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Handikappidrott, Sverige (2 news)
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Anders Olsson allt närmare VM
 Nya
Wermlands-Tidningen - 2010-07-19 07:51
HANDIKAPPIDROTT: SIMNING: Något
beslut är ännu inte taget. Men med en dryg månad kvar till VM i Eindhoven ser
det ut som att Anders Olsson kommer till start - åtminstone på
favoritdistansen 400 meter fritt.
HANDIKAPPIDROTT:
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Två VM-medaljer direkt
Folkbladet -
2010-07-19 03:02
NORRKÖPING Formen var inte som den
skulle och Jonas Jacobsson var frustrerad inför resan till handikapps-VM i
Kroatien. Men redan på första tävlingsdagen blev det ett silver och ett brons
i stående luftgevär.
Regerande världsmästaren hade fastnat i sitt livs värsta formsvacka när
svenska landslaget gav sig iväg till Zagreb för att försöka skjuta till sig
en plats i paralympics i London 2012.
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Intl news (41 news)
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Stuck is Poster Boy for U.S. Men's Sitting Team
USA Volleyball
- 2010-07-19 08:25
? 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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SCHOOL SPORTS: Swindon School Sports day a success
This Is
Wiltshire - 2010-07-19 08:03
6:40am Monday 19th July 2010
NATIONAL School Sport Week arrived in Swindon recently as hundreds of pupils
enjoyed exciting opportunities to participate in school sport.
which aims to use the power of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games to inspire children to take part in more sport....new Olympic and Paralympic
sports helps to get schoolchildren who do not ...
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Stella McCartney to create Olympic uniform
Dominion Post -
2010-07-19 07:20
Stella McCartney has been named as
Adidas' creative director for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Stella McCartney has been named as Adidas' creative director for the 2012
Olympic Games.The fashion designer will create the sportswear firm's athlete
kit for both the British Olympic and Paralympic teams to wear
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American Veteran and Wheelchair Olympian Melvin
Henderson
WMBB TV -
2010-07-19 05:45
Many people might not realize, but
there is a gold medal Olympian right here in the panhandle and he has quite a
story. Cottondale?s Melvin Henderson has competed in 12 Olympic Games in his
lifetime, all 12 in the National Veterans Wheelchair Games.
He hopes to start the Melvin Henderson Disabled Athlete Foundation,
a non profit organization that will help disabled and disadvantaged people
reach some of their goals in life.
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Stratford Kiosks Design Competition
Dexigner -
2010-07-19 05:05
The Architecture Foundation
announced the launch of an open international competition to design a
permanent group of kiosks in Meridian Square, Stratford, London, for use
before, during and after the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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In the saddle
Sicamous Eagle
Valley News - 2010-07-19 04:25
By Arnold Lim - Saanich News
Updated: July 18, 2010 6:11 PM 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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Around Town: Born into judo
The Topeka
Capital-Journal - 2010-07-19 04:16
at 8:52pm Topeka native Matt
Brungardt has been around judo his entire life. Brungardt, 26, has been
competing in the sport for nearly 20 years, but his interaction with the
sport goes deeper.
Paralympic games in London.
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Passengers with disability still missing the plane
WA Today.com.au
- 2010-07-19 04:06
Justin and Lachie are identical
twins â?? and attract smiles and waves from other customers in the check-in
queue.
Then â?? late last year â?? Paralympian Kurt Fearnley, having just
crawled the Kokoda track, had to crawl across the tarmac at Brisbane airport
because his wheelchair was taken away from him at check-in.
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Sitting Worlds Notes: What's Next for U.S. Teams?
US Olympic Team
- 2010-07-19 03:32
? What?s next for the U.S. Women?s
and Men?s Sitting Volleyball Teams after the 2010 World Championships? After
his team qualified on Saturday, more than two years ahead of time, for the
2012 Paralympic Games in London (Aug. 29-Sept. 9), U.S.
After his team qualified on Saturday, more than two years ahead of time,
for the 2012 Paralympic Games in London (Aug....Men?s Head Coach Edgar
Miraku (Elbasan, Albania) will have to prepare his team for its next Paralympic...
