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Handikappidrott, Sverige (4 news)
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Turné på rull har gått i mål
 SVT Nyheter -
2010-07-28 18:49
De har rest från Casablanca för
att undersöka hur inkluderande olika länder är. I dag gick de i mål i
Stockholm - Mats Melin på cykel och Lars Löfström i rullstol.
Lars Löfström, som är flerfaldig Paralympicsmedaljör och
idrottslärare var lycklig men trött när han välkomnades av vänner och familj.
-Nu vill jag bara vila ut i tystnaden hemma på Lidingö, säger
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Inclusion Tour i mål
Svenska
Handikappidrottsförbundet - 2010-07-28 18:44
Mats Melin och Lars Löfström
belönades med blommor och champagne efter målgången i Kungsträdgården. I mars
startade Lars `Lövis` Löfström och Mats Melin sin 630 mil långa resa genom
Europa i rullstol och på cykel.
Barcelona som 1992 hade Paralympics var ingen överraskning för
Lövis men Sevilla överträffade förväntningarna. -...Till en del spelar
förstås Paralympics in liksom världsutställningen i Sevilla.
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I rullstol genom Europa
Dagens
Nyheter - 2010-07-28 16:22
Idrottsläraren och Paralympikern
Lars Löfström ville ut och resa med sin vän. Det blev inte vilken resa som
helst. I dag rullade han in i mål i Stockholm, efter en 630 mil lång resa i
rullstol genom Europa.
Idrottsläraren och Paralympikern Lars Löfström ville ut och resa
med sin vän.
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Blind sprinter skrev friidrottshistoria
Eurosport
- 2010-07-28 12:37
Den gravt synskadade sprintern
Jason Smyth skrev friidrottshistoria i går. Som första paralympier ställde
irländaren upp i ett EM och tog sig till semifinal på 100 meter. `Det var
ingen överraskning`, säger han.
Som första paralympier ställde irländaren upp i ett EM och tog sig
till semifinal på 100 meter. `Det var ingen överraskning`, säger han.Den
23-årige sprintern noterade tiden 10.43 och blev fyra i sitt försöksheat.
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Intl news (80 news)
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Coaching Forum " Playground to Podium"
Irish Sports
Council - 2010-07-29 08:09
The 10th Coaching Forum
'Playground to Podium' promises to be the most exciting and challenging forum
to date. It will address coaching issues at all levels of Sport &
Physical Activity.
CEO Paralympic Council of Ireland Gary Keegan -...International Paralympian
Cian O'Connor -
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Tuam native named lead planner for 2012 Olympics
Galway
Advertiser - 2010-07-29 07:52
The pinnacle of his career is how
Tuam native Neil Carney describes the recent announcement that he will play a
major role in orchestrating the biggest sporting event on the planet ? the
2012 London Olympics.
Once the Olympic Games are over, Mr Carney will turn his attentions to the
Paralympics which begin less than two weeks after the Olympics. ?Once
the Olympic Games are over I will be in charge of the
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Jul 28, 2010 VisitBritain Starts Two-Year Countdown
to Olympic Games
Travel
Pulse - 2010-07-29 07:21
VisitBritain, the national tourist
board for England, Scotland and Wales, began its two-year countdown to the
beginning of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
VisitBritain, the national tourist board for England, Scotland and Wales,
began its two-year countdown to the beginning of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games.The agency put together a list of top
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Visit London Joins Meetings Industry Association
Odyssey
Media Group - 2010-07-29 07:10
As the two year countdown begins
for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the capital's official
visitor organisation and convention bureau,
As the two year countdown begins for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games, the capital's official visitor organisation and convention
bureau,...Visit London, has become the latest UK conference destination
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VisitBritain travel summit coming to Bangalore in
2011
Foreign and
Commonwealth Office - 2010-07-29 07:06
UK national tourism agency
VisitBritain to hold its main international travel trade event in Bangalore
next year.
Being the host of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games is a
once-in-a-generation opportunity for Britain to showcase Britain as a dynamic
and contemporary destination in new growth markets such as
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US Paralympian Fabry Takes Gold at European Grand
Prix
US Olympic
Team - 2010-07-29 07:06
The competition got underway with
ranking rounds on July 19 for Standing Compound Open Men in the morning;
Jonathan Mize (Muncie, IN) brought his
The competition got underway with ranking rounds on July 19 for Standing
Compound Open Men in the morning; Jonathan Mize (Muncie, IN) brought his.
