Author: Kwok
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2012 Day 6 Summary
Subject Iran and Germany win their pool, Brazil and Slovenia win their 5-8 play-off matches Description EGY 1 – 3 GER (16-25, 22-25, 25-23, 24-26) A hotly contested match between old rivals Germany and Egypt took place on a warm and early day at the Excel Centre for the Sitting volleyball, final pool stages match.…
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Day 5 Media
The entire game between Slovenia and Brazil can be watched on Youtube Then entire game between Russia and Morocco can be watched on Youtube The match that GBR won to make history as they beat MAR Youtube More links on this; Paralympic.org More news about Slovenia (particularly their match against China). The gruelling workout of Martine Wright: Secrets of a Paralympic…
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2012 Day 5 Summary
Subject Women finalise places for play-off positions. Description CHN 3 – 0 SLO (25-12, 25-15, 25-16) China competed their pool play against Slovenia with a 3-0 win. GBR 0 – 3 GER (19-25, 16-25, 14-25) GB came off the back from making history and had to compete against a strong German team without too much…
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Day 4 Media
2012 Paralympic Games: Who Are The LGBT Athletes? — Claire Harvey read more IPC Blogger – U.S. Paralympic Sitting Volleyball coach Bill Hamiter, Paralympics 2012 watch video Arsenal turn to sitting volleyball in bid to taste glory. Arsenal have not won a trophy for over seven years and the club has instructed some of its players to…
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2012 Day 4 Summary
Subject First time home nations take away first ever wins. Description CHN 3 – 0 RWA (25-10, 25-13, 25-17) Rwanda’s first ever sitting volleyball appearance at the Paralympics is still drawing in the attention of mass media throughout the world. However, their performance on the court is still under developed, and much more work is…
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Day 3 Media
Shelagh Fogarty: Martine’s journey from Tube horror to Paralympics Games celebration. She laughs off suggestions that her appearance at the Games is inspiring. SHELAGH FOGARTY continuing on from Friday’s, media, the evening standard has another peice on Martine News on the Rwanda team on allafrica.com GB Women finding it hard against the European Champions, Ukraine. Straight sets: GB’s Women…
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2012 Day 3 Summary
Subject Some surprising plays as Russia lose to Germans and Brazil take a set off the Chinese Description CHN 3 – 1 BRA (26-24, 25-15, 20-25, 25-16) Brazil opened their Paralympic campaign with a match against reigning world and Paralympic champion, China. Surprising the Chinese, they were able to pile on pressure up until the…
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Day 2 Media
Patrick Barkham has this report on 7/7 survivor Martine Wright’s debut for Britain in this morning’s sitting volleyball match against Ukraine. Martine Wright (centre) celebrates a point with Victoria Widdup in their women’s sitting volleyball match against Ukraine at the Paralympic Games this morning. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images British national paper provides a feature on the Inspirational sportswoman of…
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2012 Day 2 Summary
Subject British teams start and end spectacular day at the Excel South Centre. Description GBR 0 – 3 UKR (9-25, 20-25, 14-25) Much press publicity was placed on the Great Britain women’s team as they played their first ever Paralympic Volleyball match. They were due to face a mammoth task when playing against the World…
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2012 Day 1 Media
General Manager (Denis Le Brueilly) of the World Organisation of Volleyball for the Disabled features on a local broadcast. He talks about his role for the London Games. http://www.channelonline.tv/channelonline_jerseynews/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=501135 USA Women Sitting Volleyball Press Kit http://issuu.com/usav/docs/8-17-12_final_press_kit Another piece on the Rwandan team entering their first Paralympics, from the perspective of an aid worker that went to the country to…