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Katrineholms-Kuriren Plus - 2016-03-19 10:05
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I Katrineholm har det startat en Rullegrupp för ungdomar
som är precis vad det låter som. En grupp rullstolsburna ungdomar som har
roligt tillsammans.
Dessutom fanns paralympiern Jocke Larsson från Eskils-tuna med på
ett hörn och hjälpte till och sporrade ungdomarna med sin närvaro och sin
attityd om att allt är möjligt och ingenting är omöjligt.
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Zayed Marathon welcomes thousands to celebrate ‘The
Day the UAE Runs'…

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Dubai PR Network - 2016-03-20 07:45
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Annual health and fitness event at Yas Marina Circuit
raises hundreds of thousands of dirhams for health disease research Yas
Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, 20 March, 2016: Thousands of athletes united to
celebrate the memory of the Father of the Nation, H.
Yas Marina Circuit became a sea of runners of different ages,
nationalities and abilities, with children, disabled athletes,
professional runners and even a resident in his late 70s taking part in the
unique day-to-night race.
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Skier Gallagher enters bronze age in velodrome

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Brisbane Courier-Mail - 2016-03-20 07:31
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SHE won an , is a world medallist in track and field and
now at her first ever world track cycling championships Jessica Gallagher has
ridden off with a medal.
at the Paralympics in August less than a year after jumping into
competitive cycling.... Gallagher, who is legally blind, is bidding to make
the Paralympics in her third different sport after she swapped a
career in athletics for alpine skiing and became Australia’s first woman to
win a medal at the Winter Paralympics...
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Veterans Claim First Titles at Haywood Ski
Nationals in Whitehorse

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Noodls - 2016-03-20 05:39
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Cross Country Canada (via noodls) / WHITEHORSE-Two veteran
squads captured the first titles of the weeklong Haywood Ski Nationals on
Saturday in Whitehorse.
Haywood Securities Inc., AltaGas, and Mackenzie Investments - along with
the Government of Canada, Canadian Olympic Committee, Canadian Paralympic
Committee, Own the Podium and B2Ten, CCC develops Olympic, Paralympic
and world champions.
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Sled hockey opens opportunities
Published: Sunday, 3/20/2016 People with disabilities play
in benefit game BY TOM HENRY BLADE STAFF WRITER Tyler Ruch celebrates
after his
Olympic Committee to launch Paralympic Sport Ohio.
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Dreams in Motion

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KFYR-TV - 2016-03-20 04:58
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More Video... Athletes on wheels were having a ball at the
University of Mary Saturday. Mary was hosting the final soccer event of the
season.
Mary was hosting the final soccer event of the season.The University's
men's and women's soccer teams set up the games and helped disabled
athletes enjoy the game.
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Olympic drug-test lab gets go-ahead with
presidential decree

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Solonews.net - 2016-03-20 04:41
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Brazil's new $25-million lab built to replace one that
didn't meet international standards Brazil has enacted new drug-testing
regulations to fall into line with rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Concerns were high that a non-compliance verdict against Brazil would mean
that the laboratory in Rio de Janeiro would not be available to drug-testing
officials for this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games, meaning
samples would have to be flown to
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Brazil approved to conduct drugs tests during
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Chennai Online - 2016-03-20 04:34
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Brasilia, March 20 (IANS) Brazil has been approved to
conduct drug testing of athletes during the upcoming Rio 2016 Olympics and
Paralympic Games, the media reported on Sunday.
Brasilia, March 20 (IANS) Brazil has been approved to conduct drug testing
of athletes during the upcoming Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympic
Games, the media reported on Sunday.
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Brazil approved to conduct drugs tests during
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ProKerala.com - 2016-03-20 04:25
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Brasilia, March 20 Brazil has been approved to conduct
drug testing of athletes during the upcoming Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympic
Games, the media reported on Sunday.
Brasilia, March 20 Brazil has been approved to conduct drug testing of
athletes during the upcoming Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympic Games,
the media reported on Sunday.Brazil was one of five countries ordered by the
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
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President urges new ideas for 2022 Games
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping urged new ideas to be
implemented to ensure the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games are
“fantastic, extraordinary and excellent”.
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping urged new ideas to be implemented to ensure
the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games are “fantastic,
extraordinary and excellent”.After he listened to the organisers of the
Winter Olympics and Paralympics, Xi said that
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Amelia Park in Westfield hosted two Western Mass
Knights sled hockey games

