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VM-guld till Jonas Jacobsson
 SVT Östnytt - 2010-07-21 13:04
Igår tog han ännu ett VM-guld i
skytte i kroatiska Zagreb.
Igår tog han ännu ett VM-guld i skytte i kroatiska Zagreb.Han vann matchen
med 1261,9 poäng och tangerade även sitt eget världsrekord som han slog i Paralympics
år 2008.
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VM-guld till Helsinger
SVT Mittnytt - 2010-07-21 11:55
- men för stora kläder ställde
till problem ZAGREB - Sundsvallsskytten Lotta Helsinger kan nu lägga ännu en
medalj till sin prissamling. I går, tisdag, vann hon VM-guld i sportgevär
efter en dramatisk och ovanlig finalinledning.
I går, tisdag, vann hon VM-guld i sportgevär efter en dramatisk och
ovanlig finalinledning.Inför finalen i grenen 50 m sportgevär 3x20 skott, vid
VM i Zagreb, fick den paralympicsmeriterade Lotta Helsinger ställa
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Intl news (76 news)
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Bronze medal for Johnson
Yahoo!Xtra - 2010-07-22 08:25
New Zealand shooter Michael Johnson
has finished third in the R4 10m air rifle standing event at the 2010 IPC
world shooting championships, in Zagreb, Croatia.
Johnson (Auckland) has a history of picking up medals in major events,
having won gold at the 2004 Athens Paralympics and bronze in Beijing
four years later.
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Olympic AEDs given to community
Cardiovascular Business - 2010-07-22 07:48
Vancouver won in more ways than
one by hosting the Olympic Games in 2010.
groups have received surplus automated external defibrillators (AEDs) that
were used during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and Paralympics....Metronic
had loaned the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic...
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B.C. VIEWS: Were the Olympics worth it?
Goldstream News Gazette - 2010-07-22 07:44
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. Tom Fletcher/Black Press Recommend on Facebook others also read...
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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Swimming: Nyree Lewis sets new world record in
short course victory
Sportsister - 2010-07-22 07:22
Herefordshire Paralympic swimmer
Nyree Lewis broke the world record in the 100m backstroke at the British Gas
Swim Wales Short Course Disability Championships in Llandudno on Saturday (17
July).
Herefordshire Paralympic swimmer Nyree Lewis broke the world record
in the 100m backstroke at the British Gas Swim Wales Short Course Disability
Championships in Llandudno on Saturday (17 July).Using the meet as a
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Disappointment spurs Tesch on
Gosford Express-Advocate - 2010-07-22 07:22
LIESL Tesch has vowed to continue
playing to her sixth Paralympics after falling short of a medal at the World
Wheelchair Basketball Championships in England.
LIESL Tesch has vowed to continue playing to her sixth Paralympics after
falling short of a medal at the World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in
England.Tesch, of Woy Woy, will be 43 when the London
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Opening and Closing Ceremonies Tickets of Guangzhou
Asian Games to Go on Sale on July 26
PRLog - 2010-07-22 06:48
- According to news from the
official website of Guangzhou Asian Games, tickets for the Opening and
Closing Ceremonies of the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games will start selling to
the global public at 10 o'clock on July 26.
number for Asian Paralympic Games is 10,000 and price range is from
50 to 1,000 Yuan.
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Lula Defines Responsibility Matrix for the Rio 2016
Games
Around The Rings - 2010-07-22 06:18
th, a provisional executive order
to facilitate the financing of the constructions for the Rio 2016 Olympic
Games. The document is part of the responsibility matrix defined for the
preparation of the biggest sports event on the planet.
presence of the Rio 2016 Committee president, Carlos Arthur Nuzman;
Minister of Sports, Orlando Silva; Governor Sérgio Cabral; Mayor Eduardo
Paes; and the Brazilian Paralympics Committee president, Andrew
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Sarah Storey blogs- Riding and relaxing in
Lanzarote
Sportsister - 2010-07-22 06:18
It?s been seven days since the war
of attrition at National Road Champs, and now I?m enjoying the Canary Island
heat at Club La Santa!
