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Handikappidrott, Sverige (5 news)
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Gammal är äldst Peter från Lilla Edet sköt Sverige
till turneringsseger
 TTELA - 2010-07-21
08:37
TJECKIEN Peter Ojala, Lilla Edet,
har passerat 40-årsstrecket. Men några ålderskrämpor visar inte 41-åringen
som var en av de ledande profilerna när Sverige vann en femnationsturnering i
rullstolsinnebandy i Tjeckien i helgen.
Nu hoppas utövarna av rullstolsinnebandy ska bli en gren i Paralympics....Målet
för de nationer som nu ägnar sig åt rullstolsinnebandy är att det ska bli en
gren i Paralympics....Han ser i stället fram emot blågult deltagande i
Paralympics...
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VM-guld till Helsinger efter stor dramatik
Sundsvalls Tidning -
2010-07-21 07:39
SUNDSVALL (ST) Sundsvallsskytten
Lotta Helsinger tog i går VM-guld i sportgevär. - Jag är helt jävla skitglad.
Jag kan inte sluta le, säger tjejen som utan tvekan är gladast i Zagreb.
Den har varit med på tre Paralympics och det har aldrig varit något
problem....Jag satsar mot Paralympics i London 2012.
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Och så kom guldet
Folkbladet - 2010-07-21
03:03
NORRKÖPING Krokeks stolthet Jonas
Jacobsson krossade allt motstånd i favoritgrenen 3x40 från 50 meter. Med hela
17 poängs försprång vann han VM-guld.
Har sen 1980 deltagit i alla paralympiska spel, vunnit 27 olympiska
medaljer sammanlagt, varav 16 guld, över 30 SM-guld i handikappsammanhang,
SM-guld i luftgevärsskytte 2004, har tilldelats priset som
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VM-guld till Jonas Jacobsson
Norrköpings Tidningar -
2010-07-21 01:32
handikappSkytte,Norrköping Ett
nytt VM-guld och ett tangerat världsrekord. Jonas Jacobsson slog till igen. -
Helt okej, sa krokeksskytten efter helmatchen. Han hade gjort det femton
gånger tidigare.
Det nuvarande rekordet satte Jonas själv under Paralympics i Peking
2008. -
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Första guldet i skytte-VM
Svenska
Handikappidrottsförbundet - 2010-07-20 17:13
På tisdagen kom den svenska
truppens första guld i skytte-VM som avgörs i Zagreb, Kroatien. Det var Jonas
Jacobsson som vann sin paradgren 3x40 skott frigevär. Han bärgade guldet med
hela 17 poängs marginal till tvåan, Dong från Kina.
Segerpoängen blev 1261,9 vilket är mycket nära det världsrekord som Jonas
satte under Paralympics i Peking.
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Intl news (64 news)
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Lucky nose
on show again
Yorkshire Post - 2010-07-21 08:19
20 July
2010 One of South Yorkshire's unsung sporting heroes has been given pride of
place in a new exhibition which aims to celebrate the run-up to the London
Olympics in 2012.
The bust is part of a display of Rotherham Sporting Greats, which also
includes four Olympic and Paralympic athletes, Paul Goodison, Peter
Elliott, Kevin Hayes and cyclist Ben Swift.
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Going for
gold pays off
MenomoneeFallsNow - 2010-07-21 07:39
Wheelchair
athlete adds World Championship to Paralympic medal Germantown ? This fall,
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater sophomore Becca Murray will
Wheelchair athlete adds World Championship to Paralympic medal Germantown
? This fall, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater sophomore Becca Murray will.
...roll through campus in her wheelchair, just another student
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Bacolod
gets AIM award
Visayan Daily Star - 2010-07-21 07:35
NBI
readies P10M suit for swindle on watches 5 Negrenses on GMA list of
appointees Army goes hydro power Lightning kills minor Ortiz named Army chief
PNP organizes Project 143 Scout Ranger Negros chief goes to PSG Farmers
warned vs. army worms BFAR collects P1.7M from fishpond rentals UNO-R
launches ?Kariton Rekoleto? SRA continues training series Paralympics
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Will You Be
Crashing Through?