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WWLP.com - 2016-03-20 02:32
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WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – It may be a sport you haven’t
heard about. It’s called Sled Hockey, and it was on display in Westfield. on
Saturday as part of a fundraising effort.
This sport allows disabled athletes to play.
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Child abuse at leading sports clubs in the
spotlight: Royal Commission

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Cessnock Advertiser - 2016-03-20 02:11
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, 10:04 a.m. Child abuse allegations involving some of
Australia's leading sports bodies will be examined by the Royal Commission
into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Child protection policies of organisations including Cricket Australia,
Netball Australia, Little Athletics, Surf Lifesaving Australia, the
Australian Sports Commission and the Australian Olympic and Paralympic
Committees will be examined in
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New Market Report: Brazil Defence & Security
Report 2016

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US PRWire - 2016-03-20 02:08
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New Defense research report from Business Monitor
International is now available from Fast Market Research [USPRwire, Wed Mar
16 2016] We expect Brazilian defence expenditure to contract in 2016 amid the
recession; however, it will remain at around 1.
As Brazil prepares to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games,
international actors have expressed concerns over the high levels of crime in
the country, and how this might affect athletes and spectators in the run-up
to, and during the event.
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Tandem cyclists defend world title

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Radio New Zealand - 2016-03-20 01:35
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New Zealand's tandem para-cyclists Emma Foy and Laura
Thompson have defended their World Championship title for the second
consecutive year at thePara-Cycling Track World Championships in Italy. Emma
Foy, Laura Thompson and Jono Hailstone.
Paralympics New Zealand Foy and her sighted pilot Thompson
regained the title by winning the rainbow jersey in the Women's B 3km
Pursuit.
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Bart’s Bash 2016 launches and aims to raise
awareness and funds for disabled sailing globally

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Blue Sheets - 2016-03-20 01:29
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With the decision being made to remove sailing from the
Paralympics, the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation pledges to use the funds
raised through Bart’s Bash in 2016 to help promote and develop disabled
sailing globally.
With the decision being made to remove sailing from the Paralympics,
the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation pledges to use the funds raised through
Bart’s Bash in 2016 to help promote and develop disabled sailing globally.The
funds raised from the
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A new perspective on hockey

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TH Online - 2016-03-20 01:18
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Michael Swanson felt like a little kid again as he
anxiously awaited his introduction to a new sport nearly one year ago.
been involved for years with a Paralympic sports group in Cedar
Rapids.... Two of its alumni — Andy Yohe and Kevin McKee — represented USA
Hockey in the Sochi Paralympic Games. “There are only so many hoops
you can shoot on the driveway, so it was time...
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She can do it all! Kelly Cartwright reveals her
taut stomach after training

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Daily Mail - 2016-03-20 00:44
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...and dotes on new born son Max... as she hints she'll
compete at Rio Paralympics.
By Chloe-lee Longhetti and Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia
She can do it all! Kelly Cartwright reveals her taut stomach after
training. ...and dotes on new born son Max... as she hints she'll compete at
Rio Paralympics.By Chloe-lee Longhetti and Monique Friedlander For
Daily Mail Australia.
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Gallagher gold headlines six medal haul on day
three

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Noodls - 2016-03-20 00:38
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Australian Cycling Federation (via noodls) / Michael
Gallagher (VIC) defended his world title on Saturday as part of a six medal
haul by Team
Montichiari, Italy. Reigning world champion and dual Paralympic
gold medallist Michael Gallagher (VIC) claimed his eighth world title in the
individual pursuit in a repeat of last year's final in a nail-biting finish
over teammate Alistair Donohoe...
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Blind ultra-runner to cross U.S. by foot for first
time in history