I first arrived on the island 17 years ago as a swimmer preparing for my
first Paralympic Games in Barcelona in 1992....Back in 1992 my parents
paid for the pre-Paralympic camp and they also came on the camp...
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Athletics Activator
Leisure Opportunities - 2010-07-22 05:47
With the 2012 Olympics fast
approaching, there's no better time to get the people of Greenwich up and
active.
With the 2012 Olympics fast approaching, there's no better time to get the
people of Greenwich up and active.As part of our Olympics and Paralympic
Unit, you'll increase the number of young people and
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Paralympics 2010 opens
Sun Star Network - 2010-07-22 04:41
PERSONS with Disabilities (PWDs)
of Bacolod City joined the Paralympics 2010 which kicked off Wednesday at the
University of St. La Salle covered court. The event aims to identify athletes
to vie for national and international sports competition for PWDs.
PERSONS with Disabilities (PWDs) of Bacolod City joined the Paralympics
2010 which kicked off Wednesday at the University of St.
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President congratulates victories of Iran in
international champs
Islamic Republic News Agency - 2010-07-22 04:38
Tehran, July 21, IRNA â?? Iranian
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a message on Wednesday congratulated the
victories of Iran's national taekwondo and sitting volleyball teams in the
recent world championships.
championships.Iran's national taekwondo and sitting volleyball teams have
won first places in the 2010 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships in China
and world paralympic volleyball contests in the US
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Neil on track for Olympian venue task
Irish Examiner - 2010-07-22 03:05
GALWAYMAN Neil Carney may not be
an athlete but he is about to get in training for the marathon of his life.
Mr Carney, from Tuam, has just been put in charge of venue planning for the
2012 Olympic Games in London.
"Once the Olympic Games are over I will be in charge of the Paralympics
which are for physically challenged people and they are the next biggest
event to the Olympic Games....There will not be much time to relax once the
Olympics are over as there is only 10 days of a gap until the Paralympics...
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Volunteer Sector Gets Boost With New Website
Voxy.co.nz - 2010-07-22 02:30
A new website helping connect volunteers
with event volunteering opportunities has gone live today, says Community and
Voluntary Sector Minister Tariana Turia and Economic Development Minister
Gerry Brownlee.
legacies from hosting the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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First stage of London 2012 security co-ordination
passes off successfully
London 2012 Olympics - 2010-07-22 02:29
21st July 2010, 22:34 LONDON 2012
Olympics police chief Chris Allison insists security for the Games is heading
in the right direction after the first major co-ordination stage.
Our focus is to keep people safe and secure, to be ready for any scenario
and to ensure that the Olympics and Paralympics in 2012 are a great sporting
celebration."
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The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Discovering
Places campaign launches at
London 2012 Olympics - 2010-07-22 02:29
...the Houses of Parliament.
21st July 2010, 22:16 On 21 July 2010 Jonathan Edwards CBE, gold medallist,
triple jump world record holder and Athlete Representative for the London
Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG), joined Loyd Grossman OBE
FSA, Chair of the Heritage Alliance, at the Houses of Parliament, a world
heritage site, to launch the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Discovering Places
campaign. [].
Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture said: ?With just two years to go until the
London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Cultural Olympiad is
already show-casing the diversity of culture the UK has to
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U.S. Olympic Committee Announces 2010 F.L.A.M.E.
Program Participants
US Olympic Team - 2010-07-22 01:58
The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC)
announced today that 29 minority student leaders from colleges and
universities across the country have been selected to attend the USOC?s
Finding Leaders Among Minorities Everywhere (F.L.A.M.E.
Olympians, Paralympians and hopefuls....?96, 2000), three-time
Olympian Cindy Stinger (team handball, 1984, ?88, ?92), three-time Olympian
Derek Parra (speedskating, 1998, 2002, 2006), two-time Paralympian
Ralph ...
