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From 7/7 to the Olympics
A 7/7 survivor who lost her legs in one of the London tube blasts has defied the odds to represent Great Britain as a member of the volleyball team at the 2012 paralympics. Martine Wright, 39, was on a Circle Line Tube train when al Qaeda-inspired fanatic Shehzad Tanweer detonated his bomb just outside Aldgate Station on July 7, 2005. Martine was on…
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All going swimmingly for Ahmed
Swimmer Ahmed Kelly has drawn praise from Greg Hartung, President of the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC), after closing in on his ambition of competing at the London 2012 Paralympic Games for his adopted country. The 20-year-old (pictured) was born in Iraq with significant deficiencies in all four limbs and was spent the majority of the firs…
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