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Examiner.com - 2016-03-20 00:38
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Next Thursday, March 24, Jason Romero of Denver, Colo.
will embark on a journey across the U.S. – by foot. Starting in Los Angeles,
Romero will run roughly 3,200 miles, to Boston, in the span of around 60
days.
He is a 3-time Ironman triathlete, 2014 United States Association of Blind
Athletes Marathon Champion, and represented Team USA with a 4th place finish
at the International Paralympic Committee’s World Marathon
Championships in 2015.
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Paralympic athlete and actress inspires at Amputee
Awareness Day

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WFMZ-TV Online - 2016-03-20 00:16
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Lehigh Valley Hospital hosted an actress
and athlete Saturday who was born without the lower halves of her legs to
shared her inspiring story. Katy Sullivan spoke during Amputee Awareness Day
at the hospital's Cedar Crest Campus.
Paralympic athlete and actress inspires at Amputee Awareness
Day.... In addition to acting Sullivan is a championship Paralympic
track athlete.
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Powerlifting: Like weightlifting, but with more
'brute strength'

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ABC Online - 2016-03-20 00:14
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Dozens of the country's top powerlifters have gathered in
Canberra, vying for the last few spots on offer at the powerlifting World
Championships in the United States later this year.
There are however powerlifting events at both the Special Olympics and the
Paralympics.
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Para-cycling Track Worlds: Dame Sarah Storey on
'really successful'

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BBC - 2016-03-20 00:08
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...championships.
19 Mar 'Really successful' championships pleases Storey
The 11-time Paralympic champion Dame Sarah Storey says the
Para-cycling track world championships in Italy have been "really
successful" after winning a seventh world title in the C5 3km individual
pursuit event.
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Turkey suicide bombing kills 5

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CBC - 2016-03-19 23:47
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1:37 A suicide attacker detonated a bomb on a major
pedestrian thoroughfare in Istanbul on Saturday Segments The National Team
Prince Harry
Trudeau's pledge of jobs for young Canadians Trudeau Senate appointees
include aboriginal judge, Paralympian, ex-NDPer, journalist read
comments.
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Canadians Brian McKeever, Chris Klebl win medals at
IPC World Cup final – CTV News

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News Informer.info - 2016-03-19 23:24
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CTV NewsCanadians Brian McKeever, Chris Klebl win medals
at IPC World Cup finalCTV NewsVUOKATTI, Finland — Canadians Brian McKeever
and Chris Klebl captured gold and silver medals, respectively, at the IPC
World Cup final Saturday.
10-time Paralympic gold medallist from Canmore, Alta., won the
men’s 20-kilometre visually …and more Read all here:
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Welshman Alex Thomson pulls some insane stunts
while dressed in a suit

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Wales Online - 2016-03-19 23:12
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Could this be the best dressed stuntman in the world? Meet
the stuntman sailor who jumps off 98ft masts, tightropes across speeding
sailing boats and propels himself 280ft into the air - all while dressed in a
smart suit.
He was helped early in his sailing career by Sir Keith Mills, the British
businessman who ran London’s victorious bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games
and Paralympic Games.
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Sports - Spain declared 'non-compliant' with WADA
code

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Yahoo! Finance - 2016-03-19 22:59
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4 minutes ago TO GO WITH AFP STORY Brazilian Minister of
Sports George Hilton (L) listens to professor Francisco Radler (R),
The World Antidoping Agency (WADA) based in Montreal decided on May 13,
2015 to allow the BDCL to work for the Olympic and Paralympic Games,
starting next July with several Olympic tests, the Sports Ministry
informed.... The World Antidoping Agency (WADA) based in Montreal decided on
May 13, 2015 to allow the BDCL to work for the Olympic and Paralympic...
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Storey claims gold in Italy

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Sporting Life - 2016-03-19 22:26
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Dame Sarah Storey won one of Great Britain's two gold
medals on day three of the Para-cycling Track World Championships in
Montichiari, Italy on Saturday.
Won gold The 11-time Paralympic champion claimed a seventh
successive Track World Championships title in the C5 three-kilometres
individual pursuit.... Fachie, who is visually impaired and has now won nine
world titles in his cycling career since switching from athletics after the
2008 Beijing Paralympics...
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Calais refugee camp theatre stages a double encore