Healthcare Informatics Online - 2010-07-21 07:09
Mark
HaglandI've been mesmerized recently by Robert Kurson's 2007 book, Crashing
Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared To See, about
Mike May, a man blinded at the age of three whose sight was restored 43 years
later.
record-holder in downhill skiing (at 65 mph)in the Winter Paralympics.
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Britain in
great position two years ahead of Olympic Games
Sportsister - 2010-07-21 04:12
British
Olympic and Paralympic sport has never been in a better position to succeed
two years out from a Summer Games. The High Performance system in the UK is
producing outstanding results on the sporting field and behind the scenes in
2010.
British Olympic and Paralympic sport has never been in a better
position to succeed two years out from a Summer Games....This promising start
was mirrored in the 18 Paralympic sports assessments, with no ...
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Grab a
bargain in the Netflights.com summer sale
Journalism.co.uk - 2010-07-21 03:59
Netflights.com
has reduced prices on long hauland holidays by up to £280 as part of its summer
sale, which ends on Monday, 28 June. Netflights.
Thomas Cook is an Official Supporter of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games and the exclusive partner for UK short breaks and trips to the Games.
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Castle
Hill's Pasterfield, Morrison shine at titles
Hills Shire Times - 2010-07-21 03:12
HILLS
swimmers shone at the Australian Short Course Swimming Championships in
Brisbane. Castle Hill RSL swimmers Andrew Pasterfield, Brad Morrison, Kristy
Morrison and Katelyn Siddle competed.
Castle Hill RSL swimmers Andrew Pasterfield, Brad Morrison, Kristy
Morrison and Katelyn Siddle competed.Competing as a multi-disability
athlete Pasterfield, 20, achieved four personal best times and a
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Vancouver
Olympics not sold out
SLAM! Sports - 2010-07-21 02:52
VANCOUVER
- Organizers of Vancouver?s Winter Olympics sold 110,000 fewer tickets than
they originally forecast. VANOC claimed during February?s Games that it had a
1.
VANOC budgeted for $260.4 million in ticket revenue, which includes Paralympic
and Cultural Olympiad sales.
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Paraylmpic
shooter eighth at world champs (NZPA)
Yahoo! News Australia - 2010-07-21 02:47
Wellington's
Greg Reid finished eighth in a rifle event at the International Paralympic
Committee shooting world championships on Bonn, Germany this morning.
Wellington's Greg Reid finished eighth in a rifle event at the
International Paralympic Committee shooting world championships on
Bonn, Germany this morning.Competing in a field of 71 in the 10m air rifle
prone,
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Great
Britain on track for London 2012 success
London 2012 Olympics - 2010-07-21 02:36
20th July
2010, 22:17 GREAT Britain remain firmly on track for successful Olympic &
Paralympic Games at London 2012, according to UK Sport.
20th July 2010, 22:17 GREAT Britain remain firmly on track for successful
Olympic & Paralympic Games at London 2012, according to UK
Sport.The body responsible for distributing public funding to elite sport in
the
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London 2012
Aquatics Centre Megabuild With James Cracknell - Tue 27th July
London 2012 Olympics - 2010-07-21 02:35
...at
10pm.
20th July 2010, 21:54 Discovery Channel 520: Tue 27th July at 10pm &
Discovery +1 at 11pm
The London 2012 Aquatics Centre is considered to be one of the most
complex engineering challenges for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games....constructions for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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BMW to use
London 2012 Olympics to launch new Megacity electric cars
London 2012 Olympics - 2010-07-21 02:35
20th July
2010, 22:41 BMW plan to use their sponsorship of the London 2012 Olympics
& Paralympics to launch its revolutionary new electric car.
20th July 2010, 22:41 BMW plan to use their sponsorship of the London 2012
Olympics & Paralympics to launch its revolutionary new electric car.BMW,
who are the official automotive partner for London 2012, believes
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Disabled
athletes prove more able than most
Southampton Press - 2010-07-21 01:46
Shelter
Island resident and wheelchair athlete Bill Lehr competed in his first
Shelter Island 10K back in the summer of 1981.