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Adidas launch London 2012 cycle clothing range
London 2012
Olympics - 2010-07-19 02:22
18th July 2010, 20:39 Adidas have
created a range of cycling T-shirts, tops and a jacket inspired by the London
2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
18th July 2010, 20:39 Adidas have created a range of cycling T-shirts,
tops and a jacket inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games.The '26' range ? named after the number of sports included in the
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Caledon rider takes silver at the international
Para-dressage event
Caledon
Enterprise - 2010-07-19 02:07
The WindReach International
Para-Dressage CPEDI3 was officially opened last Friday morning by the Lieutenant
Governor of Ontario, The Honourable David C. Onley. Judi Island of Caledon
and her mount, Wouldja Believe It (a.k.a.
She has competed in the USA, Portugal and Belgium as well as the Athens Paralympics
earning a total of four gold, two silver and three bronze medals for Canada.
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Save Aunty Beeb from Jeremy the Philistine
Daily Mail -
2010-07-19 02:04
By Janet Street Porter Last updated
at 11:08 PM on 18th July 2010
Olympic mascot Wenlock and Paralympic mascot Mandeville Is anything
uglier and more patronising than the two embarrassingly named Olympic
'mascots' Mandeville and Wenlock ?
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Long drive to mark disabled milestone
Yorkshire Post
- 2010-07-19 01:18
16 July 2010 By Jill Armstrong THE
Riding for the Disabled Association celebrates its 40th anniversary this
year, a milestone that is being marked in many different ways.
It is a sport at which this country has excelled since equestrian events
were first added to the Paralympics in 1996...."Our aim is to
maintain our team gold position and secure a fifth rider spot for the Paralympic...
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Exhibition sets scene for a celebration
Yorkshire Post
- 2010-07-19 01:17
18 July 2010 Miniature painted
sculptures have gone on show at the Peak District's Longshaw Estate, as part
of a touring exhibition by artist Sally Sheinman.
"This specially-commissioned artwork unites a celebration of the
National Trust and its treasures with the mounting celebration and excitement
surrounding the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Green Party presidential candidate guarantees
commitments with Rio 2016
Around The
Rings - 2010-07-19 01:09
The Green Party presidential
candidate, Senator Marina Silva, visited the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee
this Tuesday, July 13, when she met with President Carlos Arthur Nuzman.
This year´s meetings with candidates becomes even more special because of
Rio´s election to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2016.
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Annecy 2018, towards optimum compactness
Around The
Rings - 2010-07-19 01:09
of this year, the International
Olympic Committee (IOC) included Annecy in the list of candidate cities for
the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, along with Munich (Germany) and
Pyeongchang (South Korea).
International Olympic Committee (IOC) included Annecy in the list of
candidate cities for the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games,
along with Munich (Germany) and Pyeongchang (South Korea).However, with its
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Lyddiard up to challenge swim posed
Townsville
Bulletin - 2010-07-19 00:46
TOWNSVILLE soldier Sergeant
Michael Lyddiard marked another milestone in his recovery, finishing
yesterday's Magnetic Island to Townsville swim.
Sgt Lyddiard is travelling to Cairns to spend some time training with the
Australian paralympic team....His ultimate goal is to compete in the Paralympics.
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Iran reaches final in Sitting Volleyball World
Championships
Payvand Iran
News - 2010-07-19 00:34
Report by ; Photos by Iran booked
a berth in the 2010 Sitting Volleyball World Championships final match on
Saturday. The event has brought together a total of 21 teams in Edmond,
Oklahoma, the U.S.
The Persians will play Bosnia and Herzegovina in Hamilton. fans cheering
for the Iranian team The Sitting Volleyball World Championships will serve as
a qualifier for the 2012 Paralympics Games in
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Cultivating a good image in the corporate world
The Nation -
Thailand - 2010-07-19 00:23
A PERSON can live with four
necessities. But to make him or her a better person, motivation is necessary
and that can be driven by self-esteem.
What about the Paralympics?