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The Guardian - 2016-03-19 22:23
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The makeshift stage on which A-list stars entertained
migrants in Calais is now to be rebuilt in two locations, vow the two young
British playwrights behind the scheme
Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian Daldry, who directed the film and
stage show of Billy Elliot, as well as the opening of the 2012 Paralympics,
crossed the channel regularly to help Murphy and Robertson.
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Storey maintains unbeaten pursuit run

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BBC - 2016-03-19 21:11
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Dame Sarah Storey maintained her unbeaten international
record in the C5 3km individual pursuit with victory at the UCI Para-cycling
World Championships in Italy.
Fachie and his sighted pilot Mitchell secured their third title in a row
in the kilo event with a time of one minute 0.633 seconds, more than a second
clear of the rest of the field for a boost before this year's Rio Paralympics.
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Six Nations Rugby Results – Ireland beat Scotland

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SportsNews Ireland - 2016-03-19 20:38
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Home / Rugby / Rugby: Irish Interest / Six Nations Rugby
Results – Ireland beat Scotland By Sean Flynn Updated: March 19, 2016 Six
Nations
Olympics2016 OCS Ireland continue sponsorship of Irish Paralympic
Team There were big celebrations at OCS Group Ireland headquarters in Dublin
on...
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George Osborne's war on the disabled to benefit the
rich proving too much

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Daily Mirror - 2016-03-19 20:00
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...for even Tories to stomach.
Sunday People columnist Terry Christian on the madness of a Chancellor who
believes the most vulnerable should pay for his own blundering incompetence
incompetence. George Osborne was booed at the London 2012 Paralympics
medal presentation Among the stunts and waffle of the Budget it should not be
forgotten that the austerity measures of the last six years have achieved
nothing.
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Spain and Mexico non-compliant with World
Anti-Doping Code
Spain and Mexico have been ruled non-compliant with the
World Anti-Doping Code by WADA.
This will ensure that effective testing programs can be run in the lead up
to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Doping-Spain and Mexico declared non-compliant with
WADA code

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Daily Mail - 2016-03-19 18:46
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By Reuters Published: 17:45 GMT, 19 March 2016| Updated:
17:45 GMT, 19 March 2016
"This will ensure that effective testing programmes can be run in the
lead-up to the (Rio) Olympic and Paralympic Games," added WADA.
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Masters earns back-to-back Cross-Country Skiing
World Cup sitting crowns

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Insidethegames.biz - 2016-03-19 18:25
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America's Oksana Masters claimed the International
Paralympic Committee (IPC) Cross-Country Skiing World Cup women’s sitting
title with a race to spare after winning the 20 kilometre marathon at
Vuokatti in Finland.
America's Oksana Masters claimed the International Paralympic
Committee (IPC) Cross-Country Skiing World Cup women’s sitting title with a
race to spare after winning the 20 kilometre marathon at Vuokatti in
Finland.Masters had triumphed in the
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Canadians Brian McKeever, Chris Klebl win medals at
IPC World Cup final

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Brandon Sun - 2016-03-19 18:25
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VUOKATTI, Finland - Canadians Brian McKeever and Chris
Klebl captured gold and silver medals, respectively, at the IPC World Cup
final Saturday. McKeever, a 10-time Paralympic gold medallist from Canmore,
Alta.
McKeever, a 10-time Paralympic gold medallist from Canmore, Alta.,
won the men's 20-kilometre visually impaired event in one hour 20 minutes 43
seconds with guide Graham Nishikawa of Whitehorse.
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Saturday Panel: Irish Paralympian explains how
athletes must always be vigalant when it comes to drugs

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Newstalk - 2016-03-19 17:45
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Ellen Keane will appear in her third Paralympics this
summer and she's due to race on her 21st birthday.
Saturday Panel: Irish Paralympian explains how athletes must always
be vigalant when it comes to drugs.... Ellen Keane will appear in her third Paralympics this
summer and she's due to race on her 21st birthday.Speaking to Nathan Murphy
on the Saturday...
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Mosquitoes again — Zika virus

