympic and Paralympic
Games in 2014, will host more than a thousand different
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Marking two years to start of Olympics
This Is
Staffordshire - 2010-07-17 11:31
RESIDENTS are being challenged to
swim, run or cycle their way to London as part of an event to celebrate the
countdown to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
RESIDENTS are being challenged to swim, run or cycle their way to London
as part of an event to celebrate the countdown to the Olympic and Paralympic
Games.Newcastle Borough Council is running a "2010 Triathlon
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Cundy hailed as 'Truly great sportsman' by Hatfield
swimming coach
Cambridge First
- 2010-07-17 11:12
Friday, 2 January, 2009 15:26 PM
PARALYMPIC gold medallist and now MBE Jody Cundy has been hailed as a truly
great sportsman by his former coach at Hatfield Swimming Club. Cundy had won
three Paralympic swimming gold medals prior to this summer s Beijing Games,
where he switched
Friday, 2 January, 2009 15:26 PM PARALYMPIC gold medallist and now
MBE Jody Cundy has been hailed as a truly great sportsman by his former coach
at Hatfield Swimming Club....Cundy had won three Paralympic ...
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Andrey Mikhnevich in Top Shape: 22.09m!
American Track
and Field - 2010-07-17 10:33
Date: 07/15/2010 - 12:06 by Alfons
Juck, Note by Larry Eder The key, for a top athlete, whatever the sport, is
to be in shape and ready to compete when a Championship arrives.
IOC president welcomes South Africa's bid as no other Olympic or Paralympic
Games have been organized on the African continent yet writes insidethegames.
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Strong line-up the 21st British Open Wheelchair
Tennis Championships
Lawn Tennis
Association - 2010-07-17 10:10
Six British players are preparing
for action at the 21st British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships at the
City of Nottingham Tennis Centre.
After recently collecting her second Wimbledon doubles title, five-time Paralympic
gold medallist Vergeer returns to Nottingham bidding to extend her
unprecedented unbeaten run of 386 matches in singles competition
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Michael Phelps' surprise appearance caps party at
Olympian Park
Baltimore
Messenger - 2010-07-17 08:51
Gold medal swimmer attends park
dedication 12 (Enlarge) Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps was a surprise
attendee at the July 8 dedication.
Larry Tyrone Hughes, who struck gold in the Paralympics discus
event in 1996, and who holds the record for discus, javelin and shot put
events; and Middle River's Jessica Long, who took home nine
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Laforest Takes Long Way to Sitting Team Practice
US Olympic Team
- 2010-07-17 08:44
? Several players on both the U.S.
Women?s and Men?s Sitting Teams are resident athletes at the University of
Central Oklahoma (UCO), which is an official U.S. Olympic and Paralympic
Training Site.
Olympic and Paralympic Training Site.However not all the players
can live on campus, and among those that don?t, Edgar Laforest no doubt has
the longest commute....?There are lots of Paralympic spots out there.
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