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Avigilon provides full surveillance at London's 02
world class venue
SecurityWorldHotel.com - 2010-07-22 01:11
Avigilon, the high definition (HD)
and megapixel video surveillance systems specialist, today announced that it
has installed the Avigilon HD
world-class sporting events such as the gymnastics and basketball at the
London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games,? said Dave Tynan, vice
president of global sales and marketing at Avigilon. ?The
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Terrorism Threat Could See London Olympics Use
Military Drones
Suite101.com - 2010-07-22 01:06
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Navy Frigates The security operation during the Olympics and Paralympics
in 2012 is expected to be the largest in peacetime Britain, with the UK
Government classifying the event as a major terrorism target
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Former Olympic boxing coach says OTC residency
program wasn?t his idea
Colorado Springs Gazette - 2010-07-22 00:56
The former U.S. Olympic boxing
coach maintains fingers shouldn?t be pointed at him for a controversial
residency program that preceded a meltdown at the 2008 Beijing Games.
The Paralympic track cycling national championships are Saturday
and Sunday at the 7-Eleven Velodrome.
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2,600 Meetings Professionals Expected At MPI 2010
Odyssey Media Group - 2010-07-22 00:26
Approximately 2,600 meetings
industry professionals from all over the world will gather at the Vancouver
Convention Centre from July 24 to July 27 for Meeting Professionals
International's (MPI) 2010 World Education Congress (WEC).
"With the success of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games, we have just demonstrated our ability to host world-class
events.
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Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Attorney
General Eric Holder at the American Association of People With Disabilities
"Justice For All" Event
PRnewswire USA - 2010-07-22 00:26
See more news releases in: Handicapped,
Disabled, Domestic Policy, Legal Issues WASHINGTON, July 21
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The following was released today by the U.S.
Department of Justice: Thank you, Tony (Coelho).
sports venues under construction for the 1996 Olympics and Paralympics
in Atlanta were fully accessible to fans with disabilities.
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Furlong hopes momentum carries into London
Metronews - 2010-07-22 00:20
TORONTO - John Furlong joked
Wednesday about how speaking at a jam-packed news conference was a breeze
compared to the burden he carried as head of the Vancouver Olympic organizing
committee.
The Canadian Olympic Committee has set a goal of finishing in the top-12
in total medals in London, and the Paralympic team to post a top-8
finish in gold medals....Paralympic swimmer Benoit Huot said he was
captivated by the ...
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THE JAGUAR ACADEMY OF SPORT ANNOUNCES ITS INAUGURAL
BURSARY AWARDS
European Motor News - 2010-07-22 00:18
Filed Under BEST OF BRITISH, COLIN
JACKSON CBE, EMN, GARETH EDWARDS CBE, JAGUAR ACADEMY OF SPORT, SPORT BURSARY
AWARDS 21st July 2010.
They represent a total of 30 sporting disciplines all of which are Olympic
and Paralympic sports....I wish I had been lucky enough to have such
support in the early days of my career, before reaching my first Paralympic...
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Day 5 at Shooting World Championships
IPC Shooting - 2010-07-22 00:07
France?s Raphael Voltz has taken
the gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle (Standing) today at the 2010
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting World Championships. With a
result of 704.
France?s Raphael Voltz has taken the gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle
(Standing) today at the 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
Shooting World Championships.
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Sudbury Park & Rec adds new staff
Wicked Local Sudbury - 2010-07-22 00:05
With the addition of new staff,
the twice-monthly Friday Nights at the Teen Center will return and
theSudbury Park & Recreation Department will be able to offer new
programs, including some for the disabled community.
adaptive sports and recreational opportunities for disabled individuals.
?Long-range plans include developing a Paralympics program, which will
take therapeutic recreation for children and adults to the next
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First teams qualify for Paralympic Sitting Volleyball
competition
London 2012 - 2010-07-21 23:51
Over the last 10 days, 35 teams
from 20 countries descended on the windy city of Oklahoma to compete not only
for the Sitting Volleyball World
London 2012 Paralympics, with the top three teams going
through....The predictions and form held true with all the medallists from
the Beijing Paralympics going through to the semi-finals of the A
Division.
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N.Y. will let fifth-year students with disabilities
play school sports
SmartBrief - 2010-07-21 23:25
New York state's Board of Regents
approved a policy change that allows fifth-year high-school students who have
disabilities to be nonscoring participants in school sports.