...A-game to shoot a 678, clinching the number two spot, while
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Two Rampage Sled Hockey Members Named to 2010-11
U.S. National Sled
OurSports
Central - 2010-07-29 06:23
- American Hockey League (AHL) San
Antonio Rampage SAN ANTONIO (July 28, 2010) - USA Hockey today announced that
goaltender Jen Yung Lee and forward Rico Roman of the San Antonio Rampage
Sled Hockey Team have been selected to represent the 2010-11 U.S.
The 16-member team will represent the United States at various
international exhibitions and International Paralympic
Committee-sanctioned events throughout the season....Paralympic Sled
Hockey Team and four...
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RQYS wins World Laser Radial Menâs and Youth
Championships for 2012
SailWorld.com
- 2010-07-29 05:09
Following an Australia wide bid
for the World Championships, the International Laser Class Association in
England has selected the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron (RQYS) in Manly, as
host for the two events in 2012.
The RQYS history has seen several World Champions as well as Gold and
Silver medallists in both the 1973 Olympics and the 2008 Paralympic
Games.
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Gillick sends out message with semi-final win
Irish Examiner
- 2010-07-29 05:02
DAVID GILLICK ran to within two
hundredths of a second of his national record to win his semi-final in 44.79
secs and earn his place in tomorrow?s men?s 400m final which promises to be
the race of the European championships.
"Things have gone well," the double Paralympic gold
medallist said.
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Paralympic runner feels discriminated against at
Canadian championships
Toronto Star
Online - 2010-07-29 04:25
Jason Dunkerley says he's not
trying to stir up trouble, but he can't escape the feeling he's being
discriminated against at this week's Canadian championships in Toronto .
Dunkerley doesn't come across as a controversy for the sake of controversy
guy.
Dunkerley doesn't come across as a controversy for the sake of controversy
guy.He's a visually impaired runner who has represented Canada at three Paralympics,
winning two silver and a bronze so far with guide
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Coronation Street stars play on Barrow AFC stage
North-West
Evening Mail - 2010-07-29 03:54
Published at 15:35, Monday, 26
July 2010 A CROWD of around 1,200 braved awful weather conditions to watch
some of British television's most famous faces play football at Holker Street
on Saturday.
The Bay All Stars team was made up of pay-to-play workers from the EDF
Energy power station at Heysham, four members of the Great Britain Paralympics
football team, Barrow AFC legend Neil Doherty, Barrow and
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Saudi Team of Special Needs Participates in IPC
Powerlifting World Championships in Malaysia
Saudi Press
Agency - 2010-07-29 02:52
SPA -- Saudi Team of Special Needs
comprising of Bassam Al-Hoal, category of 100 kilograms, and Abdulmoneim
Al-Najjar, category of 90 kilograms will
Saudi Team of Special Needs comprising of Bassam Al-Hoal, category of 100
kilograms, and Abdulmoneim Al-Najjar, category of 90 kilograms will. ...start
on Thursday their participation in International Paralympic
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Athletics: Lemaitre claims 100m gold
CNN -
2010-07-29 02:51
Young French sprinter Christophe
Lemaitre confirmed his growing reputation as a track star with a confident
100-meters victory at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona on
Wednesday night.
Lemaitre's heat featured another strong performance from Irish Paralympian
Jason Smyth, who is the first legally blind athlete to compete at the
European Championships.
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Horton embracing Hamm?s latest gymnastics comeback
Colorado
Springs Gazette - 2010-07-29 02:47
Jonathan Horton heard the
mumblings about Paul Hamm making another comeback. ?He?s big competition,?
his friends told him. ?He could take the national title.? Horton?s answer
didn?t reveal any nervousness, just confidence.
19-22 at the Paralympic road world championships in Baie-Comeau,
Quebec....15-21 at the Paralympic world championships in Eindhoven,
Netherlands.
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Retiring Olympians staying close to their sports
Canada.com -
2010-07-29 02:36
VANCOUVER ? Add Steve Omischl?s
name to the growing list of Canadian winter Olympians who?ve decided to shut
things down after the 2010 Games. The 31-year-old North Bay, Ont., freestyle
skier who lives in Kelowna, B.C.
Emily Brydon and Paralympic alpine superstar Lauren Woolstencroft,
in an exodus of Canadians who?ve chosen to call it a day.
