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Handikappidrott, Sverige (1 news)
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Hillbillyn trivs med att stå i centrum
 Värmlands
Folkblad - 2010-07-24 14:09
Han säger att han tycker om när
det händer saker. Det kan betyda allt från att ta en kopp kaffe och snacka
skit med en kompis eller större saker som att spela VM i rullstolsrugby i
Kanada.
Rullstolsrugby är en paralympisk idrott.
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Intl news (24 news)
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What are we getting out of the Olympic Games?
The Independent
- 2010-07-25 07:43
Culture Secretary doubts if 2012
can provide legacy of encouraging Britons to take up sport ? and blames
Labour.
Olympic and Paralympic mascots pose with Seb Coe and schoolchildren
in May Britain's much-trumpeted Olympic legacy following the 2012 Games could
amount to little more than the regeneration of a small
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UA Swimmer Named Pac-10 Woman of the Year
KOLD-TV -
2010-07-25 06:49
(UA NEWS) University of Arizona
swimmer Justine Schluntz has been named the 2010 Pac-10 Conference Woman of
the Year. With this award, Schluntz advances to become a candidate for the
NCAA Woman of the Year honor.
Niños organization, taught Sunday School classes at Canyon Del Oro
Baptist Church, and participated in Jim Click Run â??N' Roll, a fundraiser
for the UA's adaptive athletics program for disabled athletes.
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Beep Baseball comes to Albany
WFXL -
2010-07-25 06:33
Megan comes to WFXL from Florida.
She joined the news team in June 2010 after graduating from the University of
Florida. She looks forward to making Southwest Georgia her new home.
Disabled athlete Bonnie Phillips says these activities
aren?t just for the visually impaired and disabled.
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Were the 2010 Winter Olympics worth it?
BCLocalNews.com
- 2010-07-25 05:57
Created to promote visits to the
Olympics and aimed mainly at the U.S. audience, the first round of TV ads
featured actors Michael J. Fox and Kim Cattrall as well as basketball star
Steve Nash and other high-profile B.C. products.
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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2010 U.S. Paralympics Cycling Track National
Championships roll off
US Olympic Team
- 2010-07-25 05:33
Colorado Springs, Colo. - The 2010
U.S. Paralympic Track Cycling National Championships kicked off Friday July
24, at the 7-Eleven Velodrome.
Paralympic Track Cycling National Championships kicked off Friday
July 24, at the 7-Eleven Velodrome.A total of 24 athletes participated in the
first day of competition which included pursuit qualification and
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Any bidder needs to be ready for the long haul,
says Lord Coe Dubai told to prepare for long haul
Poten &
Partners - 2010-07-25 02:15
london olympic chief organiser
offers advice on how to succeed in bidding for summer games Dubai The
chairman of the London Organising Committee for
the Paralympics.
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Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the American
Association of People with Disabilities Justice for All Event
United States
Department of Justice - 2010-07-25 01:45
Thank you, Tony (Coelho). I
appreciate your kind words, but I am especially grateful for your outstanding
leadership.
sports venues under construction for the 1996 Olympics and Paralympics
in Atlanta were fully accessible to fans with disabilities.
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Award for British para dressage stalwart
HorseTalk.co.nz
- 2010-07-25 01:27
The British Equestrian Federation
has recognised the achievements of David Hunter, who has been Performance
Manager to the British Para-equestrian dressage squad since 2002.
towards the increasing dominance of Great Britain in Paralympic
sport"....He has been Performance Manager to the British Para-equestrian
dressage squad since 2002, leading the Brits to team and individual success,
with 3 European, 2 World and 2 Paralympic...
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Northamptonshire launches London 2012 plan
London 2012
Olympics - 2010-07-24 22:35
24th July 2010, 21:19
Northamptonshire has launched its strategy to get thousands of people in the
county inspired by the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics involved in sport
and to help raise its profile.
24th July 2010, 21:19 Northamptonshire has launched its strategy to get
thousands of people in the county inspired by the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics
involved in sport and to help raise its
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ADA marks 20th anniversary
WLS Chicago -
2010-07-24 22:08
(CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Monday is the
20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
"I think the city has really changed in the last 20 years, and I have
to say that the mayor's commitment to accessibility has been, I think,
unmatched," said Linda Mastandrea, attorney and Paralympic
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WPNSA MARKS TWO YEARS TO GO
Sportinglife -
2010-07-24 18:07
The youth regatta, feeder to all
Olympic classes, runs from July 24-30, is the UK's largest Optimist event
attracting international sailors to this unique venue.
Tying in with the Optimist event is the London Organising Committee of the
Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) Open Weekend - an annual UK-wide
celebration on 25 July to celebrate two years to go until the 2012
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Paralympics chance for holiday attack footballer
Kent News -
2010-07-24 17:41
KENT NEWS: A footballer who
suffered brain damage at the hands of a gang of thugs while on holiday could
represent Team GB at the London 2012 Paralympics.