New York state's Board of Regents approved a policy change that allows
fifth-year high-school students who have disabilities to be nonscoring
participants in school sports."For a child with a disability,
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Accreditation deadline for London 2012
International Paralympic Committee - 2010-07-21 23:14
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Hamilton to Lead Dow's Olympic Operations
Euroinvestor.co.uk - 2010-07-21 22:15
To support The Dow Chemical
Company's (NYSE:DOW) recently announced
Dow becomes the official supplier of the Vancouver Organizing Committee
(VANOC) for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games....Vancouver
Convention and Exhibition Center, Richmond Olympic Oval, Olympic Village
Vancouver, UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic...
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BT gets artistic in run-up to London 2012 Olympics
Cable.co.uk - 2010-07-21 22:04
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provider BT has lent its support to a new project designed to showcase the
inspirational stories behind the London 2012 Olympics.
the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad."The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience and it is important for the
cultural legacy of the Games that the people at the
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Mini-Wenlock; Cultural Olympiad Events; TV Sports
Review; Canada Road to 2012
Around The Rings - 2010-07-21 21:40
(ATR) Special mini-Wenlock sells
out ... Olympic broadcasters meet ... London 2012 Cultural Olympiad ...
Olympian portrait exhibition ... TV sports decision deferred ... Canadian
athletes gather for Road to 2012 ...
07/21/2010...more Exhibition reveals stories of London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games -
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WEYMOUTH SAILING ACADEMY MARKS 2 YEARS TO THE GAMES
Sportsvibe.co.uk - 2010-07-21 21:25
The Weymouth and Portland National
Sailing Academy (WPNSA) will have nearly 500 young sailors competing at the
Volvo Musto Optimist British National and Open Championship on July 25 to
mark the 2 years to the 2012 Games starting.
national, London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic
Games (LOCOG) celebrations taking place on July 25.
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Canadian squad beckons Nanaimo swimmer
Nanaimo Daily News - 2010-07-21 20:30
Adam Rahier will make his debut as
a member of the Canadian swim team that will compete at the 2010
International Paralympic Committee World Swimming Championships in Eindhover,
Netherlands next month.
Adam Rahier will make his debut as a member of the Canadian swim team that
will compete at the 2010 International Paralympic Committee World
Swimming Championships in Eindhover, Netherlands next month.Â.
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PROTECTING CROWN JEWELS: Hugh Robertson scraps
plans to change the list of events protected for free-to-air broadcast
More than the games - 2010-07-21 20:26
Armstrong's bid for one for the
road fails - but he deserves a chapeau for his efforts Cycling / Summer
Sports Realistic Ainslie ready to start his
London defend title in Glasgow Athletics / Summer Sports British
footballers claim bronze at Paralympic World Cup Football / Paralympics
/ Summer Sports.
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Archers achieve strong opening day at European
Grand Prix
British Paralympic Association - 2010-07-21 20:04
John Stubbs, Kay Lucas, and
Danielle Brown all finished top of their respective standings after the
qualification day at the Paralympic European Grand Prix event at Stoke
Mandeville.
John Stubbs, Kay Lucas, and Danielle Brown all finished top of their
respective standings after the qualification day at the Paralympic
European Grand Prix event at Stoke Mandeville.John headed the standings in
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Russian Winter Games
EHow.com - 2010-07-21 19:52
The 2014 Winter Olympics will be
held in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. This beautiful resort near the Black
Sea and north of the border with Abkhazia will hold the Olympic Games from
Feb. 7 to 23, and the Paralympic Games from March 7 to 16....
7 to 23, and the Paralympic Games from March 7 to 16....Recent
Article published on 7/21/2010 by Tawny Burgess.
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Soule Gets Married
US Olympic Team - 2010-07-21 18:53
2010 Paralympic biathlon bronze
medalist Andy Soule (Pearland, TX) found himself waiting at the altar waiting
for his girlfriend of three years, Lauren Preston to come join him. Soule and
Preston were married in Austin on Friday, June 25, 2010.
2010 Paralympic biathlon bronze medalist Andy Soule (Pearland, TX)
found himself waiting at the altar waiting for his girlfriend of three years,
Lauren Preston to come join him....Soule took the 2010 Paralympic
Winter Games in Vancouver by storm, winning gold in the biathlon, the first
U.S. medal of the Games and the first U.S biathlon medal in both Olympic and Paralympic...
