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BBC
| 9 months ago
With the track events completed, the squad has certainly performed as we would have expected them to and won 15 medals, compared with 12 in Beijing...Before Beijing, Australia was the powerhouse when it came to Paralympic cycling. Since then, Britain'...
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Mail Online UK
| 9 months ago
Cyclist Jody Cundy reflects on his bronze medal, a day after missing out on gold Jody Cundy put his earlier trackside tantrum behind him yesterday to take bronze in the velodrome. The cyclist, who had been dubbed Mr Angry' after a four-letter rant at...
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Arab News
| 9 months ago
Britain's Sarah Storey yesterday clinched the women's C4/5 500m time-trial for her second gold of the Paralympics and the ninth of her Games career, as her husband had a part to play in another victory. The 33-year-old, who won five swimming golds...
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The independent
| 9 months ago
The 55-year-old Spaniard Sebastian Rodriguez saw off much younger swimmers including 15-year-old Brit Andrew Mullen to take silver in the S5 50m freestyle, his 13th Paralympic medal...Rodriguez was sentenced to 84 years in prison in 1985, when a...
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The independent
| 9 months ago
Redemption is one of the recurring themes of world-class sport. It cleanses the soul, enables an athlete to be measured by something less tangible, but ultimately more significant, than a mere medal. Jody Cundy savoured its release yesterday...
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The independent
| 9 months ago
Sarah Storey and her husband, Barney, took home a golden double yesterday in the Velodrome. Barney was the first to grab a gold, piloting Neil Fachie in the 1km tandem and setting a new world record. Just a few hours later, Sarah took her second gold...
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The independent
| 9 months ago
A day to remember for Mr and Mrs Storey, and another happy day to savour for Britain in the Velodrome. Sarah Storey has two golds out of two and will now switch her attentions to the road, where she will pursue two more. She was preceded yesterday to...
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Sky News
| 9 months ago
Paralympics Action On Day Three Teenage swimming sensation Ellie Simmonds has dramatically defended her Paralympic title by smashing the world record. The 17-year-old had the Aquatics Centre in raptures as she touched home ahead of rival Victoria...
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PRWeb
| 9 months ago
p>Britain's Mark Colbourne produced a world record-breaking ride to win the gold medal in the C1 individual pursuit. (PRWEB) September 01, 2012 Britain's Mark Colbourne produced a world record-breaking ride to win the gold medal in the C1...
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The Guardian
| 9 months ago
The Paralympics has not changed my attitude to disabled people but the Coalition government have. I have never been so angry in all my life & that includes the Thatcher years at such disgraceful behaviour as this government has shown towards people...
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CNN
| 9 months ago
South African double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius, a star of the Olympics, returns to the track in London Saturday to defend the first of his three Paralympic titles, on day three of the Games. Pistorius, who uses carbon fiber prosthetic blades,...
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Mail Online UK
| 9 months ago
Paralympic hero Sarah Storey wins her second cycling gold of London 201.... and we're only on day three! EST, 1 September 2012 Sarah Storey stormed to her second victory of London 2012 and her ninth Paralympic gold medal in the velodrome today. The...
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Sky News
| 9 months ago
Sprinter Richard Whitehead has powered to gold on the track, breaking his own world record to take victory in the 200-metres T42 final as ParalympicsGB moved to second in the medal table. The 36-year-old double amputee stormed home with enough time...
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The independent
| 9 months ago
Caption competition News in pictures Sport blogs It might seem pretty bizarre to be betting against goals in a game involving Swansea a team that h... by Gareth Purnell 01 September 2012 01:01 AM Michael Bisping is a man on a mission. As his date...
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The independent
| 9 months ago
Caption competition News in pictures Sport blogs It might seem pretty bizarre to be betting against goals in a game involving Swansea a team that h... by Gareth Purnell 01 September 2012 01:01 AM Michael Bisping is a man on a mission. As his date...
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The Observer
| 9 months ago
Lefteris Pitarakis/AP Paralympians from around the world lined up to pay tribute to London's charged atmosphere and packed stands, as Britain won another string of medals but had things far from all their own way on a day of high drama on and off the...
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Mail Online UK
| 9 months ago
Hannah Cockcroft won Britain's first Paralympic gold on the track last night in a stunning display that saw her smash the Paralympic record. The 20-year-old wheelchair racer nicknamed Hurricane Hannah' and one of the faces' of London 2012 stormed to...
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Guardian Unlimited
| 9 months ago
Bryn Lennon/Getty Images If there was anyone who still harboured a remaining scintilla of doubt that Paralympic sport is as brutal, raw and arbitrary as its Olympic counterpart then an extraordinary five minutes in the velodrome on Friday must have...
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International Business Times
| 9 months ago
Great Britain's Mark Colbourne and Hannah Cockroft were the toast of the Paralympic Games as they each claimed gold on day two of the London 2012 Games. Colbourne, who won silver in the 1km time trial on day one, went one better in the C1 pursuit,...
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Mail Online UK
| 9 months ago
The scene had echoes of Miss Pendelton's crushing defeats in the women's team sprint and women's sprint, where she was disqualified and relegated. Anger: Great Britain's Jody Cundy is restrained after being disqualified from the Men's Individual C4-5...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 9 months ago
British Paralympic track cyclist Jody Cundy was on Friday denied a restart in the final of men's C4/5 1km time-trial, leaving the 2008 champion from Beijing distraught. Cundy had been looking to double the host nation's gold medal tally at the...
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The independent
| 9 months ago
Caption competition News in pictures Sport blogs Michael Bisping is a man on a mission. As his date with destiny and the formidable Brian Stann appro... by Brian Mallon 31 August 2012 12:33 PM It finally happened about two seconds into the opening...
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BBC
| 9 months ago
Butterworth silver but Cundy disqualified 2012 Paralympics British favourite Jody Cundy's bid to secure 1km Time Trial gold ended in controversy and anger as officials denied the GB rider a restart. Jon-Allan Butterworth took silver for GB behind...
