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April Holmes: My Secret Service Job
USA’s champion sprinter April Holmes has always wanted to work for the Secret Service, and she shares how an athletic career has fulfilled that dream.
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Experience and Bravado to Win Canada's Boccia Team Gold
With Josh Vander Vies’s experience and Marco Dispaltro’s aggressive go-getter attitude, the Canadians hope they’ve found a winning combination in the Boccia BC4 team event.
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Silence May Be Golden for USA’s Hanson
He may not be able to speak, but Austin Hanson and his father have developed a non-verbal language they hope will send them to the top of the Boccia podium at the London Paralympics.
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Turin Plays Host to Athletics Championships
The blue tracks of Torino Stadio di Atletica will draw athletes from Italy and 17 other countries this weekend, who will try to qualify for London 2012.
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Women’s Ice Sledge Hockey Hits Spotlight
Philadelphia will play host to a three-team women’s Ice Sledge Hockey jamboree this weekend, the first of its kind.
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Brits Highlight Athletics Test Event
Richard Whitehead, Hannah Cockroft and Paul Blake set world records on the track, while Dan Greaves left dissatisfied with his Discus results.
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Sarah Storey: Bedford Two Day
Great Britain’s Sarah Storey got off lightly when she crashed in the Bedford Two Day and was flung into a bunch of nettles.
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London 2012 Test Events Conclude
London 2012 Organizing Committee hails London Prepares series a success
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LOCOG to Release Remaining Tickets May 21st
The last set of Paralympic Games tickets will go on sale with exactly 100 days to go until the Opening Ceremony.
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Johnny Cronin: Irish Training Camps Beneficial for London
Ireland’s gold-medal Boccia player Johnny Cronin explains why training with a group provides more motivation than training individually.
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Boccia: 12 Facts for London 2012
Here’s a list of 12 interesting things you should know about Boccia at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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Evan O’Hanlon: Earning Your Own Respect
Australia’s Paralympic champion sprinter sounds off in reaction to being quoted in the British newspaper, the Daily Mail.
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McKillop Obliterates 1,500m World Record in Olympic Stadium
Irish middle-distance runner takes 15 seconds off his world record with an emphatic performance at London 2012 test event.
British Boccia Team have Unexpected Win and Loss
The BC3 pairs were never expected to top the podium and the BC1/BC2 were favourites to win when they played at home at the Boccia test event on the Olympic Park in London.
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Norfolk and Vergeer Win in Eton Manor Test Event
Ammerlaan and Phillipson to play men's final on Sunday, 6 May.