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Swimming: Paralympic champion Natalie Jones quits
London :: United Kingdom | 5 days ago
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Suggested Topics Double Paralympic swimming champion Natalie Jones has announced her retirement after more than 13 years. The 28-year-old competed in four Games, winning gold in the SM6 200 metres individual medley and the 4x50m medley relay in
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Paralympic swimmer Eleanor Simmonds
London :: United Kingdom | 10 days ago
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Simmonds, who won four medal including two golds at the London 2012 Paralympic Games and set a world record in the S6 400m freestyle, was honoured for services to Paralympic sport. (AFP)
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Injury keeps Delana indoors
Port Moresby :: Papua New Guinea | 15 days ago
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Paralympic hero, Iliesa Delana will be out of competition for the next two months. Delana's manager Julie Alexander told Times Sport the amputee was injured. The injury puts his World Championship participation hopes hanging on a thin thread. "He (
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Organisers defend Smyth decision
Lyon :: France | 26 days 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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Paralympic coach honoured with MBE
London :: United Kingdom | 1 month 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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Mixed picture for disability sport post Paralympics
Sheffield :: United Kingdom | 2 months ago
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The London Paralympics were a breakthrough, teaching us all to focus on the abilities rather than disabilities of the extraordinary athletes on show...Six months on it's far more difficult to get a clear picture of the genuine sporting impact of the
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Cockcroft targets next three Paralympics
Halifax :: Canada | 3 months ago
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Cockroft, from Halifax in West Yorkshire, describes her experiences in the Olympic stadium as "surreal" and she has been amazed and a little baffled by the response she has had to her success...Her down-to-earth nature and wide smile, combined with
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London to host Paralympic event
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
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London's Olympic Stadium to host Paralympic athletics event The Olympic Stadium will host a dedicated day of Paralympic sport, as part of a three-day event one year on from the London 2012 opening ceremony. The Paralympic competition will follow two
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Channel 4 wins television rights to cover two more Paralympics
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
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Press Association Channel 4's coverage of Oscar Pistorius winning gold in the 400-m T44 final at the 2012 Paralympics attracted 4.2 milion viewers. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Channel 4 has been rewarded for its acclaimed coverage of the
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Pascoe aims to build on Miami win
Rome :: Italy | 3 months ago
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Megan Pascoe targets Rio Paralympics after London omission After the disappointment of missing out on the London Paralympics, sailor Megan Pascoe has started her Rio preparations in style. The 26-year-old missed out on the sole GB place available in
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