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The Olympics are celebrated at Homewood's Lakeshore Foundation (photos, video)
Homewood :: AL :: USA | 6 days ago
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A.!" and did the wave as they watched the USA Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team practice at the Lakeshore Foundation Thursday...Olympic Day is celebrated by millions of people in more than 160 countries, according to the United State Olympic Committee.
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Organisers defend Smyth decision
Lyon :: France | 1 month ago
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London organisers defend decision not to invite Jason Smyth British Athletics has defended its decision not to invite four-time Paralympic gold medallist Jason Smyth to July's London Anniversary Games. Smyth expressed frustration at not being given
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South African police's mobile phones confiscated over Pistorius pic clickings
Police :: Poland | 2 months ago
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The intervention has dealt a fresh blow to the police's reputation and is indicative of the global media circus that surrounds Pistorius, with any picture of him a highly prized commodity, the Guardian reports. Police minister Nathi Mthethwa stated
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Paralympic coach honoured with MBE
London :: United Kingdom | 2 months ago
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Paralympic coach Anthony Hughes honoured with MBE Mr Hughes won awards in shot and javelin before moving into coaching A former Paralympian who has used his skills to guide many of Wales' current disabled athletes to glory has received an MBE from
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Weir launches Paralympic academy
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
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David Weir & Jenny Archer search for future GB Paralympians Six-time Paralympic champion David Weir and his long-term coach Jenny Archer have launched a new academy to help unearth future Paralympic medallists. The Weir Archer Academy will be based
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Oscar hasn't trained since shooting
Cape Town :: South Africa | 3 months ago
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Pretoria Paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius has not been back to an athletics field to train since he shot dead his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine's Day. He is in mourning, he is still trying to cope with her death. He is human, his agent
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Woman of the Year finalist: Desiree Miller
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 3 months ago
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Being an Olympian is one of the greatest honors an athlete can have...Just ask Desiree Miller, a 2005 graduate of Monroe High School who represented the United States last summer in women's wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Paralympics in London.
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Swimming against tide, paralympian aims for Olympics glory
Berlin :: Germany | 3 months ago
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Despite his disability, he was born club-footed due to a condition called spina bifida, a birth defect that involves incomplete development of the spinal cord or its coverings), Niranjan Mukundan is well on his way to realise his two dreams. The
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Paralympics stars express concern over losing disability allowance
Pīp :: Iran | 4 months ago
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Sophie Christiansen celebrates winning one of her three gold medals for dressage at last summer's Paralympic Games. Photograph: Scott Heavey/Getty Images British Paralympic stars have voiced anger about the imminent disappearance of the Disability
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Hannah Cockroft leads Paralympians back to the Olympic Stadium
London :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago
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For Hannah Cockroft, it was a day of coming in from the cold. First, the Arctic Pennine weather forced the wheelchair racer who struck double sprint gold at the London Paralympics to abandon plans to train outdoors on the track in her native Halifax.
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