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Athletes with intellectual disabilities will return to Paralympics
Ottawa :: Canada | 13 days ago
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The International Paralympic Committee has decided to once again allow athletes with intellectual disabilities to compete alongside athletes with physical disabilities in the Paralympic Games. The IPC voted in favour of the decision at its general assembly...
Tags: intellectual disability, Carla Qualtrough, paralympics games, special olympics, IPC, Canada, Ottawa, Paralympic sports, National Paralympic Committee, Summer Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee, Disability, Paralympics, Disabled sports, Paralympic Games, allnews, Social Issues
Learning disability ban overturned for London Olympics
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | 16 days ago
Credibility A ban has been in place since the Sydney Games in 2000 when the Spanish paralympic basketball team admitted some of its players were not disabled. A fair and efficient classification is central to the integrity of paralympic sport, and the organisations...
Tags: Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Paralympic Games, National Paralympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, Philip Craven, Cheating at the Paralympic Games, Paralympics, Disabled sports, Paralympian, Social Issues, allnews, Disability, Paralympic sports
Inaugural Paralympic Committee representation
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | 23 days ago
Credibility For the first time, Jamaica is to be represented at the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Conference and General Assembly to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, between November 19 and 21. Representing the island will be First vice-president of...
Tags: Jamaica Paralympic Association, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Paralympic Games, National Paralympic Committee, Disabled sports, Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Canada hoping for top-three Paralympic showing
Vancouver :: Canada | 9 months ago
Credibility B.C. â There is little chance Canada will âownâ the 2010 Paralympic podium, not with Russian sure to be strip-mining the cross-country trails in the majestic Callaghan Valley of precious medals. But a top three medal standings finish, the target...
Tags: Conference Board of Canada, Hockey Canada, Vancouver, International Paralympic Committee, Canadian Paralympic Committee, Paralympics, olympic games, TransLinkâ, paralympics games
Paralympic cheats use adrenalin to gain advantage!
Beijing :: China | about 1 year ago
Credibility Self-flagellation, mutilation, bladder constriction -- welcome to the world of the Paralympic cheat who reaches for a belt or a sharp object rather than a banned substance to gain an edge in elite competition. The grisly practice of voluntary autonomic...
Tags: Beijing Paralympics, Erin Popovich, Natalie Rotumah, International Paralympic Committee, Du Toit, gold medals, paralympics games
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