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Adaptive Alpine Simplify to Fundamentals
US Olympic Team - 2010-07-21 18:53
The U.S. Adaptive Alpine Team has
camped out at Mt. Hood for its first on-snow training session of the summer.
(Taos, NM; visually impaired) and Paralympian Tyler Walker
(Franconia, NH; sit-ski).
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Blind Cyclist Clark Rachful Eyes 2012 Paralympics
Suite101.com - 2010-07-21 18:35
Whether it?s backyard bocce, a
friendly card game, or watching Jeopardy, Clark Rachful wants to win. When he
heard about the (USABA) and the Paralympics, he pounced on the opportunity to
compete.
When he heard about the (USABA) and the Paralympics, he pounced on
the opportunity to compete.Despite being blind, Rachful realized immediately
a bike on a stationary trainer was all he needed to train for races.
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Paralympics: Everyone a winner in Craegmoor
Olympics
Wales Online - 2010-07-21 18:32
AROUND 30 aspiring athletes from
across the region congregated at Thornhills Cefn Carnau independent hospital
for the annual Craegmoor Olympics Day.
Many also have their sights firmly set on the 2012 Paralympics,
which are being held in London....There were some great sporting performances
and who knows, maybe well see one or two of them in the 2012 Paralympics.
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New Sports Under Consideration for Rio 2016
International Paralympic Committee - 2010-07-21 18:31
A total of seven new sports are
currently being considered by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as
additions to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games sports programme.
A total of seven new sports are currently being considered by the
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as additions to the Rio 2016 Paralympic
Games sports programme.The sports that have applied to be included
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2012 Cultural Olympiad plans emerge
BBC - 2010-07-21 18:16
By Will Cantopher BBC London A
London gallery is currently paying striking tribute to the faces of the 2012
Olympic story, from people who have played a key role in building the
facilities to some of our young champions-in-waiting.
"When people understand that from mid-June to the end of the Paralympic
Games, there's going to be a festival of arts and culture involving our
museums and galleries and our creative industries, such as
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RMD Power and Cooling wins six figure maintenance
contract for Atkins
PRLog - 2010-07-21 18:09
- Atkins, the UK?s largest
engineering and design consultancy, has awarded RMD Power and Cooling (http://www.rmduk.com) a three year contract
to maintain power protection equipment at all of its UK sites.
It is the official engineering design services provider for the London
2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Teams Set Sights on
London 2012
Disabled World - 2010-07-21 18:07
Disability Sports Paralympics By
CANADIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - Jul 21, 2010 11:29:06 AM In just over two years,
London will welcome the world to the 2012 Paralympic and Olympic Games.
Disability Sports Paralympics By CANADIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE -...Jul
21, 2010 11:29:06 AM In just over two years, London will welcome the world to
the 2012 Paralympic and Olympic Games.With the historic now in the
record...
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Jonathan Edwards kicks off London 2012 Discovering
Places campaign
Event Magazine - 2010-07-21 17:13
Chantelle Thorley , 21 July 2010
Triple jump world record holder Jonathan Edwards and Through the Keyhole
presenter Loyd Grossman launched the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad
Discovering Places campaign at the Houses of Parliament earlier today (21
July).
"With just two years to go until the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games, the Cultural Olympiad is already show-casing the diversity of culture
the UK has to offer," said minister for culture Ed Vaizey.
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World Sports Tuesday, July 20th
Arirang - 2010-07-21 16:41
Hello and thank you for joining us
on World Sports, I'm Kim Young. Ever since the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup,
soccer has become one of the biggest sports in Korea and the KFA may announce
the new head of the Korea national team as early as Wednesday.
Two athletes from Korea took first and second place in the 10 meter Air
Rifle Prone event at the 2010 International Paralympic Committee
Shooting World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.
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Thermometer to track school fundraising
Woodstock Sentinel-Review - 2010-07-21 16:20
RELIVING THE LEGACY As the mercury
climbs with the summer heat, the Reliving the Legacy committee is hoping so
too will its fundraising thermometer recently installed on Broadway. The
thermometer was recently erected on the empty lot adjacent to Kelsey's.