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IOC brings whole new meaning to 'Olympic family'
label with new sponsorship
Sports Features
- 2010-07-29 02:03
Paula Radcliffe and Dennie Phelps
/ GettyImages Proud Olympic mothers / GettyImages KEIR RADNEDGE / Sports
Features Communications LONDON, Jul 28: A
of US paralympic sprinter Marlon Shirley). ** IOC president Jacques
Rogge said in London he remained confident that whatever cost-cutting the
British Government had in mind for later this year "will not diminish
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POC declares former PSC chair Angping 'persona non
grata'
Sun Star
Network - 2010-07-29 01:46
By THE Philippine Olympic
Committee (POC) yesterday declared former Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)
chairman Harry Angping as ?Persona Non Grata? after alleged acts
discriminating the Philippine sports.
Moreover, he was also accused of cruelty to a female athlete and
economically deprived disabled national athlete that has brought glory to the
country in the Paralympics and Asian and Southeast Asian
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Perfect time to back S'pore sport
Today Online -
2010-07-29 01:40
I spotted women's national pole
vault record-holder Rachel Isabelle Yang last Friday and she was larger than
life. Her picture was huge, on the side of a bus, one of the faces for
Futuro, the company offering health products to relive joint pains.
SIA back the Singapore Disability Sports Council, the Singapore National Paralympic
Council and the Singapore Sports School.
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For veterans bill, Republicans put budget ax aside
Washington Post
- 2010-07-29 00:03
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans
who have spent months demanding spending cuts blanched Wednesday at their
first opportunity to actually make them,
Republicans instead offered various ideas to increase veterans spending,
including proposals for renewable energy projects at VA hospitals, health
care for women veterans, and a paralympics sports program for
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Gillick cruises, Smyth motors to fourth
The Irish Times
- 2010-07-28 23:54
Athletics: David Gillick ran a
season's best of 44.79 seconds to win his 400m semi-final at the European
Championships in Barcelona this evening, but he will not be joined in
Friday's showpiece by Gordon Kennedy who finished last in the third race.
Smyth is the first Paralympic athlete to compete at a European
Championships and the partially sighted 23-year-old becomes the first Irish
male sprinter to make the European semi-finals when he qualified from his
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Jason Smith fails to get through final
UTV Internet - 2010-07-28
23:48
Northern Ireland sprinter Jason
Smith produced another fine performance in his 100 metres semi-final heat at
the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.
The paralympian, who won two golds in Beijing, finished fourth in
the heat on Wednesday with a time of 10.46 which unfortunately was not enough
to make the final. ©?
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Near-blind sprinter ready to face world's best
Gulf news -
2010-07-28 23:47
Irish sprinter Jason Smyth
produced a storming run on Tuesday Reuters Barcelona: Partially-sighted Irish
sprinter Jason Smyth is used to being, top
Partially-sighted Irish sprinter Jason Smyth is used to being, top. ...dog
at the Paralympics but now feels more than ready to mix with elite
athletes on the world's biggest stages....The determined 23-year-old, the
first Paralympian...
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Queens Award Nominations
PETsmiles -
2010-07-28 23:03
Queens Award nominations The
British Horse Society has announced the nominations for this year?s BHS
Queen?s Award for Equestrianism.
A tremendous educator, Jane has not only coached many riders to Paralympic
standard (notably Lee Pearson), but also become a respected leading figure in
this discipline both in the UK and worldwide.
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Sprinter Smyth misses final place
BBC -
2010-07-28 22:46
Please turn on JavaScript. Media
requires JavaScript to play.
Media requires JavaScript to play.Ireland's Jason Smyth finishes fourth in
his 100m semi-final at the European Athletic Championships in Barcelona BBC
Sport NI In Barcelona Two-time Paralympic champion
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Gillick breezes into 400m final
Breaking
News.ie - 2010-07-28 22:31
David Gillick cruised impressively
into the European Championship 400 metre final at Barcelonaâs Olympic Stadium
this evening.The 27-year-old always looked in control as he clocked a
seasonâs best 44.
Paralympic champion who yesterday became the first Paralympic
athlete to compete in the European Championship, just missed out on a place
in the 100m final.Smyth, who is partially sighted, finished
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Hurdlers Felicien and Lopes-Schliep to renew
rivalry at Canadian Championships
CJOB 68 -
2010-07-28 22:02
TORONTO - The list of similarities
is a long one. Canadian hurdlers Perdita Felicien and Priscilla Lopes-Schliep
are both from just outside of Toronto, have both enjoyed illustrious careers
and are both in their prime.
