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September 6, 2008

4 BC Athletes on Wheelchair Rugby Team

Gary Kingston in today's Vancouver Sun has a look at the 4 BC members of Canada's Wheelchair Rugby Team at the Bejing Paralympics with a special profile on Surrey's Say Luangkhamdeng. "The physical nature, the speed, everything about it was exciting," Luangkhamdeng, a 31-year-old Surrey resident, said of the violent
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September 6, 2008

More from Paige Larson

Haze is the sky of today in Beijing! Still hot, but no clear blue sky for the day of opening ceremonies. The Village is in lock down today, with no guests allowed. Most of the athletes are staying in, with only a few training venues open until noon.
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September 5, 2008

Deanna Schick on a Typical Day in Beijing

It has occurred to me that my blogs so far have been only about the 'fun stuff' and outings I've done. I didn't think you would all want to hear about the 'work' part. I say 'work' because for me it's all pretty fun and I thoroughly enjoy helping these athletes...
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September 5, 2008

Latest from Paige Larson in Beijing

Another beautiful day in Beijing starting with a quick athletics meeting followed by a nice jog. I went to the recreation area 1 km jogging track, which is in a lovely wooded area. The woods are not thick, but sparsely planted. It still makes it much cooler than in the sun!
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September 4, 2008

More from Deanna Schick

Well tonight was the official welcome ceremony for Canada here in the Paralympic Village.
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September 4, 2008

Latest from Paige Larson

And the sun had returned this morning but the clouds are moving in as the day progresses. It is still quite hot, but I am not complaining! The day is going well, starting with a quick athletics meeting at 7:30. After that I went for an hour swim.
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September 3, 2008

More from Athletic Therapist Deanna Schick

Yesterday we had an interesting cultural exchange at Shinyu. One of the rowers, Vicky, has a guide dog named Angus and he has become quite the celebrity. It's apparently very rare for the Chinese to see big dogs. In fact, it's illegal to own a dog over 30 lbs here!
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September 3, 2008

Another local Paralympic athlete and podium hopeful profiled

Dan Olson in the Burnaby Now writes on Coquitlam's Dustin Walsh who made it to Paralympic Games in Athens and finished just off the podium in 5th place - this year he will be competing in Beijing in both the 200 and 400 meters and doing it with a new running guide, Steve Walters. As a blind runner, the Coquitlam ath
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September 3, 2008

Diced Peaches deemed a "security threat" for Australian Paralympian's flight to Beijing

Humourous story in Australia's Canberra Times about first time Aussie Cycling Team Paralympian Michael Milton's attempt to bring his favorite snack meal diced peaches on his 12 hour flight to Beijing. Milton failed in his bid to get the peaches on board. ''They told him the liquid the peaches were in some f
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September 3, 2008

Team Canada expecting big things at Paralympic Games

Canada scored 18 medals at the Beijing Games and the expectation is that mark will be surpassed by a factor of 3 by our Paralympic team and according to Canada's chef de mission Debbie Low could land Canada a top 5 finish. Low expects the Canadian athletes will be able to feed off the momentum the Canadian Olympians
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