Those 'great things' included positive comments about the campaign from
the featured speakers, Toronto Raptors head coach Jay Triano and paralympian
Darda Sales The present amount raised is where Bossy
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BEXLEY: Get involved in FreeSport this summer
This Is Local London - 2010-07-21 15:57
A MULTI-million pound scheme has
been launched by London Mayor Boris Johnson to get Londoners out of their
armchairs and into sport.
FreeSport is part of Mr Johnson?s £30m promise to create a sporting legacy
from London?s 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Ame helps Oz qualify for the Paralympics
Narooma News - 2010-07-21 15:56
THE results are in from the 2010
IFDS (International Federation of Disabled Sailors) Sailing World
Championships in Medemblik, Holland.
fourth place splitting the silver and bronze from the last Paralympics....Her
fellow Australian competitors Dan Fitzgibbon and Rachael Cox came third, and
so this means Australia has now qualified for the 2012 Paralympics...
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Two teens recognised at sports awards
This Is Local London - 2010-07-21 15:55
TWO inspirational teenagers stole
the show at a sports club's annual awards bash in Bourne End.
TWO inspirational teenagers stole the show at a sports club's annual
awards bash in Bourne End.Paralympian rower Naomi Riches presented
Anna Collin, 16, and Joe Lawrie, 15, with trophies as the pair were
recognised
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David Brown, Arts and Creative Industries Development
Officer at Mansfield
Mansfield District Council - 2010-07-21 15:53
...District Council, has just
missed out on becoming the first ever winner of the national Local Government
Challenge.
David Brown, Arts and Creative Industries Development Officer at Mansfield
District Council, has just missed out on becoming the first ever winner of
the national Local Government Challenge.
charity; and produce a promotional video to encourage countries taking
part in the 2012 Paralympics to base their team locally.
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Donegal Sports Star Awards
Ocean FM - 2010-07-21 15:44
A prestigious awards ceremony will
take place at Drum Hill Country House, Drumoghill, Letterkenny on the 20th
August to recognise sports stars of the county were keen sports persons will
be crowned the 2010 Donegal Sports Star of the Year.
Club Team of the Year ? Volunteer of the Year ? Disabled Athlete of
the Year ? Fair Play Award ? Official of the Year ? Administrator of the Year
? Lifetime Contribution to Sport.
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Semenya waits on Commonwealth Games inclusion
Washington Post - 2010-07-21 15:38
JOHANNESBURG -- Caster Semenya
will have to wait to see if she is included in South Africa's Commonwealth
Games team after the country's Olympic body said Wednesday it would only
finalize its track and field lineup in late August.
The team also includes swimmer Roland Schoeman, an Olympic gold medallist
in 2004, Paralympic swimmer Natalie du Toit and Tour de France cyclist
Robbie Hunter.
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Nowt2Do? Celebrates Recognition Given By The 2012
Olympic Games Open Weekend
Greater Manchester Police - 2010-07-21 15:23
Nowt2Do? celebrates recognition
given by the 2012 Olympic Games Open Weekend Local community scheme Nowt2Do?
has been recognised as an outstanding project by the 2012 Olympic Games Open
Weekend. To celebrate this achievement Nowt2Do?
This event is one of hundreds of taking place across the UK this weekend
to mark only two years to go until the Olympic and Paralympics games.
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Search is on for Olympic volunteers
Recruiter Magazine - 2010-07-21 15:06
London 2012 needs 70,000
volunteers with ?dedication, focus, grace under pressure and adaptability?,
according to a spokesperson for the games.
The spokesperson told Recruiter: ?The successful Games Makers will offer a
set of qualities that are demonstrated by the world?s best athletes at an
Olympic and Paralympic Games - dedication, focus,
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Exclusive: Channel 4 promising record coverage for
London 2012 Paralympics
Inside the Games - 2010-07-21 14:54
By Duncan Mackay British Sports
Internet Writer of the Year July 20 - Channel 4 tonight revealed details of
its coverage for the London 2012
Channel 4 tonight revealed details of its coverage for the London 2012.