For nearly three decades, runners at the annual Shelter Island 10K have
competed alongside disabled athletes in increasingly sleek and
aerodynamic wheelchairs, and Lehr and Hawkins have become the most consistent
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Wheelchair
basketballers win world title (AAP)
Yahoo!Xtra - 2010-07-21 01:43
The
Australian Rollers have paid tribute to their past players after defeating
France 79-69 to claim their first men's wheelchair basketball world title in
Birmingham, England.
the Australians withstood the pressure to confirm their No.1 status as
they added the world crown to the gold medal they won two years ago at the
Beijing Paralympics....The Paralympics champions shot an...
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London
Olympics Products Revealed by Spearmark
License - 2010-07-21 01:20
Spearmark
International has unveiled its first London 2012 Olympics products to retail
buyers. The official licensee for the games will produce lunchware, tableware
and drink bottles.
The official licensee for the games will produce lunchware, tableware and
drink bottles.There will be Olympics, Paralympics, Team GB and Paralympics
GB themes and designs, with some of the merchandise
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Athletes
with disabilities converge on Chicago suburbs
WLS Chicago - 2010-07-21 01:03
(CHICAGO)
(WLS) -- The National Junior Disability Championships is ongoing in Chicago's
northern suburbs. Top athletes with disabilities from around the country are
competing for medals in seven different events through Saturday.
Paralympic Team...."I think it's important, because
it's a great way to interact with other disabled people and basically compete
to get into the Paralympics," said Haas. "'I'm so happy for her.
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Cambridge
takes part in Olympic countdown
Cambridge Network - 2010-07-21 01:02
Cambridge
City Council and its leisure contractor, SLM Ltd are holding a 100 yard
?dash' at Jesus Green outdoor pool on Saturday 24 July and Sunday 25 July
from 10.30am-12.30pm.
This event is part of the London 2012 Open Weekend, marking the countdown
of two years until the start of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games....Paralympic swimmer Fran Williamson, who won silver and bronze
medals at the Beijing Paralympics...
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Paralympic
Hero Returns To School
Accessibility.com - 2010-07-21 00:22
Ellie
Simmonds returns to school A teenage double-gold medallist at the Paralympics
in China has been given a heroes' welcome on her first day back at school.
Ellie Simmonds returns to school A teenage double-gold medallist at the Paralympics
in China has been given a heroes' welcome on her first day back at
school.Pupils and teachers at Olchfa comprehensive in Swansea
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Wheelchair
Basketball Camp In South Windsor Teaches Kids More Than Game
FOX 61 - 2010-07-20 23:26
SOUTH
WINDSOR One by one, they posed for pictures and said their goodbyes. Sean
Chamberland, 11, leaned close to Ryan Martin and smiled for the camera before
offering a high-five.
Rodriguez and fellow Spokebender Carlos Quiles, along with 2004 Paralympian
and fellow Spanish league professional Josh Turek.
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Protest
Preparations
itv.com - 2010-07-20 23:21
Police
will be out in force as another rally is held by the English Defence League
in Dudley tomorrow. There'll be a counter-demonstration by anti-facist
groups. Violence has broken out at previous marches organised by the groups.
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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Whistler
rings good value
Pique News Magazine - 2010-07-20 23:11
Vancouver
spent much more on its Olympic symbols Vancouver's sets of Olympic rings appear
to have cost much more than Whistler's. The two sets of giant Olympic rings
in Vancouver cost British Columbia taxpayers $4.
The money also covered the transformation of the rings to the Paralympic
agitos (Latin for "I move") in March....The Resort Municipality of
Whistler also shelled out $35,000 for Paralympic agitos, which will...
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Lindsey
Vonn, Shaun White Big Winners at the 18th Annual ESPYs
First Tracks Online - 2010-07-20 23:07
Los
Angeles, CA - Many of the biggest stars from the worlds of sports and
entertainment gathered in downtown Los Angeles at the NOKIA Theatre last week
to celebrate the best sports stories of the year at The 2010 ESPYs.
