Month: September 2018
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Amputees play exhibition volleyball match to raise awareness
By Rick Portier Updated: Sep. 21, 2018 https://www.wafb.com/2018/09/20/amputees-play-exhibition-volleyball-match-raise-awareness/ By Rick PortierUpdated: Sep. 21, 2018 at 12:44 AM EEST BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) – Dick Empson pulled a long sock over his thigh before hitting the floor for warm-ups. He and the rest of the Cajun Crushers were preparing for a pick-up game of volleyball. Two years ago, Empson never…
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Pan America ParaVolley President elected to board of International Volleyball Hall of Fame
James Diamond Monday, 17 September 2018 https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1070062/pan-america-paravolley-president-joe-campbell-elected-to-board-of-international-volleyball-hall-of-fame The President of Pan America ParaVolley Joe Campbell has been unanimously voted onto the board of the International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF). A vote took place at a special induction meeting and the board has announced they are “very excited” to welcome Campbell, a World ParaVolley board member, as…
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210 Iranian athletes to participate in 2018 Asian Para Games
Sep 8, 2018, 7:55 PM https://en.mehrnews.com/news/137589/210-Iranian-athletes-to-participate-in-2018-Asian-Para-Games TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – 210 Iranian athletes, including 137 men and 73 women, will participate in the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia. As reported by IRIB, Iranian athletes will compete in 13 different sports. In men’s section, Iran will have 60 representatives in athletics, one in shooting,…
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Paralympics: Record 14 Sports Could Be Broadcast Live In 2020
DAN D’ADDONA — SWIMMING WORLD MANAGING EDITOR 06 September 2018, 10:16am https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/paralympics-record-14-sports-could-be-broadcast-live-in-2020/ A record 16 disciplines from 14 sports will be available for Rights Holding Broadcasters to show live from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has revealed. Badminton, boccia, road cycling, goalball, triathlon and the marathon events in athletics – sports…