...Paralympics, promising an increase of 400 per cent on what was
broadcast from Beijing in 2008 and also to use them to raise the awareness
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Phillipson beats world No 10 at British Open
Lawn Tennis Association - 2010-07-21 14:34
David Phillipson secured the
outstanding British result of the first day of the 21st British Open
Wheelchair Tennis Championships at the Nottingham Tennis Centre on Tuesday
when he beat French world No 10 Frederic Cattaneo of France 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
victory over British No.2 Louise Hunt and Beijing Paralympic quad
doubles bronze medallist Jamie Burdekin marked his return from injury with a
7-5, 6-4 victory over Italy's Antonio Raffaele in the first
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Norfolk celebrates the oncoming Olympics
The Great Yarmouth Mercury - 2010-07-21 14:08
19 July 2010 A WEALTH of sporting
and cultural activities will be taking place across the county this weekend
as the London 2012 Open Weekend marks two years to go until the Games.
Looking Forward to 2012, the programme of events aim to make the most of
the opportunities that arise from the London Olympic and Paralympic
Games.
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North Shore to host Sail Auckland 2011
BYM News - 2010-07-21 13:56
Sail Auckland, the only ISAF Grade
1 regatta for Olympic classes in New Zealand, will be sailed from Aucklands
North Shore in 2011.
Attracting international sailors to compete in New Zealand, Sail Auckland
gives our aspiring Olympic and Paralympics sailors the opportunity to
compete locally without the expense of travelling overseas for
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Cream of the crop at sports awards
Manchester Evening News - 2010-07-21 13:18
July 21, 2010 Winners of the
School Sport Partnership School of the Year
Paralympic gold medallist Heather Frederiksen presented the
Disabled Sports Achiever of the Year to Simon Jackson MBE....He is a member
of the Great Britain squad and recently competed at the Paralympic
World Cup, where...
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Transport for London and Network Rail to Suspend
Work during 2012 Olympics
Carrentals.co.uk - 2010-07-21 13:15
Posted on: July 21st, 2010 by Ben
Douglas Rail bosses with the Transport for London and Network Rail have
announced that they will suspend all railway engineering work that affects
London during the 3 months of the 2012 Olympics. This will also cover the
Paralympics.
This will also cover the Paralympics....
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Nottinghamshire's David Phillipson aiming high for
2012
BBC - 2010-07-21 12:39
Bingham's David Phillipson is
aiming to be one of the best wheelchair tennis players in the world by the
time of the London 2012 Paralympics.
Bingham's David Phillipson is aiming to be one of the best wheelchair
tennis players in the world by the time of the London 2012 Paralympics.The
21-year-old British number one is competing in the British Open at
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CELEBRATE COUNTDOWN TO 2012 AT COMMUNITY FESTIVAL
Community Newswire - 2010-07-21 12:04
By Emma Foster, Community Newswire
ARTS Festival Hackney, 2010-07-21 10:00:29.0
Social enterprise Two2Go and mental health arts charity CoolTan Arts have
launched a partnership in a bid to promote physical and mental wellbeing,
endorse the aims of the Olympic and Paralympic legacy and
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Changes in Culture, Media and Sport
Citizens Eye - 2010-07-21 12:02
On Friday 15th July 2010 the
Department for Culture, Media and Sport published its Structural Reform Plan.
Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for DCMS, said ?The biggest challenge DCMS
faces is delivering a safe and successful Olympic and Paralympic Games
in 2012 ? the largest peacetime logistical operation
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Major DLR track project brings Olympic services
closer
Railway Strategies - 2010-07-21 11:41
01/07/2010 | Channel:
Infrastructure, Business Improvement DLR?s £18.2 million project to upgrade
its Beckton route to accommodate three-carriage trains moved a step closer at
the end of May when Serco Docklands delivered a major change to the tracks.
2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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East London route opens
Railway Strategies - 2010-07-21 11:41
01/07/2010 | Channel:
Infrastructure, New Products & Services A new era of rail travel for the
capital began on 27th April as the Mayor of London and
lighting, with staff on duty at all times when trains are running A key
component of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games transport network,
delivered early and on budget.