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Rollers are world champions
The Australian
- 2010-07-18 22:33
From:
The Australian A PARALYMPIC gold is looking even stronger for Australia's
wheelchair basketballers after they claimed its first world championship
yesterday.
The Australian A PARALYMPIC gold is looking even stronger for
Australia's wheelchair basketballers after they claimed its first world
championship yesterday.The Rollers maintained their No 1 ranking
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Call for poll debate on sports policies
The Australian
- 2010-07-18 22:31
From:
The Australian FEDERAL Sports Minister Kate Ellis and opposition spokesman
Steve Ciabo have been challenged to debate their plans for both elite and
community sport.
Sports Commission Greg Hartung, who is also president of the Australian Paralympic
Committee, has written to both MPs asking for their involvement in a debate,
to be held at Sydney Olympic Park.
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TriSoldier Project
Triathlonbusiness.com
- 2010-07-18 21:32
Through a partnership with
Paralyzed Veterans of America, the will be taking a team of five disabled
veterans to Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens on 15 August 2010.
I don't think the average person realises the expense associated with
prosthesis, handcycles and racing wheelchairs that disabled athletes
depend on for training as well as competition."
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Bret Michaels and Joel McHale perform at the
casinos and other events At The Shore Today
Press of
Atlantic City - 2010-07-18 20:31
Bret Michaels, former lead singer
of Poison, will appear at the Atlantic City Hilton Friday, July 16, as part
of his ?Roses & Thorns? tour. The rocker reecntly released his fourth
solo album, ?Custom Built.
Olympic Day event, 9:30 a.m., Katz Jewish Community Center, 501 N Jerome
Ave.,Margate, 2010 gold medal sled-hockey paralympian Jimmy Connelly.
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100 Years of Volleyball Research Secret
USA Volleyball
- 2010-07-18 19:31
This week finds me in Edmond,
Oklahoma, somewhere on Tornado Alley (noted in part by the bright green
?Severe Weather Shelter? signs in the gyms we are working, for the 2010 World
Sitting Volleyball Championships.
Like working the Paralympics, being around hundreds of disabled and
talented athletes is simply humbling and inspiring all at the same
time....Sharing an apartment with TJ, Paralympic archer, and laying
down ...
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On your marks, get set...go
Tower Hamlets
London Borough Council - 2010-07-18 18:27
The London Youth Games saw more
than 20,000 young people come together from across the 33 London boroughs to
compete in a variety of sports, following months of preliminary events.
While performing on home turf in the Disability Athletics at Mile
End Stadium, the boys team came a respectable eighth and the girls close
behind in eleventh....Communities, and there is a residential course for
budding Paralympians...
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Open Weekend: Swing into Summer Youth Event
Tower Hamlets
London Borough Council - 2010-07-18 18:21
July, 12.00noon-5.00pm Join other
young people for summertime fun: dance along to 1950s music with Ronnie Scott
Rejects and London Swing Dance
Council (MLA) in partnership with the London Organising Committee of the
Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG).
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appoints Smith-Valade as head of communications
Vancouver Sun -
2010-07-18 16:50
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.
Gayda was responsible for ensuring all of the fields of play on Olympic
and Paralympic venues met international standards.
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Hydro: Profits up, but electricity consumption down
Vancouver Sun -
2010-07-18 16:50
Profits at BC Hydro â?' the
provincially-owned electric utility â?' jumped 22 per cent in fiscal 2010
while both revenues and costs fell. Net income for the year ending March 31,
2010 was $447 million, up from $365 million a year earlier.
was an exciting and busy time for BC Hydro, highlighted by our support for
the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games, ongoing improvements
to our aging infrastructure, new energy agreements signed
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Iran reaches final in Sitting Volleyball World
Championships
Organization of
Asia-Pacific News Agencies - 2010-07-18 16:26
TEHRAN, July 18 (MNA) -- Iran
booked a berth in the 2010 Sitting Volleyball World Championships final match
on Saturday. Iran beat Egypt in three consecutive sets (25-14, 25-19, 25 -18)
and advanced to the final game.
The Sitting Volleyball World Championships will serve as a qualifier for
the 2012 Paralympics Games in London.