The Canadian Championships serve as the selection trials for both the 2010
Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and the 2011 International Paralympic
Committee's world championships in New Zealand.
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Brazil on Track for 2014 Despite Early Criticism of
Stadium Plan
The New York
Times - 2010-07-28 21:38
Less than a month after the
conclusion of a successful World Cup tournament in South Africa, the
Brazilian sports minister touted the promise of the 2014 tournament in Brazil
and responded to familiar concerns over the readiness of stadiums.
Construction on stadiums in Manaus, Cuiabá, Natal, Salvador, Belo
Horizonte and Brasília is moving along. ?We are preparing for the World Cup
at the same time we?re preparing to host the Olympic and Paralympic
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Ball invited to national track event
Packet &
Times - 2010-07-28 21:08
Orillia runner Rick Ball has been
invited by Athletics Canada to compete in the men's 10,000- metre event at
the Canadian Track and Field Championships which are taking place beginning
today in Toronto.
His dream is to represent Canada at the Paralympic Games to be held
in London, England in 2012.
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UK. Lawrence Dallaglio & Sarah Gosling (nee
Webb) help Get London 2012 seat
BYM Product
& Industry News - 2010-07-28 19:58
...tour underway.
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 Former England rugby union captain, Lawrence
Dallaglio, and double Olympic Gold medalist, Sarah Gosling (nee Webb), were
joined by members of the public on London 2012 seats at Glorious Goodwood
yesterday, as a tour of major events around Great Britain and Northern
Ireland got underway.
Approximately eight million tickets will be available for the Olympic
Games, with another two million for the Paralympic Games, and since
the ticketing registration process launched in March more than 1.5 million
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Community forest given an Olympic thank you
Houston Today -
2010-07-28 19:52
MLA John Rustad and Minister of
Forests and Range Pat Bell present a gift to members of the Dungate Community
Forest on July 21 for providing wood for one of the 23 podiums in the
Vancouver 2010 Olympics. M.A.
The Dungate Community Forest podium was one of 23 podiums used at the
Olympics and Paralympics, representing one of 18 different wood types
throughout the province.
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MHF symposium on men and physical activity
Men's Health
Forum - 2010-07-28 19:49
The MHF in partnership with Royal
Society of Public Health is organising a symposium on men and physical
activity for November 2010.
The MHF hope this will help to maximise the public health impact of major
forthcoming UK sporting events including the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games, the Commonwealth Games (2014) and
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U.K. tourism industry using B.C.s Olympic training
program
Business in
Vancouver - 2010-07-28 19:46
The B.C. government said in a
release Wednesday morning that WorldHost Training Services, as the program is
called, trained approximately 39,000
Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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London 2012 chief executive Deighton vows to keep
watching the pennies
This Is Dorset
- 2010-07-28 19:04
London 2012 chief executive Paul
Deighton has vowed to keep pinching pennies all the way to the Olympic
opening ceremony in exactly two years time. Despite the multi-billion pound
budget, £9.
Paralympian Adi Adepitan threw some hoops in the basketball
arena.
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Coe confident of reaching London 2012 sponsorship
target
This Is Dorset
- 2010-07-28 19:04
London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe
is confident of reaching a revised target of £700 million ($1.1bn) for
domestic sponsorship.
Chief executive Paul Deighton and commercial director Chris Townsend have
been credited with designing the successful programme, and at least one more
tier one Paralympic sponsor and a raft of lower
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Smyth storms through to semi-finals
Irish Examiner
- 2010-07-28 19:04
JASON SMYTH may have set three
records in Barcelona last evening when he became the first Paralympic athlete
to compete at the European Championships,
JASON SMYTH may have set three records in Barcelona last evening when he
became the first Paralympic athlete to compete at the European
Championships,...becoming the first Irishman to make the semi-finals of the
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London Youth Games 2010 â?? Medal rush in Hackney
London Borough
Of Hackney - 2010-07-28 19:02
Hackney's young sports stars have
been celebrating after upping their game to finish in 23rd place out of 33
teams at this yearâ??s London Youth Games.
There were also 25 individual medals across disability athletics,
five for the kayak sprint, and individual medals for indoor rowing and
disability swimming.
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Adaptive Snowsports Festival Starts This Weekend in
Lake Wanaka
First Tracks
Online - 2010-07-28 18:34
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand - Each
year, skiers and snowboarders with disabilities from around New Zealand come
together at the Adaptive Snowsports
The New Zealand adaptive team is led by Wanaka-based Adam Hall, who
brought home Paralympic Gold this year and is now the number
one-ranked adaptive Super G skier in the world.
