Blogs about: Beijing Paralympics

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Josie Pearson - Gold Medal Profile

maryhoneyballmep wrote 7 months ago: Continuing with my profiles of those women who achieved gold medals at the Olympics and Paralympics … more →

Tags: Labour Party, Alan Ash, catherine o'neill, Discus, Hannah Cockroft, Josie Pearson, london 2012, paralympics, wheelchair rugby

The Power of the Games

notthefootyshow wrote 8 months ago: Martine Wright the 39 year old sitting volleyball competitor for Great Britain at the London Paralym … more →

Tags: Other, Wheelchair sports, London, paralympic games, team gb, Martine Wright, sitting volleyball, liverpool street, aldgate

ELLIE SIMMONDS: SWIMMING SUPERSTAR WON 2 PARALYMPIC GOLDS AT TENDER AGE OF 131 comment

angelnstar wrote 8 months ago: When 16 year old Chinese swimmer  Ye Shiwen broke the world record at the Olympic Games, the world m … more →

Tags: London, INTERNATIONAL, Olympic games, London Paralympics, paralympics, Ruta Meilutyte, Ye Shiwen, ellie simmonds, Oscar Pistorius

Britain's Paralympic Hopefuls - Rachel Morris 1 comment

maryhoneyballmep wrote 10 months ago: This week’s post in the series on women Olympians features Rachel Morris. Rachel entered the h … more →

Tags: Labour Party, london 2012, team gb, paralympics, Rachel Morris, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Handcycling

Britain's Paralympic Hopefuls - Eleanor Simmonds2 comments

maryhoneyballmep wrote 11 months ago: It seems wrong to call Eleanor Simmonds a hopeful given everything she has achieved already; having … more →

Tags: Labour Party, london 2012, paralympic games, team gb, Eleanor Simmonds, International Paralympic Committee Swimming World Champ, IPC

Chantal Peticlerc Strikes Gold Again2 comments

good4sports wrote 3 years ago: 16 Days in Beijing- Chantal Petitclerc's new book In her new book 16 Jours à Pékin (16 days in B … more →

Tags: Amateur and Olympic Sports, Chantal Petitclerc, 16 jours à Pékin, 5 gold medals

A look back at 20082 comments

singaporesportsfan wrote 4 years ago: I thought I’d mark my last post of 2008 by looking back at some of the most interesting develo … more →

Tags: Badminton, Olympics, athletics, Singapore Amateur Athletics Association, track and field, Singapore Sports School, Singapore Table Tennis Association, Table Tennis, Singapore Badminton Association

Made in China

tarakusumoto wrote 4 years ago: Made in China As I was sitting up in the stands during Opening Ceremonies, I noticed three little wo … more →

Between the Water Cube & The Birdsnest

tarakusumoto wrote 4 years ago: I truly had such high hopes for blogging daily while I was traveling last month in China and Japan.  … more →

Tags: Beijing, paralympics, water cube

You have the Riding Centre. Now let's get the best ambassador for the sport

singaporesportsfan wrote 4 years ago: The report: Channel News Asia reported that the Singapore Turf Club will be building a $24 million, … more →

Tags: Team Singapore, Disabled Sports, Singapore Disability Sports Council, Vivian Balakrishnan, Teo Ser Luck, laurentia tan, Singapore Turf Club Riding Centre, Lim Hwee Hua, Tan Guong CHing

Let the S'pore Sports Awards break down the barriers between our disabled and able-bodied athletes

singaporesportsfan wrote 4 years ago: The reports/letters: There’s been a recent rash of letters in the Forum pages of The Straits T … more →

Tags: Olympics, Swimming, Singapore Table Tennis Association, Table Tennis, Team Singapore, Disabled Sports, Singapore Disability Sports Council, Beijing Olympics, Singapore Sports Council

Photos from the closing ceremony of Beijing Paralympics (2)

minifish wrote 4 years ago: Continue with photos from the closing ceremony of Beijing Paralympics. According to Xinhua News, the … more →

Tags: In The News, Sports, Beijing Olympics, Closing Ceremony

Relaxed Press Freedoms Pass With The Beijing Games2 comments

Bob wrote 4 years ago: Put in place prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and due to end roughly a month after the Paralympic … more →

Tags: Legacy, Protests, censorship, Beijing Olympics, Press Freedom, Press Restrictions

A toast to our rugby heroes of '78 - and to some fundamental principles of sport3 comments

singaporesportsfan wrote 4 years ago: The report: The New Paper carried a two-page spread entitled “Rugby Good Times” last Sat … more →

Tags: Olympics, Singapore Table Tennis Association, Table Tennis, Foreign Sports Talents, Rugby, Singapore Rugby Union, Team Singapore, paralympics, Disabled Sports

No Excuses

Vince wrote 4 years ago: “Excuses are like assholes, we all have one, and they all stink!”  “I’m too weak Too slow Too big I … more →

Tags: Motivational, Nike, mike scott, Mike warhawk Scott, warhawk, paralympics, 2008 Paralympics, Beijing, NO EXCUSES

Beijing Bids Goodbye To The Paralympians

Bob wrote 4 years ago: Paralympics Closing Ceremony The Beijing Paralympics wrapped up yesterday with yet another spectacul … more →

Tags: Beijing, media, Legacy, Culture, london 2012, paralympics, Beijing 2008, paralympic games, Closing Ceremony

Photos from the closing ceremony of Beijing Paralympics (1)1 comment

minifish wrote 4 years ago: Photo Credit: Liao Yujie/Xinhua I did not even realize that today marked the end of Beijing Paralymp … more →

Tags: In The News, Sports, Beijing Olympics, Culture, history, and arts, Thousand-handed Guan Yin, Closing Ceremony

Congrats Donovan! Bronze Medal Winner in Beijing!1 comment

Ashley wrote 4 years ago: My friend Donovan Tildesley just got back from winning a bronze medal in Beijing! We met through a m … more →

Tags: Vancouver, Friends, Donovan Tildesley, Swimming

AMPED Tells Kortney Clemons's Story of Pursuing a Spot on the U.S. Paralympic Team as a Disabled Iraq Veteran

Natalie wrote 4 years ago: Read what Kortney Clemons has to say about equality for disabled athletes on The New York Times arti … more →

Tags: General, General Interest, Veteran, Inspiration, Sports, Iraq War, iraq, Soldier, Olympics


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