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Borneo Post Online - 2016-03-19 17:31
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Share this: An Aedes aegypti mosquito is seen inside a
test tube as part of a research on preventing the spread of the Zika virus
and other mosquito-borne diseases in Guadalupe, Mexico.
Concentrated in the state of Pernambuco, the great fear is that this
mosquito threat will spread to Rio de Janeiro where athletes worldwide will
gather for this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games.... Olympic and Paralympic
Games There is an...
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A weekend of fun at SASCOC’s Global Road to Rio
Camp

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Noodls - 2016-03-19 17:22
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SASCOC - South African Sports Confederation [...] (via
noodls) / SASCOC held its first Global Camp at the University of Pretoria's
High Performance Centre for athletes who will be participating at the Rio
2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
SASCOC - South African Sports Confederation (via noodls) / SASCOC held its
first Global Camp at the University of Pretoria's High Performance Centre for
athletes who will be participating at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic
Games.More than 90...
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California Senate President proposes $250 million
bill to help Los Angeles bid for 2024 Olympics and Paralympics

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Insidethegames.biz - 2016-03-19 17:01
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A $250 million (£173 million/€222 million) financial
guarantee has been proposed to help Los Angeles' bid to host the 2024
Olympics and Paralympics by the leader of the California Senate.
California Senate President proposes $250 million bill to help Los Angeles
bid for 2024 Olympics and Paralympics.... A $250 million (£173
million/€222 million) financial guarantee has been proposed to help Los
Angeles' bid to host the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics...
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Man arrested in Oscar Pistorius scam
MIL OSI – Source: South Africa News Agency – Report:
Headline: Pretoria – A 33-year-old man has been arrested in Pretoria for
allegedly
Headline: Pretoria – A 33-year-old man has been arrested in Pretoria for
allegedly. ...masquerading as an official from the National Prosecuting
Authority (NPA) who had promised to have former Paralympian Oscar
Pistorius’ murder case squashed.
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Al Rayyan and Al Arabi look for glory at GCC Club
Volleyball C’ship

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Qatar Olympic Committee - 2016-03-19 16:52
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Steady progress for QNB Doha TourHH the Deputy Emir crowns
winners of Annual Arabian Thoroughbred Camel Race For Golden Sword Of HH the
EmirHE
qualification to Olympic Games finals 2016 Al Rayyan down Al Suwaiq in GCC
Champions LeagueOverwhelming response to SOP Paralympic DayTrap
competition at Qatar Shotgun Championship concludedAl Sadd victorious in AFC
Champions LeagueQBF reviews sport
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VIDEO: Police parade at Menlyn

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Rekord Pretoria East - 2016-03-19 16:35
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The South African Police Service (SAPS) put on an
impressive display against crime at Menlyn shopping centre on Saturday
morning.
They were joined by some members of the South African Paralympic
team.
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OAS eligibility age to be restored to 65

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Palm Springs Desert Sun - 2016-03-19 16:19
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Canada’s “official” retirement age when people can begin
receiving the Old Age Security (OAS) pension will be restored to 65, Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau said.
Appointed were Judge Murray Sinclair; Paralympian Chantal
Petitclerc; Peter Harder, who headed the Liberal transition team; Raymonde
Gagne, former president of Universite Saint-Boniface in Manitoba; Frances
Lankin, former Ontario politician;
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Van Dyk has sights set on 2nd NYC Half title in US

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SASCOC - 2016-03-19 16:16
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By Six-time Paralympian Ernst van Dyk will be looking to
stake his claim on history with a successful defence of his NYC half-marathon
in New York on Sunday.
By Six-time Paralympian Ernst van Dyk will be looking to stake his
claim on history with a successful defence of his NYC half-marathon in New
York on Sunday.The 10-time Boston Marathon winner, who still sticks to his
choice of steak for his pre-race
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U.S. Sitting Teams Split Day Three

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Noodls - 2016-03-19 15:08
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USAV - USA Volleyball (via noodls) / Print By Karen
Patterson ([email protected]) | March 19, 2016, 4:17 a.m. (ET) ANJI, China
(March 19, 2016) - The U.S.
The U.S. Women's Sitting Team continued its winning ways, toppling
Ukraine, 25-13, 25-21, 27-25 in its fourth pool play match among the Rio de
Janeiro Paralympic-qualified teams.... 'It's good for (the coaches) to
try different things and see how players react so that we have a clear
picture going into the Paralympics...
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Seven new senators appointed by Trudeau