A footballer who suffered brain damage at the hands of a gang of thugs
while on holiday could represent Team GB at the London 2012 Paralympics.Robbie
Hughes, 29, was on the verge of signing for Ryman Premier
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Can Able and Disable Athletes Compete Together?
Times of India
- 2010-07-24 16:22
Committee The 2010 Commonwealth
Games in Delhi will be an inclusive event, with para sports held along with
able-bodied events. But a global debate still rages on whether the lines
between abled and disabled should be erased.
While a few disabled athletes do qualify to compete against the
able-bodied in certain sports, the movement globally is not so much for the
disabled to compete against the able-bodied as for a merging
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Great White Hope signs for Annecy 2018
Inside the
Games - 2010-07-24 15:13
By Duncan Mackay British Sports
Internet Writer of the Year July 23 - Annecy 2018 have signed-up Christophe
Lemaitre, the first white sprinter to
Paralympics.
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Olympic countdown starts with special challenge
Stoke-on-Trent
Sentinel - 2010-07-24 14:35
Residents are being challenged to
swim, run or cycle their way to London as part of an event to celebrate the
countdown to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Residents are being challenged to swim, run or cycle their way to London
as part of an event to celebrate the countdown to the Olympic and Paralympic
Games.The aim is for people to exercise at least a mile at
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New president takes charge of Lions
The Lowestoft
Journal - 2010-07-24 13:18
24 July 2010 A CHARITY stalwart
has taken over the reins as president of Lowestoft Lions Club.
Demonstrating those traditions, the club recently teamed up with the
Journal and the Ashley School's Olympic appeal to raise £10,000 to enable
students from the school to go to the 2012 Paralympics.
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Hotels-London.co.uk - Check Out the BP Portrait
Award 2010 in London
The Open Press
- 2010-07-24 12:33
London's National Portrait Gallery
is showcasing the best BP Portrait Award 2010 entrants this summer.
This year sees the launch of the Next Generation initiative, which showcases
pieces inspired by the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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How long can the centre hold?
Pique News
Magazine - 2010-07-24 11:27
Centre Line Sustainability was a
key message to Canada from Whistler at the Federation of Canadian
Municipalities conference in 2009.
Plans for the centre were put on hold, however, as the RMOW focused its
efforts and resources on a successful bid for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games.
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Hollie Arnold's sights set on a medal at the IWAS
Junior World Games
This Is Grimsby
- 2010-07-24 10:53
HOLLIE Arnold insists less will be
more in the next few weeks as she bids to launch a surprise medal hunt at
next month's IWAS Junior World Games.
HOLLIE Arnold insists less will be more in the next few weeks as she bids
to launch a surprise medal hunt at next month's IWAS Junior World Games.The
16-year-old Beijing Paralympian had all but given up hope of
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Swimmer's goals still in reach
Raleigh News
& Observer - 2010-07-24 10:43
In the almost four years since he
lost most of his vision, paralympic swimmer Tucker Dupree has set two world
butterfly records, won two gold and four silver medals at the 2007 Parapan
American Games, won six gold medals at the 2007 U.S.
In the almost four years since he lost most of his vision, paralympic
swimmer Tucker Dupree has set two world butterfly records, won two gold and
four silver medals at the 2007 Parapan American Games, won six gold
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Paralympic dream for York footballers
York Press -
2010-07-24 10:30
9:01am Saturday 24th July 2010 A
PLACE in the London 2012 Paralympic Games could be a dream ticket for a squad
of ambitious footballers in York.
9:01am Saturday 24th July 2010 A PLACE in the London 2012 Paralympic
Games could be a dream ticket for a squad of ambitious footballers in
York.The city is home to the North East and Yorkshire Cerebral Palsy team,
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EVENTING: Wilson causes big Buzz at Barbury
This Is
Wiltshire - 2010-07-24 10:13
8:50am Saturday 24th July 2010
VICTORY by Yorkshire's Nicola Wilson and Opposition Buzz in the showcase
CIC*** topped four successful days at this year's Barbury International horse
trials.
The four-time Paralympic dressage team gold medallist, 61, will
partner faithful mount Teddy at the two-week event in Kentucky - her fifth
successive world championship since 1994.
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Games a 'once in a lifetime opportunity'
This Is
Derbyshire - 2010-07-24 09:48
Construction work at the Olympic
stadium (above), Rory Slater, co-ordinator for Championing Derby (far left)
and conference delegates.
by bidding for contracts for the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic
Games.
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WE LOSE OUT WHILE OTHERS NET SUCCESS
This Is Bristol
- 2010-07-24 08:41
WHILE politicians continue to
debate the merits of a new stadium in Bristol, other cities around England
have been reaping the rewards of building theirs.
"We also have an additional 1,500 park-and-ride spaces and coach
parking facilities and various community-focused sports pitches and
facilities for disabled athletes.
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