Other snowsports athletes represented at the ESPYS were first-time winter Paralympian
Alana Nichols and veteran Paralympic alpine skier Stephani
Victor....With that, she became the first American woman to earn gold in both
summer and winter Paralympics...
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USABA to
Host the 2010 National Sports Festival in Conjunction with the Rocky Mountain
State Games
US Olympic Team - 2010-07-20 22:54
(Colorado
Springs, Colorado) The U.S. Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) is proud to
play host to the 2010 National Sports Festival/Mission Vision to be held July
28 through 30.
"USABA coaching staff and Paralympic athletes provide
participants the opportunity to hone their own athletic skills, empowering
them to take the game to a higher level in their local community-based
programs."
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Two-sport
challenge
Central Leader - 2010-07-20 22:39
CHAMPION:
Beijing Paralympics gold medallist Cameron Leslie, 20, prepares for the IPC
swimming world championships next month. SWIMMING and wheelchair rugby may
have little in common, but for paralympian Cameron Leslie they complement
each other perfectly.
Beijing Paralympics gold medallist Cameron Leslie, 20, prepares for
the IPC swimming world championships next month....SWIMMING and wheelchair
rugby may have little in common, but for paralympian Cameron ...
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British
tennis turns to UK Sport for help
Guardian - 2010-07-20 22:34
? Move
comes after another poor Wimbledon for home players
UK Sport, which is investing more than £400m of public and lottery money in
elite sport in the run up to the 2012 Games, said in its latest progress
report that the 27 Olympic sports and 18 Paralympic
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CNW Daybook
for Wednesday, July 21, 2010
CNW Telbec - 2010-07-20 21:34
TORONTO,
July 20 /CNW/ - ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL
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D N E S D A Y, J U L Y 2 1
CANADA'S OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC SUMMER SPORT ATHLETES GATHER TO
LAUNCH ROAD TO LONDON 2012 CITY:...416-324-4122; Marie-Hélène Cayer, Canadian
Paralympic Committee, T:
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Discuss:
when did we get so judgmental?
Saga - 2010-07-20 21:01
I have a
confession to make. Here we go: I love Wenlock and Mandeville, writes Andrew
Harrison I mean, how could you not?
I love Wenlock and Mandeville, writes Andrew Harrison I mean, how could
you not?The new mascots for the Olympics and Paralympics are sleek and
strange and globular, and completely unlike every other
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Hopefuls
have nervous wait
Southland Times - 2010-07-20 20:38
Southland's
leading badminton exponents are enduring a lengthy and nervous wait as James
Eunson and Anna Rankin are still none the wiser about whether they will head
to the Commonwealth Games in India this year.
Anderson (synchronised swimming); Jessica Hamill (Paralympic
athletics); Tony Waddick (archery); Allan Sinclair (shooting).
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Premier up
for political challenges
Penticton Western - 2010-07-20 20:19
Premier
Gordon Campbell speaks with local media Thursday morning on several topics
while visiting the new Sparkling Hills Resort. Cory Bialecki/Morning Star
Recommend on Facebook others also read...
The province garnered world-wide attention in February with the Olympics
and Paralympics.
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Youth games
for Hackney Homes residents
Hackney Gazette - 2010-07-20 20:07
20 July
2010 YOUNG people in Hackney are being encouraged to take part in Olympic and
Paralympic sports this summer.
20 July 2010 YOUNG people in Hackney are being encouraged to take part in
Olympic and Paralympic sports this summer.Hackney Homes is working
with the council to provide coaches to estates in the borough where
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Rule Passed
To Allow Disabled Fifth-Year Students To Compete
Quote.com France - 2010-07-20 20:02
(RTTNews)
- The state Board of Regents has passed a rule that will allow fifth-year
students with disabilities to compete in certain high school athletics.
"For a child with a disability, athletics is part and parcel
of their education," Bob Bennett, Western New York's representative on
the Board of Regents, told the Buffalo News.
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Louth
exhibition celebrates Britain's Sporting Life
BBC - 2010-07-20 19:49
An
exhibition celebrating British sporting heritage has opened at the Meridian
Leisure Centre in Louth.