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MSN News Canada - 2016-03-19 14:51
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Trudeau names new senators OTTAWA - The Prime Minister has
chosen seven new senators to fill vacancies in Manitoba, Quebec and Ontario.
The Prime Minister has chosen seven new senators to fill vacancies in
Manitoba, Quebec and Ontario. The roster includes Justice Murray
Sinclair, who led the Truth and Reconciliation commission, Paralympian
Chantal Petitclerc and the long-time
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Germany's Nicoleitzik and Italy's Corso smash world
records at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix...

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Around The Rings - 2016-03-19 14:41
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Two world records fell on Friday (18 March), the second
day of competition at the 8th Fazza IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates.
The double Paralympic silver medallist clocked 1:19.44 to finish
third in the women’s 400m T35/37 behind French world silver medallist Mandy
Francois-Elie (T37) (1:08.58) and Russia’s Elena Tretiakova (T37).
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Olympics: New Generation members added to Paris
2024 Athletes' Committee

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Sports Features - 2016-03-19 14:34
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NewsUpdate Paris 2024 Athletes’ Committee members © Paris
2024 MARISSA FLANDERS (USA) / Sports Features Communications (SFC) The newest
Paralympic Bid Committee.... Meeting on a regular
basis, the committee is Co-Chaired by Marie-Amélie Le Fur, Paralympic
Champion in Athletics and Teddy Riner, Judo Olympic Champion.... He added,
"Athletes are the heart and soul of the Olympic and Paralympic...
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Olympics: IOC Coordination Commission confident in
PyeongChang 2018 progress

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Sports Features - 2016-03-19 14:34
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NewsUpdate IOC Coordination Commission Chair, Gunilla
Lindberg and POCOG President, Yang-Ho Cho © POCOG MARISSA FLANDERS (USA) /
Sports
The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic
Winter Games (POCOG) was congratulated by Coordination Commission Chair,
Gunilla Lindberg for hosting a successful first round of test events.... With
our close cooperation, we will ensure a great Olympics and Paralympics...
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Right-leg prostheses give sprint para-athletes an
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DailyMe.Com - 2016-03-19 14:26
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A step aheadMichael Steele/Getty Paralympic sprinters with
left-leg prostheses should cross their fingers for an outside lane in the
200- and 400-metre races in Rio this August.
A step aheadMichael Steele/Getty Paralympic sprinters with left-leg
prostheses should cross their fingers for an outside lane in the 200- and
400-metre races in Rio this August.That’s because the maximum running speed
of para-athletes with single
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RDA Online Dressage Championships 2014 hosted by
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Equi-Ads - 2016-03-19 14:24
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Eleanor Willcox of Mount Pleasant RDA (who was placed 3rd
in Test 2, Introduction to Dressage (Led)) and was the youngest placed
competitor in the championship in 2013
The prizes were presented by Paralympic Champion Sophie
Christiansen, much to the riders delight.
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CU study shows how Paralympic track sprinters are
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Chaffee County Times - 2016-03-19 14:10
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A study shows that when rounding curves, Paralympic
sprinters wearing left-leg prostheses are slowed more than athletes with
right-leg amputations—a disadvantage that could cost them dearly in official
competition.
CU study shows how Paralympic track sprinters are slowed by
curves.... A study shows that when rounding curves, Paralympic sprinters
wearing left-leg prostheses are slowed more than athletes with right-leg
amputations—a disadvantage that could cost them...
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National manga museum seen opening by ’20

