Paralympic Games

                   

Boccia players prepare for Paralympics

icnetwork.co.uk
04-Nov-2008
        

Nov 4 2008 by Katie Norman, South Wales Echo YOUNG wheelchair users have begun their quest for 2012 Paralympics glory. The London games may be four years away, but members of the Cymru Boccia Wales squad are training hard to...

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NBC & Universal Sports Bring Inspiring Athlete Stories to the Screen With Beijing Paralympic Games

finanznachrichten.de
03-Nov-2008
        

NBC and Universal Sports present the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games presented by GE to TV beginning this Sunday, Nov. 9 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports with a 90-minute documentary narrated by NBC Sports' Bob Costas. The 90-minute...

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The Post-Olympic State of China

assistnews.net
03-Nov-2008
        

Now that the fireworks have ended and the 2008 Olympic and Paralympics winners have left their winning places, the 1.3 billion people of China have now returned to "normal" operations, according to documentary producers who...

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Paralympian slowly losing her sight

singaporenews.net
04-Nov-2008
        

Singapore paralympian Yip Pin Xiu, 16, astounded everyone and became the pride of the nation when she won the gold in the 50m backstroke at the Beijing Paralympics earlier this year. Pin Xiu, who was...

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bbc.co.uk: British Paralympian Lucy Shuker bbc.co.uk

Shuker claims Nottingham titles

bbc.co.uk
03-Nov-2008 1 related
        

Shuker failed to come away with a medal at the Beijing Paralympics Britain's Lucy Shuker was celebrating after claiming singles and doubles success at the Nottingham Indoor Wheelchair Tennis tournament. The second seed beat...

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bbc.co.uk: Paralympic swimmer Sam Hynd bbc.co.uk

Paralympic duo claim world bests

bbc.co.uk
03-Nov-2008 1 related
        

Hynd made a big impression in his first Paralympics in Beijing Paralympic gold medallists Sam Hynd and Heather Frederiksen were back in record-breaking form at the National Short Course Swimming Championships. Hynd, who won a...

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Aliant hosts Vancouver 2010 CEO John Furlong on Atlantic Canada tour to raise excitement for the...

bce.ca
03-Nov-2008 2 related
        

With only 465 days until the kick off to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Aliant is hosting a four day Atlantic tour this week with John Furlong, Chief Executive Officer of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic...

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Fearnley wins third New York Marathon

news.com.au
02-Nov-2008 1 related
        

From correspondents in New York PARALYMPIC wheelchair champion Kurt Fearnley has won his third successive New York Marathon. The Australian won in a time of 1hr 44min 51sec, more than one minute ahead of his nearest rival...

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Olsson and Gerard to meet in Nottingham Indoor

itftennis.com
02-Nov-2008 3 related
        

Stefan Olsson (SWE) and Joachim Gerard (BEL) will meet in Sunday's men's main draw singles final at the Nottingham Indoor, part of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour, in Great Britain. Meanwhile, the top two seeds will also contest...

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Josh George of McLean Wins Two Medals at Beijing Paralympics

washingtonpost.com
02-Nov-2008
        

Josh George is back home in McLean from the Paralympics in Beijing -- the Olympic Games for the disabled. The gold medal he won in the 100-meter wheelchair sprint about seven weeks ago hangs in his parents' house, as does the...

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