West Midlands
Meet ParalympicsGB’s students and alumni who are London 2012 medal hopefuls
ParalympicsGB consists of scores of student and alumnus athletes from the UK's colleges and universities who are hoping to win medals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Podium provides a rundown of just some of the names to look out for…
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Royal National College for the Blind to host Paralympic Torch celebrations
The Royal National College for the Blind will be at the centre of the London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay celebrations over the August Bank Holiday weekend period, as the flame passes through Hereford, one of the 34 communities to be involved in the procession, en-route to London’s Olympic Stadium for the Opening Ceremony next week.
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Universities host London 2012 Paralympic athletes
Universities around the UK have been hosting hundreds of athletes from around the world in their final preparations before they take the stage at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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Coventry University to host disability sports conference ahead of Paralympic Games
A Paralympic wheelchair athlete is among a host of experts speaking at a three-day disability sport conference at Coventry University ahead of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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Students and alumni win more than 60% of Team GB's London 2012 Olympic medal
Students and alumni from the UK's colleges and universities won more than 60% of Team GB's London 2012 Olympic medals with more than 50 institutions laying claim to educating and supporting the British athletes who made it onto the podium.
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