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The Japan News - 2016-03-19 14:04
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The Yomiuri Shimbun The government is working on a Manga
National Center project as one of its “Cool Japan” strategies.
The government aims to open the facility as early as the spring of 2020,
prior to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, to attract both domestic
and foreign tourists.
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Corso and Nicoleitzik break world records on second
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Inside The Games - 2016-03-19 13:51
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...Grand Prix in Dubai.
Nick Butler Friday, 18 March 2016 Italy's Oxano Corso claimed one of two
world records today on the second day of competition at the International
Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai.
Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics Grand Prix in
Dubai.Corso, the double Paralympic silver medal winner, knocked more
than a second off her previous 400 metres T35 world record.
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Former swim champ Keng Liat impressed with Welson
Keng Liat was impressed to see Welson (pictured) to chalk
up impressive timings by just training locally. PETALING JAYA: The sky’s the
limit for young swimmer Welson Sim, who is the first Malaysian to qualify for
two Olympic A events in swimming.
He previously trained at National Aquatics Centre in Bukit Jalil but then
had to share the Kampung Pandan pool with the Paralympic swimmers last
month as the former pool is under renovation. Welson, coached by
Australian Paul Birmingham, would
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News, opinion and commentary / Daily Post (Conwy,
Wales), "Chin in good form ahead of Olympic trial regatta; Rebecca wins
biggest women's race."

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ROWING By NICK HARTLAND rEBECCA CHIN is in good form ahead
of next week's Olympic trials after she helped power her Great Britain
development eight to victory in the 320-boat Women's 8s Head of the River
Race in London.
course. Hannah The former Paralympian...
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Ng On-yee right on cue to pot the biggest prize of
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South China Morning Post - 2016-03-19 12:19
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It has been six years in a row for cycling and it seems
it’s time for change at the Sports Stars Awards presentation, the annual
“Oscars” for Hong Kong’s top athletes.
Xiaoling. The two remaining spots are likely to go to disabled athletes
– Wong Ka-man in table tennis and Chan Ho-yin in badminton.
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Dutch stars dominate as IPC Snowboard World Cup
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Insidethegames.biz - 2016-03-19 12:17
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Action concluded at the International Paralympic Committee
(IPC) World Cup Finals in Trentino with another day of Dutch success as Chris
Vos, Renske van Beek and Bibian Mentel-Spee all claimed banked slalom
victories. World champion Vos clocked 59.
Action concluded at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
World Cup Finals in Trentino with another day of Dutch success as Chris Vos,
Renske van Beek and Bibian Mentel-Spee all claimed banked slalom
victories.... Paralympic champion Bibian...
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Tewkesbury wheelchair racer Mel Nicholls speaks out
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One News Page United Kingdom - 2016-03-19 11:45
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World Paralympic silver medallist Mel Nicholls is backing
a campaign by the Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership to promote safe and
social driving.
Tewkesbury wheelchair racer Mel Nicholls speaks out on road...World Paralympic
silver medallist Mel Nicholls is backing a campaign by the Gloucestershire
Road Safety Partnership to promote safe and social driving.
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Liam Morgan: Latest IOC Coordination Commission
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Insidethegames.biz - 2016-03-19 11:22
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As I began the long 168 kilometres journey from Gangneung
to South Korean capital Seoul I was given an interesting glimpse into the
local feeling for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games by
one of the communications team.
As I began the long 168 kilometres journey from Gangneung to South Korean
capital Seoul I was given an interesting glimpse into the local feeling for
the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games by one of the
communications team.“The
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Lift off for London 2012 legacy with challenge

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Bedford Today - 2016-03-19 11:19
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Harold Darbon receives the Paul Harris Fellowship from
Prue Dixon (left) and Debbie Hodge
A big-hearted initiative that started in Bedford after the Paralympic
Games is set to be rolled out across the country.... The Wheelchair Legacy
Challenge (WLC) was the brainchild of London 2012 Bedford training camp
manager and former teacher Howard Darbon, who saw first-hand how much sport
enhanced the confidence and personal development of the Paralympic...
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Indiana vs. Kentucky headlines Saturday’s March
Madness

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MyInforms - 2016-03-19 11:18
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This article is a series of language learning posts by
ParaSport News. The goal is to provide sport fans some very basic sport
and Paralympic vocabulary so you can talk with the world about disability
sport at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio.
The goal is to provide sport fans some very basic sport and Paralympic
vocabulary so you can talk with the world about disability sport at the 2016
Summer Paralympics in Rio.France is a traditional Paralympic
power, ranking fourth all time in
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Tewkesbury wheelchair racer Mel Nicholls speaks out
on road...

