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'Flame of Hope' in Gibraltar this week
Yahoo News &bull TodayNine European capital cities and many more towns and communities will welcome the Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) as it makes its way to Warsaw, Poland for the 2010 Special Olympics European Summer Games, delivering a message of… Full Story »
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Harting spurred on by 70m and rival Maachowski
IAAF.org &bull Yesterday
Robert Harting may have missed out on gold at the European Championships, but a late-season peak has given him the confidence to break the magical 70 metres barrier next year. In Barcelona earlier this summer, Harting's arch rival Piotr Maachowski of Poland came out on top and the German had to settle for… Full Story »
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Windsurfing / Mashiah takes bronze at worlds
Yahoo News &bull Sep 4, 2010Nimrod Mashiah took bronze in yesterday's medal stage of the NeilPryde windsurfing World Championships in Denmark. The 22-year-old, who took silver at last year's competition, came in after two Polish competitors, Piotr Myszka and Przemyslaw Miarczynski. Full Story »
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Live athletics: IAAF Continental Cup 2010
Yahoo News &bull Sep 3, 2010Men's 400m: European 400m champion Kevin Borlee is set to team up with Briton Michael Bingham against the mighty American Jeremy Wariner, who is joined in the Americas team by Jamaican Ricardo Chambers. Men's 100m: Mark Lewis-Francis will compete for… Full Story »
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Inter-Continental Cup winner to play in World Cup
Yahoo News &bull Sep 2, 2010KUALA LUMPUR: For the first time, the Volkswagen women's table tennis World Cup will see a qualifying group being held to select one of the player for the main draw. The International Table Tennis Federation are introducing the Inter-Continental Cup… Full Story »
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World Masters Gold for Mags Greenan
Athletic Association of Ireland 2008 Beijing Olympics Website &bull Sep 1, 2010
Mags Greenan (Clonliffe) won a third World Masters title in a row in the Women's 50-54 age group in Korbielow Poland. Helen White (Sportsworld) added the Women's 45-49 silver to her European gold from Barcelona last May. Martin McDonald (North… Full Story »
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Group advocates genocide awareness to Durango
Yahoo News &bull Aug 31, 2010Mayor Michael Rendon visits a traveling exhibit intended to call attention to instances of genocide throughout history. The exhibit, "The Deadweight of Complacency," was placed at Buckley Park on Tuesday afternoon. Organizer Roz Duman said she and a number of volunteers… Full Story »
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Masai leads the field in London women's 5km
IAAF.org &bull Aug 31, 2010
London, UK - World 10,000m champion Linet Masai returns to London on 5 September in a bid to keep the adidas Women's 5k Challenge in Kenyan hands. Masai was beaten to the Hyde Park title last year by just one… Full Story »
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AP Interview: Walesa says reforms going too slowly (AP)
Olympics News on RocketNews.com &bull Aug 31, 2010AP - Solidarity founder and former Polish President Lech Walesa said Tuesday that 30 years after his trade union movement paved the way for massive democratic reforms that brought communism to its knees across Eastern Europe, Poland is dragging its… Full Story »
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Walesa shuns Solidarity 30th anniversary sessions (AP)
Olympics News on RocketNews.com &bull Aug 30, 2010AP - Solidarity founder Lech Walesa shunned several of the movement's 30th anniversary sessions Monday, saying he is tired and disillusioned with the Polish trade union's current state. Full Story »
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Cuban hurdler Dayron Robles out of shape: coach
Yahoo News &bull Aug 30, 2010Cuban Olympic champion in 110m hurdles Dayron Robles decided to end his season this year because he is not in his "top form," his coach Santiago Antunez said on Monday. "Dayron is not in a top form. He is training… Full Story »
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Greater Victoria rowers medal at world university games
Yahoo News &bull Aug 30, 2010Mara, a Camosun College student, and her doubles partner, Jackie Halko of the University of Western Ontario, finished third in the lightweight double event, behind Poland and Great Britain. The Canadian team that competed in Hungary was selected from top… Full Story »
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Hamilton wins Belgian GP to take F1 lead
Olympic Spirit &bull Aug 30, 2010
McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates on the podium after winning the Belgium Formula One Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, Belgium, Aug. 29, 2010. McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, bottom, takes the lead, chased by… Full Story »
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Poland grabs first win in FIVB GP finals with 3-1 victory against Japan
Olympic Spirit &bull Aug 28, 2010
Milena Sadurek (R) of Poland and Ai Yamamoto of Japan compete on the net during the fourth round match at the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round women's volleyball tournament in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 28, 2010. Poland beat Japan… Full Story »
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Future Olympic Pentathalons will feature laser guns
Yahoo News &bull Aug 26, 2010If you're a Laser Tag enthusiast, it might just be time to polish your ray gun and clear a space for a bronze medal on your wall: you might just be able to use your skills in the 2012 Olympic… Full Story »
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Special Olympics invites you to 'wear the laces'
Yahoo! News - Olympics Search &bull Aug 24, 2010
Law Enforcement Torch Run is travelling across nine European countries ahead of the Special Olympics European Games in Warsaw, Poland, 18th-24th September. Full Story »
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Olympics: Special 2010 edition to draw 1,500 athletes
Yahoo! News - Olympics Search &bull Aug 23, 2010
WARSAW: Some 1,500 athletes are set to take part in the latest European edition of the Special Olympics next month in the Polish capital Warsaw, organisers said Monday. The September 18-24 games are also set to draw personalities from the… Full Story »
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Special Olympics 2010 edition to draw 1,500 athletes
Yahoo! News - Olympics Search &bull Aug 23, 2010
WARSAW (AFP) - Some 1,500 mentally handicapped athletes are set to take part in the latest European edition of the Special Olympics next month in the Polish capital Warsaw, organisers said Monday. The September 18-24 games are also set to… Full Story »
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Boxer Thapa assured of a silver at Youth Olympics
Yahoo News &bull Aug 22, 2010Shiv Thapa assured India [ Images ] of at least a silver in bantam weight boxing after storming into the final with an overwhelming performance but his compatriots disappointed on the eighth day of the Youth Olympic Games [ Images… Full Story »
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Day 6 Swimming (20 Aug 2010)
Flickr &bull Aug 20, 2010
