... plans to vaccinate athletes against swine flu for Vancouver Olympics, Paralympics. Excerpt:The Italian Olympic Committee announced plans to ... its athletes and officials against swine flu for the Vancouver Olympics and Paralympics.  CONI president Giovanni Petrucci made the decision ... take 350 athletes, coaches and staff to the Vancouver Olympics and Paralympics. The games will run from Feb. 12-28.

... thrown at him. The Newcastle-based man is one of Australia's best athletes. In the past three Paralympics - in Sydney, Athens and Beijing - he and his racing wheelchair have won three gold medals and six silver ... all of a sudden but it's 10 years' later - you're winning the Paralympics in Athens." You are also planning to crawl 96 kilometres. After the stock response of " ...

“EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION” HELPS A PARALYMPICS GOLD MEDALIST WHOSE COMPASSION FOR OTHERS ALSO SOARS TO OLYMPIAN HEIGHTS Country Star Kellie Pickler Volunteers for ... Ohio family. While growing up, James competed in wheelchair sports and later represented the U.S. at the Paralympics, where he earned both gold and silver medals. He continues to serve his country in civilian technical ...

... "acceptable human" metric-based output is what will be allowed in the Olympic standard; meanwhile, the Paralympics will be no holds barred. In an ironic, amazing cultural flip, you will see runners in the Paralympics going faster than those in the Olympics. Now won't that be an interesting comment on "dis"ability? Aimee Mullins is an ...

... will dictate "acceptable human" metric-based output is what will be allowed in the Olympic standard; meanwhile, the Paralympics will be no holds barred. In an ironic, amazing cultural flip, you will see runners in the Paralympics going faster than those in the Olympics. Now won't that be an interesting comment on "dis"ability?

... offered him its own wheelchair, specially designed for planes, but told Fearnley he would have to be pushed by airline staff. Fearnley, who won marathon gold in the Beijing and Athens Paralympics, was insulted at being asked to give up his independence. He said the equivalent for an able-bodied person "would be having your legs tied together, your pants pulled down and be carried or pushed ...