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Sainsbury?s misses London Paralympics sponsorship
opportunities
UTalkMarketing
- 2010-07-28 18:12
Sainsburys missed an early online
opportunity to build on its sponsorship of the London Paralympics 2012,
search agency Tamar claims.
Sainsburys missed an early online opportunity to build on its sponsorship
of the London Paralympics 2012, search agency Tamar claims.The
supermarket giant recently announced its intention to become the first full
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2012 challenge building up for Cavanagh
Staines
Guardian - 2010-07-28 17:56
4:31pm Wednesday 28th July 2010
Wandsworth archer John Cavanagh insists next month's European Para-Archery
Championships hold added importance with qualification for the London 2012
Paralympics set to begin in earnest.
4:31pm Wednesday 28th July 2010 Wandsworth archer John Cavanagh insists
next month's European Para-Archery Championships hold added importance with
qualification for the London 2012 Paralympics set to begin
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Adirondack Training Pays Off for Athletes and Lake
Placid
Seven Days
Vermont - 2010-07-28 17:49
Ironman winner Ben Hoffman Also by
Kevin J. Kelley Articles in local matters Tags Logan Franks learned to swim
two years ago in a Baghdad pool that used to be the private property of
Saddam Hussein.
It?s reserved for U.S. athletes and teams connected to the Pan American
Games, the Paralympics and the Summer or Winter Olympics, Lundin says.
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Procter & Gamble en IOC kondigen globaal
Olympisch Partnerschap aan
Netherlands
Corporate News - 2010-07-28 17:44
P&G en IOC creëren het meest
vérstrekkende partnerschap dat levens raakt en verbetert LONDEN--(BUSINESS
WIRE)-- 20100728 -- Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG)
de moeders van zes Olympische spelers met hoog profiel in de hele wereld
en met de moeder van een Amerikaanse Paralympische speler een
partnerschap aangegaan....Radcliffe) en Marlene Shirley (moeder van de
Amerikaanse Paralympische...
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The Government of Canada Supports Accessibility for
All Canadians
Street Insider
- 2010-07-28 17:37
- The Honourable Steven Fletcher,
Minister of State (Democratic Reform), on behalf of the Honourable Diane
Finley, Minister of Human Resources and
with disabilities and their families with more flexibility when saving for
the future, and providing $5 million annually for five years to the Canadian Paralympic
Committee to build on the successes of our
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Paralympic Experience
News Sentinel -
2010-07-28 17:32
Turnstone Center for Children and
Adults with Disabilities, one of two designated Paralympic Sport Clubs in
Indiana, will host Fort Wayne's first on Saturday. The event will showcase
sit volleyball, archery, cycling and softball.
Turnstone Center for Children and Adults with Disabilities, one of two
designated Paralympic Sport Clubs in Indiana, will host Fort Wayne's
first on Saturday.
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Volunteer for the London Olympics 2012
Westminster
Chronicle - 2010-07-28 17:32
WESTMINSTER: London mayor Boris
Johnson has fired the starting gun in his search for 8,000 faces which will
greet thousands of visitors expected to descend on the capital for the 2012
Olympic and Paralympic Games.
London mayor Boris Johnson has fired the starting gun in his search for
8,000 faces which will greet thousands of visitors expected to descend on the
capital for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.He is looking
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Procter & Gamble und das IOC geben weltweite
Olympische Partnerschaft bekannt
FinanzNachrichten.de
- 2010-07-28 17:24
P&G und das IOC bilden
weitreichendste partnerschaftliche Zusammenarbeit, um mehr Menschen zu
erreichen und ihnen das Leben angenehmer zu machen
P&G hat diese Frage den Müttern von sechs prominenten Olympioniken aus
der ganzen Welt sowie der Mutter eines US-Teilnehmers der Paralympischen
Spiele vorgelegt.... Langstreckenläuferin Paula Radcliffe) und Marlene
Shirley (Mutter des US-Kurzstreckenläufers der Paralympischen...
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Bigger team for Delhi
Papua New
Guinea National - 2010-07-28 17:11
PAPUA New Guinea will send the
largest contingent ever when it competes in the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth
Games due to inclusion of rugby sevens and the netball teams.
The Games also includes paralympic competition within athletics (3)
and weightlifting (4).