An exhibition celebrating British sporting heritage has opened at the
Meridian Leisure Centre in Louth.Our Sporting Life is touring the country as
part of the build up to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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No delays
for trains during Olympics
Heart Radio London - 2010-07-20 19:37
It's not
much use to commuters now but Network Rail have announced they won't be doing
any engineering work on lines through Essex into London before and during the
2012 Olympics.
'Through careful planning, we?ve been able to create a clear window around
the Olympic and Paralympic Games - yet another sign that with two
years to go London is well on its way to being ready.'
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Mario
Pescante: South African candidacy is motivating Roma 2020
Sports Features - 2010-07-20 19:31
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.
Rome, Rocco 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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Britain on
target for both medals and feelgood factor, says UK Sport boss
Sports Features - 2010-07-20 19:31
Up-to-the-Minute
Breaking News: Olympics · World Cup · Premier League · European Leagues
Additional Resources: Sports Links NewsUpdate Now beat that!
The occasion for Steele was the latest review of the Mission 2012 system
which tracks the attainment levels of the majority of Britain's sports
heading towards the next Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Athletes
who inspire 'Use what you've got'
Chicago Daily Herald - 2010-07-20 19:25
Having
never been able to walk, 17-year-old Kelsey Haase matter-of-factly is
explaining how she uses a special chair and remarkable upper-body strength
and coordination to launch a shot put in competitions.
Paralympic Games....'Since she started sports, she's never
asked,' says her mom, Michell Haase, one of the 800 volunteers manning these
national games that are a precursor to the Paralympics.
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Atkins?
chairman Allan Cook appointed to UKTI - 20 July 2010
Atkins - 2010-07-20 19:03
Allan Cook
CBE, chairman of the UK?s largest engineering design consultancy Atkins, has
been appointed to lead the UK Trade & Investment?s (UKTI) Advanced
Engineering Sector Advisory Board (AdESAB).
Atkins is the official engineering design services provider for the London
2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Press
Releases
Hull City Council - 2010-07-20 18:39
On your
marks for Open Weekend in Hull- 19/07/2010
People of all ages and abilities in Hull are urged to get active this weekend
as the city takes part in a national event to mark the two-year countdown to
the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Students
celebrate Henshaws graduation
Harrogate Advertiser - 2010-07-20 18:25
20 July
2010 AWARD-winning Emmerdale actress Kitty McGeever may have been among the
guests of honour but it was the students of Henshaws College who were the
real stars of the show at their graduation.
I want to study music and IT at Blackburn College and my goals include
taking part in the 2012 Paralympic Games."
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Cultural
Olympiad in Harlech, Barmouth and beyond
BBC - 2010-07-20 18:11
Masked
revellers on a train, circus performers in a castle and beat-boxing bats at
an old explosives factory are all doing their bit for the Olympics.
The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad is the largest cultural celebration in
the history of the modern Olympic and Paralympic movements.
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Economische
missie Brazilië met de staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken, 18 t/m 25
november 2010
EVD - 2010-07-20 17:57
Van 18 t/m
25 november 2010 organiseert NL EVD Internationaal in opdracht van het
ministerie van Economische Zaken een missie naar Brazilië. Er wordt een bezoek gebracht aan de steden Sao Paulo, Rio
de Janeiro en Recife.
gevolgd door de Paralympics....Het voornaamste streven van de
Braziliaanse overheid ten aanzien van het WK, de OS en Paralympics is,
om met de investeringen een duurzaam, sociaal, economisch en infrastructurele
...
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Sled hockey
success puts Watchung Hills senior in spotlight
Home News Tribune - 2010-07-20 17:41
GREEN
BROOK ? Like many high-school athletes, Joshua Pauls, 17, is kept busy by
school, homework and frequent practices and games.
a gold medal at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games....Paralympic
sled hockey team....Paralympic team competed against eight other
countries in March in Vancouver, British Columbia....After the Paralympic
gold medal win, Tony...
