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How It All Started It came from an incident in 1995 and a £50 donation. A group of bored teenagers sitting on the wall at the Shell garage just next to St James Park in Newcastle started shouting racist abuse at a tall black man who was filling up his car. They carried on …
Day 4 of the 2016 Paralympics in Rio and another victory for Team Ireland. Michael McKillop took the Gold medal for Team Ireland when he stormed home in the T37 15oom with a time of 4.12.11sec yesterday. Thus making it Mckillop’s second successive Paralympic Gold medal in the 1500m, following his win at the London …
2016 Paralympic Games Host Opening Ceremony In Rio de Janeiro With a flourish of red and white, flag-bearer David Eng led Canadian athletes into the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. “This is a moment I will cherish forever,” Eng told The Canadian Press. “I’m feeling so blessed. It was an even greater …