Author: Kwok
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From Army To Invictus
http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/army-invictus From Army To Invictus Pa Modou Nije lost both his legs in the Army, but didn’t let that stop him from pursuing this dreams. Here, Samantha Merrett speaks to him about his story 26/10/2017 10:00 AM TRIUMPH: Pa Modou Nije at the Invictus Games PA MODOU Njie, originally from Gambia, joined the Army…
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Voss fights the odds to be an Olympian
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=421071 Voss fights the odds to be an Olympian Zanzeer SinghMonday, October 23, 2017 LAST year’s Rio Paralympics Canadian sitting volleyball team member Felicia Voss is cherishing a new lease of life filled with confidence and happiness after a bad case of pneumonia sent her into septic shock in 2011, which in turn put her…
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Paravolley Parades SA Pride
http://varsitynewspaper.co.za/2017/10/21/paravolley-parades-sa-pride/ Paravolley Parades SA Pride POSTED ON OCTOBER 21, 2017 BY ERICA MAR By Jess Fish South Africans beamed with pride as we sent our first team to the biennial African ParaVolleyChamps held in Rwanda this September. ParaVolley is a Paralympic sport, with almost identical rulesto ‘normal’ volleyball, except that the net is lower, the court smaller,…
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Carleton Place native helps Canadian women’s sitting volleyball team in world championship qualification
https://www.insideottawavalley.com/sports-story/7661676-carleton-place-native-helps-canadian-women-s-sitting-volleyball-team-in-world-championship-qualification/ Carleton Place native helps Canadian women’s sitting volleyball team in world championship qualification SPORTS Oct 19, 2017 Carleton Place Almonte Canadian Gazette Carleton Place native Anne Fergusson, a member of Canada’s sitting women’s volleyball team has earned an automatic berth to the 2018 World Championships. She will play with the team during the 2017 ParaVolley Pan…
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Canadian Sitting Teams Ready For World Championship Qualification
https://volleymob.com/canadian-sitting-teams-ready-world-championship-qualification/ CANADIAN SITTING TEAMS READY FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFICATION 0volleymob | October 17th, 2017 Canada men’s and women’s sitting volleyball teams will be tested later this month as they attempt to qualify for the 2018 World Championships. Current Photo via CPC Share Canadian Sitting Teams Ready For World Championship Qualification on Facebook Tweet Canadian Sitting…
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IWAS and World ParaVolley sign Memorandum of Understanding
https://www.insidethegames.biz/index.php/articles/1056226/iwas-and-world-paravolley-sign-memorandum-of-understanding By Dan Palmer Friday, 6 October 2017 The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) and World ParaVolley have penned an Memorandum of Understanding. The deal is an effort to strengthen cooperation between the two organisations, and to facilitate promotion and competition opportunities for volleyball. IWAS President Paul DePace and his World ParaVolley equivalent…
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Prince Harry praises Georgian athletes as Invictus Games closes in Toronto
http://agenda.ge/news/88152/eng [VIDEO] The Georgian sitting volleyball team were presented at the hall and enjoyed prolonged ovations following the Prince’s words. Agenda.ge,4 Oct 2017 – 16:05, Tbilisi,Georgia The Invictus Games officially ended in Toronto, Canada. At the closing ceremony, Prince Harry talked about how astonished he was by the Georgian team. “I could not have been…
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Soaring above the net
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/250142/soaring-above-net Soaring above the net Photo By Roger Wollenberg | Army veteran Staff Sgt. Randi Hobson… read more TORONTO, ON, CANADA 09.29.2017 Story by Robert Whetstone U.S. Army Warrior Care and Transition Subscribe 6 By Robert A. Whetstone and Annette GomesU.S. Army Warrior Care and TransitionTORONTO – The Team U.S. sitting volleyball squad worked their way to the…
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My Invictus Diary: Fairy tale ending
http://volleyballengland.org/news/article/5630/my-invictus-diary-fairy-tale My Invictus Diary: Fairy tale ending 28th September 2017 Richard Osborne will be one of the only Brits who will be backing another country at this year’s Invictus Games. His incredible coaching journey has seen him become the coach of the Georgian sitting volleyball team and he’ll be mentoring them at this year’s Games. While…
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My Invictus Diary: A Royal Visit
http://volleyballengland.org/news/article/5623/my-invictus-diary-a-royal 23rd September 2017 Richard Osborne will be one of the only Brits who will be backing another country at this year’s Invictus Games. His incredible coaching journey has seen him become the coach of the Georgian sitting volleyball team and he’ll be mentoring them at this year’s Games. While in Toronto, he’s writing an…