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Stir as wheelchair tennis queen poses naked for magazine

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By Tom Degun October 8 - Dutch wheelchair tennis star Esther Vergeer has caused a stir by posing naked on the front cover of ESPN The Magazine’s second annual Body Issue, which comes out later this week.

stars to feature on the cover of the magazine alongside New York Knicks star Amar’e Stoudemire, PGA golf


Stir as wheelchair tennis queen poses naked for magazine

  • New Delhi 2010

By Tom Degun October 8 – Dutch wheelchair tennis star Esther Vergeer has caused a stir by posing naked on the front cover of ESPN The Magazine’s second annual Body Issue, which comes out later this week.

stars to feature on the cover of the magazine alongside New York Knicks star Amar’e Stoudemire, PGA golf


Paratriathlon appoints head of classification to help Rio 2016 bid

  • Triathlon News

October 1 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) today officially announced the appointment of New Zealand's Marguerite Christophers (pictured) as the head of classification for Paratriathlon as it steps up its bid to be included in the Rio 2016 Paralympics.

The others who have applied are badminton, canoe, golf, powerchair football, taekwondo and triathlon



Kent golfer lifts Disabled British Open title

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September 27 - Kent golfer Mark Smith has won the 2010 Disabled British Open at East Sussex National Golf

Five-handicapper Smith, 40, from Littlestone Golf Colub, scored a two-round gross total of 159

Related stories July 2010: Entries for Disabled British Open golf tournament sold out July 2010

be included on programme for Rio 2016 July 2010: New website set-up to encourage disabled to play golf


Bob Prichard: A Sub 2-hour marathon this autumn?

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He is the author of "The Efficient Golfer" - he first golf book to show readers how to use their home

Trainer, the first aerobic exercise machine to increase the strength and speed of hip rotation for golf


Munich 2018 claims breakthrough in Garmisch-Partenkirchen land discussions

  • Pyeongchang 2018

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year September 19 - Munich 2018 claims it has made a major breakthrough in its talks with landowners in Garmisch-Partenkirchen over being allowed to use their land for the Olympics and Paralympics.

The land around the golf course will also be preserved while Media Village will no longer require


Squash will not give up on Olympics claims world's top player

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By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year September 15 - Squash will not give up on its campaign to get into the Olympics, the world's top female player Nicol David pledged today.

Squash lost out last year to golf and rugby sevens when International Olympic Committee (IOC) added


PGA Tour planning to take advantage of Rio Olympics

  • Golf

September 14 - The PGA Tour, who operate the main professional golf tours in the United States, are planning

These include plans on launching a new golf tour outside of North America.

The tour would also award Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points, since Olympic eligibility for the

" Related stories August 2010: Australian plucked from IOC to head golf return to Olympics

November 2009: India to set up golf development plan for Rio 2016 October 2009: Golf and rugby



Softball turns down baseball offer to work together for Olympic reinclusion

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August 9 - The International Softball Federation (ISF) has rejected baseball's latest offer to join together in a bid for Olympic reinstatement, they revealed today.

baseball were dropped from the 2012 London Games programme, then rejected last year when the IOC voted in golf

Olympic 2016 dream October 2009: Softball plans to rebrand after Olympic failure October 2009: Golf


Australian plucked from IOC to head golf return to Olympics

  • Golf

 3 - Antony Scanlon has been recruited as the new executive director of the International Golf

are absolutely delighted to have found someone in Antony Scanlon who is eminently qualified to lead golf

s re-introduction as an Olympic sport," said PGA Tour executive Ty Votaw, who coordinated golf

Related stories November 2009: India to set up golf development plan for Rio 2016 October 2009

Golf and rugby added to Olympic programme for Rio 2016 October 2009: Golf should not be

August 2009: Golf and rugby set for 2016, boxing for women at London 2012


Multi-billion dollar Pyeongchang resort completed

  • Pyeongchang 2018

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year July 31 - Pyeongchang's multi-billion dollar Alpensia Resort Complex, a key part of the city's bid to host the 2018 Olympics and Paralympics, is now fully open, organisers in South Korea have revealed.

The resort includes hotels, private residential property, winter sports venues, a golf club, a water


Entries for Disabled British Open golf tournament sold out

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July 31 - All competitors’ places in the second annual Disabled British Open (DBO) golf championship

A total of 72 disabled athletes from across the globe will take to the tees at East Sussex National Golf

Golf, meanwhile, has made an official bid to be included on the programme for the 2016 Paralympics in

to take the overall title by four shots and was presented with his prize by Peter Alliss, the BBC's golf

"A lot of people recognised how the event contributes hugely to the progress of disability golf

included on programme for Rio 2016 July 2010: New website set-up to encourage disabled to play golf


Seven sports apply to be included on programme for Rio 2016

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By Tom Degun July 21 - A total of seven new sports are currently being considered by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as additions to the Paralympic sports programme for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Games.

The sports that have applied to be included for 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazil are badminton, canoe, golf