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The sports week ahead (Top 10)
American
Chronicle - 2010-07-18 16:04
July 18--The top 10 things to look
for in sports this week (starting Monday): No. 10 John Elway is among the
competitors at the Colorado Open golf tourney at Green Valley Ranch Thursday
to Sunday No.
Paralympic cycling championships are Saturday and Sunday in
town No.
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Boris holds gum gala to battle "monstrous
plague of chewing gum blotches"
Keep Britain
Tidy - 2010-07-18 16:02
London mayor Boris Johnson has
held 'gum gala' in a bid to rid the capital of the sticky menace in time for
the 2012 Olympics.
time the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games arrive visitors will
be welcomed to a clean and tidy capital.â?.
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Boris Johnson encourages Hillingdon residents to
get active
This Is Local
London - 2010-07-18 14:49
1:40pm Sunday 18th July 2010 MAYOR
of London Boris Johnson has kicked off a multi-million push designed to
inspire Londoners of all ages and abilities to get off the sofa and get
active.
FreeSport is part of the Mayor's £30m commitment to create a sporting
legacy up to and after the Olympic and Paralympic Games, by supporting
an array of sporting activities and initiatives across the capital.
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After losing a leg in 2009, he finds new path to
success
NEMS 360 -
2010-07-18 13:53
HOUSTON - In the spring of 2009, a
fluke accident landed Shaquille Vance of Houston in the hospital facing a leg
amputation, but Vance never let it get in the way of his positive thinking.
"We were looking to set up a 'paralympic hopeful'
team....Sellers is a USA Paralympics Team coach who was impressed by
Vance's athleticism.
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Paralympians welcomed
Cardiff
University - 2010-07-18 13:45
7 July 2010 Nick Bartlett with
Wenlock and the Australian Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball Team
7 July 2010 Nick Bartlett with Wenlock and the Australian Paralympic
Wheelchair Basketball Team....6.4 Mb A gold-medal winning paralympic
team have made the most of the University's sporting facilities as part of a
four...
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8:50am Sunday 18th July 2010
Evesham Journal
- 2010-07-18 12:06
8:50am Sunday 18th July 2010 MORE
THAN 600 Prince Henry's High School students took part in the school's
first-ever Olympics day.
co-ordinator for the South Worcester School Sport Partnership, was
arranged to raise the profile of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games within the school....These were in the Olympic and Paralympic...
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Monte Meier Ends Adaptive Skiing Career After 16
Years
First Tracks
Online - 2010-07-18 11:13
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Four-time Paralympian and three-time Paralympian medalist
Monte Meier of Park City, Utah, has announced his retirement with the
U.S....The following year, as a rookie, he won bronze in the 1994 Lillehammer
Paralympic...
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Morris' troubled life, police say, took fatal turn
Tampa Tribune -
2010-07-18 10:44
TAMPA - Dontae Rashawn Morris, a
24-year-old criminal who had run amok for years in the neighborhood off 43rd
Street and Hillsborough Avenue, graduated May 18.
Selecia Watson coached at Plant City High School and officiates at Paralympics
meets.
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U.S. Adaptive Racer Carl Burnett Trades Skis for
Books
First Tracks
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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...
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Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team Named
First Tracks
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Four medalists with a total of 17 career Paralympic Winter Games
podium results will lead a 13-member Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team (CPAST) this
season that is focused on sustaining the momentum built
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Great Athletes Test Their Mettle at the 2010
Canadian Modern Pentathlon Nationals
CNW Telbec -
2010-07-18 10:31
Riker-Fox and Vakalis are Canadian
Champions--Senior Class RED DEER, AB, July 17 /CNW/ - Josh Riker-Fox
(Delacour) and Donna Vakalis (Toronto) are the
Women greater than 30 years); PARALYMPIC (with d disability).
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Lights! Camera! Action! The Tate Movie Project
Launches
Artdaily.org -
2010-07-18 08:44
At the heart of the Tate Movie
Project is the website www.tatemovie.co.uk.
LONDON.- Tate announced yesterday the launch of the interactive website and
national roadshow of the Tate Movie Project.
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, but also to
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