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Iran and
China Win Sitting Volleyball Titles
International Paralympic Committee - 2010-07-20 17:28
The 2010
World Organization Volleyball for Disabled (WOVD) Sitting Volleyball World
Championships have finished in Edmond, USA, giving athletes and their
respective teams official qualification for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Paralympic Games.The men?s team from Iran took first place
and with it the World Champions title after defeating Bosnia-Herzegovina with
a five sets victory....By claiming gold and silver, both teams have qualified
for the London 2012 Paralympic...
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Olympic
exhibition opens at the National Portrait Gallery
Guardian - 2010-07-20 17:20
Series of
100 photographs aims to show those involved in the 2012 bid in ways they
haven't been seen before
Griffin took 20 of the 30 on display, while Bettina von Zwehl was asked to
take photographs of athletes including Daley, Adlington, the heptathlete
Jessica Ennis and the paralympian thrower Nathan Stephens.
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Free events
in Rochford district mark countdown to 2012 Olympics
Echo News - 2010-07-20 17:03
2:40pm
Tuesday 20th July 2010 A FREE health walk and fun day are taking place to
mark the countdown to the London 2012 Olympics.
the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which this year will see hundreds
of events take place across the UK from Friday to Sunday (Jul 23-25).
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Fun for all
the family!
Havant Borough Council - 2010-07-20 16:53
The Water
Festival is on this weekend, 24th and 25th of July at Staunton Country Park ?
opening at 10am both days. New for this year's event water walkers/zorbing on
the lake!
The Open Weekend is an annual UK-wide celebration counting down to the
Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Rail
engineering work halted - but only for the 2012 Olympics
The Docklands 24 - 2010-07-20 16:29
JOHN HYDE
20 July 2010 RAIL bosses today announced a blanket suspension on all railways
engineering work affecting London - but only for the Olympics.
railways and tube network for three months in 2012 to cover the Olympics
and Paralympics....Through careful planning, we've been able to create
a clear window around the Olympic and Paralympic Games - yet another
sign ...
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Striking
new portraits revealed in road to 2012: setting out
British Telecom - 2010-07-20 15:45
The
National portrait gallery/BT road to 2012 project
Setting Out shows a new side to Britain's medal hopefuls and key figures
behind the bid and delivery of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games through powerful portrait images.
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Britain's
Olympic stars in the frame
Galloway Gazette - 2010-07-20 15:15
20 July
2010 Portraits of Britain's top sport stars, including two based in Bolton,
and Olympic powerbrokers were unveiled with insights into their key
motivations towards success at the London 2012 Games.
those pictured is Bolton-based Paralympic sprinter Ola Abidogun,
16, who is on track for the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2012 Paralympics.
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British
tennis to go through Olympic-style scrutiny
Guardian - 2010-07-20 15:01
? LTA puts
itself forward to be assessed by UK Sport
Matthew Lewis/Getty Images British Tennis is set to become the 28th sport
to submit itself to scrutiny by UK Sport in the build-up to the Olympics and Paralympics,
it was revealed today.
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ParalympicsGB
receive cheque from Ascot Charitable Trust
British Paralympic Association - 2010-07-20 14:46
ParalympicsGB
are honoured to have been presented with a cheque for £25,000 from the Ascot
Charitable Trust as a result of the annual Ascot Charity Ball.
ParalympicsGB are honoured to have been presented with a
cheque for £25,000 from the Ascot Charitable Trust as a result of the annual
Ascot Charity Ball.
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U.S. women
take silver at Worlds
Edmund Evening Sun - 2010-07-20 14:01
EDMOND ?
After driving through the 2010 Sitting Volleyball World Championships with
relative ease, the U.S.
The second-place finish qualifies the U.S. women?s team for the 2012 Paralympic
Games in London, U.K.
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Loss to
Croatia leaves men?s sitting team 10th
Edmund Evening Sun - 2010-07-20 14:01
EDMOND ?
Cool turned to cold for the U.S. Men?s Sitting Volleyball Team, which lost to
Croatia 25-19, 26-24, 25-18 on Saturday in the ninth-place match of the 2010
Sitting Volleyball World Championships at the University of Central Oklahoma.
The U.S.
The team will now prepare for its next Paralympic qualifying
opportunity at the 2011 Parapan American Games on Nov.