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Stewart: Reflections on a year of progress for
Westside-Kelowna
Sicamous Eagle Valley News - 2010-07-21 11:24
It?s hard to believe my first year
as MLA for Westside-Kelowna has passed and the summer is upon us. After many
months of sitting in the B.C.
As well this year, we saw the largest sporting event ever in B.C. when our
province hosted the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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RDA Championships draw in competitors and celebrity
guests
Horse & Hound - 2010-07-21 10:48
H&H news team 21 July, 2010 The
Riding for the Disabled Association's (RDA) National Championships (10-11
July) were bigger than ever this year, with more than 450 competitors, taking
part in dressage, the countryside challenge, vaulting, horse care and
knowledge, arts and crafts, best turned out and the musical ride.
This makes the event at Hartpury College bigger than the Paralympics
and Para World Championships combined....Visitors included the charity's
president, the Princess Royal, and Paralympians Lee Pearson, Sophie
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2012 Olympic windfall on the cards for Redbridge
Ilford Recorder - 2010-07-21 10:48
21 July 2010 MILLIONS of pounds
could be pumped into Redbridge, thanks to the 2012 Olympics.
She added that council chiefs are looking at possible external funding to
improve access to Tube stations in the borough to help get people to and from
the Olympic and Paralympic Games' venues.
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National Festival for the disabled opens in Da Nang
VOVNews - 2010-07-21 10:33
The Ministry of Culture, Sports
and Tourism and the Da Nang city?s People?s Committee announced at a press
conference on July 20 that the fourth National Festival of Sports and Arts
for People with Disabilities will be held in Da Nang from July 22-25.
The disabled athletes will compete in track and field events,
weightlifting, badminton, table tennis, tennis, chess and swimming while the
performances will include solos, duets, choirs, concert, and dancing.
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Family open day at Freedom Leisure in support of
London 2012
Eastbourne Herald - 2010-07-21 10:28
21 July 2010 FREEDOM Leisure in
Hailsham is backing the London 2012 Olympics Open Weekend with a fun-packed
family open day on Saturday, July 24 from 11am to 2pm.
London's hosting of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in two years'
time.
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Top swimmer Thomas Haffield bans talk of London
2012 Olympics
This Is South Wales - 2010-07-21 10:20
TOP Neath swimmer Thomas Haffield
admits he has banned all talk of the London 2012 Olympics until he returns
from October's Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
Lloyds TSB, partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
and supporter of Team GB on their journey to London 2012.
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Agility appointed official logistic...
Transport Weekly - 2010-07-21 10:15
.. Boeing delivers 800th airplane
to China .. GlobalPORT-2010 «St.Petersburg ? the Sea Capital of RUSSIA.
Transport and transit potential» .. The 4th ?K? Line Maritime Academy Global
Meeting in Tokyo ..
Agility will also assist other elite teams competing at the Paralympics
and Youth Olympic Games.
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Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt says Dover could
welcome the Olympic Torch
This Is Kent - 2010-07-21 09:46
HOPE: The Olympic Torch could
enter the UK at Dover. Credit: London 2012
Dover faces rival bids to The London Organising Committee of the Olympic
and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) from other ports across the country,
including Liverpool, Edinburgh and Belfast, and is the underdog
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204 NOCs for YOG; FIVB Final Round; Mayaguez
Medals; Softball Great Retires
Around The Rings - 2010-07-21 09:31
204 NOCs for Singapore Youth
Olympics (ATR) The IOC says 204 of 205 National Olympic Committees are on the
list to send teams to the inaugural Youth Olympic Games next month in
Singapore.
Team GB In Best Shape Ever, Report Says Team Great Britain will finish in
the top four at the 2012 Olympics and second in the Paralympics, says
the UK Sport Mission 2012 update released Tuesday.
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Deaf badmington internationals will play for 24
hours to get them to
This Is Hull And East Riding - 2010-07-21 09:30
...Bulgaria.
PLAYERS with the Great Britain Deaf Badminton Team are hosting a
"badathon" to get them to.
"Being deaf isn't recognised as a disability, as is the case with
sports in the Paralympics, so it's hard to get money elsewhere.
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