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Tag Archives: paralympics
The Olympics and Paralympics Together Through 2020
On July 24, 2012, just three days before the start of the Olympics and 36 before the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge signed a co-operation agreement that will … Continue reading
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Tagged london, olympics, owusu, paralympics, sport, teddy
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2012 Paralympics: Goalball
Whether you play or watch, it’s a guarantee that you’ve never experienced anything like Goalball. Goalball features two teams of three players attempting to roll or throw a ball implanted with bells into the other team’s goal. All players are … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, 2012 paralympics, goalball, owusu, paralympics, sports, teddowusu, teddy, visual disabilities, visual impairments
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The 2012 London Paralympic Games
In just 48 days, the Paralympic Games will open in London with the lighting of the Paralympic Flame. The Flame itself will have traveled via relay for 24 hours and over 87 miles and will have been carried by 580 … Continue reading
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Tagged Disabilities, disability, paralympics, participation, people with disabilities, sports
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2012 Paralympics: Wheelchair Basketball
One of the most intriguing aspects of taking in the Paralympics has to be watching games we know and love, as played by the likes of Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, taken to another level by athletes with disabilities. Wheelchair … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, 29, athletes, august, owusu, paralympics, Special Olympics, sports, teddowusu, teddy, wheelchair, wheelchair basketball
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Let the Games Begin
We are almost exactly five months away from the 14th world Paralympic Games presented by host nation, Great Britain. This 2012 Paralympics, which will take place from August 29 through September 9, marks a historic return of the games to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Disabilities, disability, games, garcia, guttman, locog, london, marta, NARIC, naricspotlight, owusu, paralympics, people with disabilities, sports, teddy, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair skateboarding
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