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World Record at IPC Powerlifting World
Championships
IPC
Powerlifting - 2010-07-28 17:07
China?s Lei Liu broke the World
record on the third day of the 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
Powerlifting World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With a best lift
of 222.50 kg in the Men?s 67.
China?s Lei Liu broke the World record on the third day of the 2010
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Powerlifting World
Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia....Gold medal winner Yang also placed
bronze at the Athens 2004 Paralympic...
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United States Anti-Doping Agency, Discovery
Education Extend Partnership Encouraging Honesty, Respect, Teamwork, and
Healthy Lifestyles
eSchool News -
2010-07-28 16:57
Year two of ?USADA True Sport
Awards? program celebrates educators and community leaders promoting good
citizenship and sportsmanship Silver Spring, Md.
About USADA USADA is the non-profit, independent and non-governmental
entity responsible for the testing and results management process in the U.S.
for athletes in the Olympic and Paralympic Movement,
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MEDALS STILL ELUSIVE FOR NATIONAL PARALYMPICS TEAM
Yahoo! Malaysia
- 2010-07-28 16:27
KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 (Bernama) --
Medals were still elusive for the national paralympic team despite the
International Powerlifting Champhionships entering its fourth day at the
Titiwangsa Stadium here today.
Medals were still elusive for the national paralympic team despite
the International Powerlifting Champhionships entering its fourth day at the
Titiwangsa Stadium here today.The team's coach Jamil Adam said
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Scores on Doors app to drive up food hygiene
London Borough
Of Merton - 2010-07-28 16:23
26 July 2010 A new app which will
reveal the star rating of restaurants and other food premises in Merton was
launched this week.
The 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games are fast approaching
and they are bringing with them a worldwide focus on the capital.
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-Two Egyptian newspapers comment on Saudi-Egyptian
Summit
Saudi Press
Agency - 2010-07-28 15:11
SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
deposited today a copy of the maritime borders agreement at Aqaba Gulf
concluded with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
Saudi Team of Special Needs comprising of Bassam Al-Hoal, category of 100
kilograms, and Abdulmoneim Al-Najjar, category of 90 kilograms will start on
Thursday their participation in International Paralympic
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Protecting the big bucks in sports
Sun2Surf -
2010-07-28 15:11
P.Kandiah INTELLECTUAL Property
(IP) rights are usually associated with industry, typically the manufacturing
industry. IP rights (patents, industrial designs, trademarks, copyright, etc)
give exclusivity to the IP owner for a limited time.
Britain had to enact the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
Act 2006 before the 2012 Olympics in London.
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First inter regional para dressage competition
hailed success
British
Dressage - 2010-07-28 14:58
Young para-equestrian dressage
riders took part in the first ever inter regional competition which was held
at Millfield School, Somerset over the weekend (23-24 July) alongside the
British under 25?s CPEDI CH / J /UR 1*.
Squads is to identify, support and develop riders and horses demonstrating
talent and potential in the Olympic and Paralympic disciplines.
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A lasting legacy of the Games
Public -
2010-07-28 14:51
In 2012 the Olympics will get
under way in east London - what role can social enterprises play in ensuring
the local community is left with ongoing engagement and jobs?
The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games could link the aims of social
enterprise to one of the biggest sporting and cultural events in the world.
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News from RCN Council
Royal College
of Nursing - 2010-07-28 14:32
RCN Council met last week to
discuss a variety of agenda items. Council approved the RCN annual report, to
be presented at the Colleges annual general meeting on 20 October. The agenda
for the AGM has also been agreed and will be available soon.
The 2012 Olympics and Paralympics were also discussed during the
Council meeting.
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Strong SA swim team named
Sport24.co.za -
2010-07-28 13:54
Johannesburg - A team of 20 South
African athletes will do duty for their country at the IPC Swimming World
Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands from August 15-21.
Among the well-known faces in the line-up are Paralympics ace
Natalie du Toit, recently in action at the World Open Water Championships in
Canada, rising star Kevin Paul and shark-bite victim Achmat Hassiem.
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United Kingdom Tourism Report Q3 2010 - New Market
Report Published
OfficialWire -
2010-07-28 13:17
A great number of visitors will be
travelling the UK to attend or be a part of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics
being held in London. Although tourism in 2012 will increase due to the
amount of people around the world who will watch the games -3.
A great number of visitors will be travelling the UK to attend or be a
part of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics being held in London.