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Olympic
Games 'unlikely to meet sustainable cheap energy targets' -
Energy Helpline - 2010-07-20 13:42
...20/07/2010.
Organisers of the London 2012 Olympic Games are struggling to find green
cheap energy sources for the event, it has emerged.
David Stubbs, head of sustainability at the London Organising Committee of
the Olympic Games, said it is now unlikely that the target of using 20 per
cent renewable cheap energy during the Olympic and Paralympic
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GB on
course for 2012 Olympics glory, says UK Sport
London Wired - 2010-07-20 13:22
Britain
are on course for a top-four finish in the Olympics and second-place finish
in the Paralympics, according to UK Sport's latest Mission 2012 update.
Britain are on course for a top-four finish in the Olympics and
second-place finish in the Paralympics, according to UK Sport's latest
Mission 2012 update.
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Para
dressage squad announced for WEG
Horse & Country - 2010-07-20 12:56
British
Dressage has announced the selection for the para-equestrian dressage squad
that will compete at 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 the
World
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Athletics:
Morrison battles to brilliant third
Irish Independent - 2010-07-20 11:50
Aileen
Morrison (right) pictured with gold medal winner Lisa Norden (centre) and
runner-up Emma Moffatt after the latest round of the Triathlon World
Championship in Hamburg.
Smyth, who is partially sighted, was a double gold medallist at the 2008 Paralympics....He
aims to make history in Barcelona by becoming the first Paralympian to
compete in the European Championships and has similar...
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Lee Valley
hosts a slew of events for Love Parks Week
Horticulture Week - 2010-07-20 11:21
by Jack
Sidders HortWeek.com 20 July 2010 A host of events have been announced in Lee
Valley Regional Park to celebrate Love Parks Week, the national campaign run
by parks charity Greenspace.
The first weekend of Love Parks Week coincides with the London 2012 Open
Weekend (Friday 23, Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 July), the annual UK-wide
countdown to the London Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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UK Sport ?
Britain is on track to make an impact at London 2012
Guardian - 2010-07-20 11:15
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Governing body release latest Mission 2012 statement today
Rebecca Naden/PA Archive/PA Photos UK Sport believe British Olympic and Paralympic
sports are in line to make a successful impact at the London Games in two
years....finish in the Paralympics.
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Weymouth
seafront lasers: Plan for light show
Dorset Echo - 2010-07-20 11:10
9:06am
Tuesday 20th July 2010 LASERS will light up Weymouth seafront if planning
permission for a new lighting scheme is given the go-ahead.
It is hoped that the scheme, which has been proposed as part of the
overall Weymouth Seafront Regeneration Prog-ramme, will re-profile the town
during and after hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Burnley
coach on impact of cuts to free swimming
BBC - 2010-07-20 11:08
A swimming
coach in East Lancashire says stopping free lessons because of the
government's budget cuts will make her job much harder.
The cuts will impact on the disabled and the chances of potential Paralympians...."It
has taken them four years to get the senior management to allow them to go
swimming because of the funding and we have actually identified three
potential Paralympic...
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TfL and
Network Rail to suspend engineering works in summer 2012
Transport For London - 2010-07-20 10:44
20 July
2010 With two years to go, TfL is on track to deliver transport projects in
support of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
20 July 2010 With two years to go, TfL is on track to deliver transport
projects in support of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.All
non-essential engineering upgrade work on London Underground, DLR and
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'Liberalizing'
BC Hydro
TheTyee.ca - 2010-07-20 10:03
Susan
Yurkovich: from Liberal campaign to Hydro spin. British Columbians paying
hundreds of millions of dollars more than promised. Struggling penny stock
firm with light cash reserves lands major wind power agreements.
Yurkovich was senior vice president, corporate affairs and was also
responsible for BC Hydro's 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
operations until this month.
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Athletics
rising star Christophe Lemaitre sprints for Annecy 2018
Sports Features - 2010-07-20 09:31
Up-to-the-Minute
Breaking News: Olympics · World Cup · Premier League · European Leagues
Additional Resources: Sports Links NewsUpdate Christophe
My dream is to see the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in my
home town in 2018.
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