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Gloucestershire Echo Online - 2016-03-19 11:00
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Comments (0) World Paralympic silver medallist Mel
Nicholls is backing a campaign by the Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership
to promote safe and social driving.
Tewkesbury wheelchair racer Mel Nicholls speaks out on road...Comments (0)
World Paralympic silver medallist Mel Nicholls is backing a campaign
by the Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership to promote safe and social
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4th For Irish Duo In UCI 2016 Para-cycling Track
World Championships

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Radio Kerry - 2016-03-19 10:38
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The Irish tandem pairing of Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve
McCrystal has finished fourth in the WB 3km Pursuit at the UCI 2016
Para-cycling Track World Championships in Montichiari, Italy.
The next competition after the Worlds will be at the Paralympic
Games in Rio.
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Sitting volleyballers bag 3 wins at 2016
Intercontinental

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Mehr News - 2016-03-19 10:29
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National players of Iran overcame the US 25-10, 25-17,
30-28 on the third day of the 2016 Intercontinental and World
ParaVolley.
Iran, who holds Paralympic quotas together with China, Brazil,
Germany, Egypt and America, will meet Brazilian rivals on Sunday March
20.... The event will be the final opportunity for one men’s and one women’s
team to qualify for the Rio 2016 Paralympic...
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Trudeau's senators mark a break from the Senate's
reputation

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CBC - 2016-03-19 10:21
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The seven individuals selected by Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau for appointment to the Senate —parliamentary astronauts
sent off into the great unknown — might be most easily defined by what they
are not.
Paralympian Chantal Petitclerc, director at Ryerson
University's Global Diversity Exchange Ratna Omidvar and security expert and
former Ontario NDP minister Frances Lankin were nominated for the Senate on
Friday.
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Inspirational talks raise £1,000 for Treloar's

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Alton Post Gazette - 2016-03-19 10:21
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Saturday, 19 March 2016in Education The speakers and
Treloar's trustees chairman Alistair Mackintosh.
Paralympian and former Treloar's student Ben Rushgrove
offered the audience a unique insight into the mindset needed to become a Paralympic
athlete, as well as the significance of his Treloar's experience.
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Convicted Paralympic Pistorius exposes fraudster

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Africa Review - 2016-03-19 10:08
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PETER DUBE in Pretoria Saturday, March 19
2016 at 11:38 comment South African Paralympic murder convict
Oscar Pistorius became a hero on Friday when he exposed a 33-year-old man,
who offered to squash his case in exchange for a $16,000 bribe.
Convicted Paralympic Pistorius exposes fraudster.... PETER DUBE in
Pretoria Saturday, March 19 2016 at 11:38 comment South
African Paralympic murder convict Oscar Pistorius became a hero on
Friday when he exposed a 33-year-old man, who offered to squash...
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Full rulle i tillvaron - det är modellen

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Katrineholms-Kuriren Plus - 2016-03-19 10:05
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I Katrineholm har det startat en Rullegrupp för ungdomar
som är precis vad det låter som. En grupp rullstolsburna ungdomar som har
roligt tillsammans.
Dessutom fanns paralympiern Jocke Larsson från Eskils-tuna med på
ett hörn och hjälpte till och sporrade ungdomarna med sin närvaro och sin
attityd om att allt är möjligt och ingenting är omöjligt.
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Scrap limited Arsenal academy for quality-Petit

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SportsNews Ireland - 2016-03-19 09:51
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Home / Soccer / Soccer: Worldwide / Scrap limited Arsenal
academy for quality-Petit By Sean Flynn Updated: March 19, 2016 Former
Arsenal
Olympics2016 OCS Ireland continue sponsorship of Irish Paralympic
Team There were big celebrations at OCS Group Ireland headquarters in Dublin
on...
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Wounded in bombing, Iraq girl now rising table
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Filipino Express Online - 2016-03-19 09:28
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Twelve-year-old Iraqi Nejla Imad
Despite these injuries, she took up table tennis when she was four and is
now a rising Paralympic star. “Table tennis… has begun to change my
life for the better,” says Imad, who wears a green jersey with her country’s
flag on the front and
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