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Procter & Gamble and the IOC Announce Global
Olympic Partnership
Euroinvestor.co.uk
- 2010-07-28 13:09
Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) and
the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Paralympian....Paralympic sprinter Marlon Shirley).
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Carry staying poker-faced
Manchester
Evening News - 2010-07-28 13:02
July 28, 2010 Stockport Metro
swimmer David Carry is keeping his cards close to his chest ahead of the
European Championships ? but admits they will act as dry run for the
Commonwealth Games and London 2012 Olympics.
I'm doing better than I thought I would be.? Lloyds TSB, proud partner of
the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and supporter of Team GB
on their journey to London 2012.
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Visually impaired children receive taster session
British Judo
Association - 2010-07-28 12:54
Nottinghamshire Judo County Squad
and the British Judo Association offered visually impaired children the
opportunity to try the Olympic sport of judo during two activity afternoons
which were held by the Nottinghamshire Royal Society for the Blind on 23 June
and 7 July.
Faye Dale said: ?The judo sessions that took place in Nottingham proved to
be a fantastic opportunity for children and young people in the
Nottinghamshire area to try a recognised Paralympic sport. ?It was
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London 2012 Sailing competition public consultation
on temporary facilities
Sopo -
2010-07-28 12:30
Sector: Construction Date: Wed
28th Jul 2010, 09:04:52
The existing layout and world class facilities of both the Weymouth and
Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) and Portland Marina will be used as
the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Sailing venue.
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Gearing up for Sail For Gold
TheDailySail.com
- 2010-07-28 12:22
World Champions, multiple Olympic
medallists, Volvo Ocean Race winners to descend on Weymouth Just a few days
remain until entries for the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta close on Monday
26th July.
World and Olympic Laser champion Paul Goodison will be looking to make his
mark in the largest fleet of the event (160 entries so far), whilst recently
crowned World Champions in the Paralympic Skud
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Happy Storry sets her sights on Olympics
Get Reading -
2010-07-28 12:13
By Ben Baker July 28, 2010 Reading
star Beth Storry insists Great Britain can carry their feel-good factor all
the way to London 2012 after ending their medal duck at the Champions Trophy.
not going to sit back and relax.? Lloyds TSB are proud partners of the
London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and supporter of Team GB on
their journey to London 2012.
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Swimming: Sylvester on target for London Games goal
This Is
Staffordshire - 2010-07-28 12:11
JESS Sylvester insists next week's
European Championships will be a watershed moment in her bid to play a
starring role at London 2012.
Lloyds TSB, proud partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games and supporter of Team GB on their journey to London 2012.
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Other Sports: Basketball: Little Sutton ace Jo
Leedham ready for EuroBasket qualifiers
Ellesmere Port
Pioneer - 2010-07-28 12:09
will have one eye on the 2012
London Olympics when she pulls on a vest next month. The 22-year-old
basketball star from Little Sutton has been picked in her country?s 14-strong
women?
Lloyds TSB is a proud partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games, and supporter of Team GB on their journey to London 2012.
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Paralympic shooter Matt Skelhon leads World medal
haul
BBC -
2010-07-28 11:59
Paralympic shooting champion Matt
Skelhon led Britain's medal haul with two silvers and a bronze at the IPC
World Championship in Zagreb.
Paralympic shooting champion Matt Skelhon led Britain's
medal haul with two silvers and a bronze at the IPC World Championship in
Zagreb.Skelhon was second in the 10m falling target rifle event and third in
the 10m
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CATFORD: Olympic medalist opens new sport academy
This Is Local
London - 2010-07-28 11:55
A NEW sports academy has been
opened to encourage youngsters to get involved with athletics.
Youngsters who take part in the academy will have full use of Ladywell's
facilities and will get top tips from the likes of wheelchair basketball Paralympic
gold medalist, Ade Adepitan, and 400m world
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Sponsors fire starting gun on Olympic PR strategies
PR Week -
2010-07-28 11:55
Gemma O'Reilly , prweek.com, 28
July 2010, 08:41am
London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games sponsors have started to
ramp up their PR activity as the countdown to the Games begins.
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John Amaechi shoots hoops at London Olympic venue
Daily Mirror -
2010-07-28 11:49
By Colm Heaney on Jul 28, 10 08:20
AM in International basketball
He was joined by Team GB women's team member and Mirror blogger Azania
Stewart and Paralympian Ade Adepitan at the East London facility,
which will be dismantled after the Games.
