All ParalympicsGB athletes competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games have successfully undertaken “Clean Sport” and “Clean Games” education sessions as part of UK Anti-Doping’s (UKAD) Major Games programme: Clean Sport, Clean Games, Clean Conscience.
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The 2016 Paralympic Games get underway today in Rio De Janiero, Brazil.
“Paralympic sport and athletes are incredibly inspiring and we are honoured to showcase their athletic excellence”.
Addressing a press conference to demand television broadcast of Rio Paralympics, Raj launched a scathing attack on officials travelling to the Paralympics, saying a lot of them either spend their time shopping or vacationing during such sporting events.
But Hollingsworth said: “We are here to win medals, but we are absolutely here to win medals both within the letter and spirit of the Paralympics”.
New Zealand have set a target of 18 medals – four more than the able-bodied athletes were expected to return at the Olympics, and the exact number they did bring home – in Rio, including 12 gold and defending the London 2012 first placing on the per capita medal table. “We want to say that we’ve taken a step forward”.
“I was able to enjoy running amid the true excitement in Rio de Janeiro”, said the 41-year-old former Paralympian.
It was not Craven, a former Paralympic swimmer and wheelchair basketball player who had done his best James Bond impersonation, but extreme wheelchair athlete Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham.
NBC, which broadcast six hours of coverage from the London Paralympics, is planning more than 70 hours of coverage on NBC, NBCSN and the NBC Sports app.
“Over the previous year we have worked hard, in partnership with the BPA and the national governing bodies of sport, to deliver Games focussed anti-doping education”.
Snyder said that if people tune in to the games and fans haven’t shown up to watch an event live, they might be more likely to change the channel. A week later, on September 5 – before Prince Harry’s donation – the committee announced it had sold over 1.5 million tickets, and said that given the momentum, it expected the total of 2.5 million available tickets to be sold. American wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden, Coldplay and Prince Harry have been among the donors.
Britain are aiming to surpass their London 2012 total by winning 121 medals over 11 days of competition. “It’s more about the movement and educating everyone outside”.
He said that 4,342 athletes from 159 countries, plus members of the worldwide refugee team, were taking part and quipped: “All I saw were happy athletes in the Village”. “When you actually see it, you see how intense these athletes are”.
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The other big story is the participation of a refugee team for the first time ever.