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LONDON 2012 - TWO YEAR COUNTDOWN
British Judo
Association - 2010-07-28 11:30
Every day this week we're
featuring a differnt view on London 2012 from a prominent figure within
British judo.Wednesday's Olympic instalment comes from 58-year-old 6th Dan
Dave Stanley, a respected international referee.
The 2012 World's are like this year's last pre-Games selection, the final
selection will then be next year and hopefully I'll realise my ambition of
officiating at the Olympics or Paralympics on home soil.
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Athlete on top of the world after crash fightback
Yorkshire Post
- 2010-07-28 11:21
28 July 2010 By Jeni Harvey WHEN
Steven Judge suffered near-fatal injuries in a car accident eight years ago
he thought his sporting career was over.
Although the triathlon is not currently a Paralympic sport, officials
are applying for it to be included 80904 56586 103115 46385.
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Two years to the London Olympics
Foreign and
Commonwealth Office - 2010-07-28 10:59
This week is the beginning of the
two years' countdown to the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics in London.
This week is the beginning of the two years' countdown to the 2012
Olympics and Paralympics in London....Yuko Arimori, Barcelona and
Atlanta Olympic Women's Marathon Medallist, and Kuniko Obinata, Torino and
Nagano Winter Paralympic...
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Olympics celebration throws the spotlight on
workers' world-class skills
This Is
Scunthorpe - 2010-07-28 10:06
TEST DRIVE: British cyclist Chris
Hoy rides around the Velodrome during the Olympic media day at the Olympic
Village, London.
Tickets go on sale next year for a wide range of both Olympic and Paralympic
sports, many of which will be new to the public.
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Panasonic to Celebrate Two-Year Countdown to London
2012 Olympic Games in ...
Gulf Today -
2010-07-28 10:01
Panasonic to Celebrate Two-Year
Countdown to London 2012 Olympic Games in Trafalgar Square OSAKA, Japan- July
27, 2010 -(BUSINESS WIRE/Me
Also, in cooperation with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic
Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), and British Broadcasting
Corporation (BBC), Panasonic will broadcast a live feed of the celebrations
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Holiday rents to 'go for gold'
This is Dorset
- 2010-07-28 09:59
Property owners in Dorset are
hoping for a golden harvest from the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, with
rents for holiday homes likely to more than double as the event approaches.
Property owners in Dorset are hoping for a golden harvest from the 2012
Olympics and Paralympics, with rents for holiday homes likely to more
than double as the event approaches.Letting agencies are reporting
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Miley's target for Budapest return
The Press &
Journal - 2010-07-28 09:58
inverurie champ has unfinished
business in europeans before commonwealth games and olympics
Paralympic Games and supporter of Team GB on their journey
to London 2012.
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Exclusive: BP sponsorship of London 2012 not in
danger after £11 billion losses
Inside the
Games - 2010-07-28 09:43
By Duncan Mackay in London British
Sports Internet Writer of the Year July 27 - BP's sponsorship of the Olympics
and Paralympics is not under
BP's sponsorship of the Olympics and Paralympics is not under.
...threat, despite today announcing record corporate losses of £11 billion ($18
billion), London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton claimed.
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Waikato To Host The 2011 Mitsubishi Motors
Paralympics New Zealand National Championships
Voxy.co.nz -
2010-07-28 09:41
The Waikato region has been
awarded the rights to host the 2011 Mitsubishi Motors PNZ National Championships
in November of next year.
They aim to involve the whole community in the various events using the
National Championships to showcase Paralympic sports and athletes from
New Zealand and internationally to the wider public.
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John Steele: UK Sport has shown that it can and
does deliver excellence
Inside the
Games - 2010-07-28 09:13
Overseeing 27 Olympic and 18
Paralympic sports I am often asked to highlight one that I think might shine
in 2012. It?s impossible to do that. The likes of rowing, sailing and cycling
are now the envy of the world.
Overseeing 27 Olympic and 18 Paralympic sports I am often asked to
highlight one that I think might shine in 2012....Olympic and Paralympic
sport in this country is in tremendous shape and that isn?t through...
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Swimmer Webb aims to fly the flag for his London
Olympics bid
This Is Bristol
- 2010-07-28 08:50
CHIPPING Sodbury swimmerwill make
his European Long Course Championship debut next month ? and says travelling
towill be the perfect dress rehearsal for.
This article is courtesy of, proud partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games and supporter of Team GB.
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