31. Six people sued the organizers of the New York City Marathon on Wednesday, saying the race discriminates against disabled athletes. 32. The Paralympics suspended all intellectually disabled athletes Monday after most of the championship Spanish basketball team in Sydney was found to have no mental disability. 33. The Paralympic Games, an Olympic-style competition for disabled athletes, begins in Atlanta one year from Wednesday. 34. The Special Olympics are held for mentally disabled athletes. 35. They will also discuss whether to continue a suspension on intellectually disabled athletes. 36. Top priorities for Paralympics organizers to improve accessibility for disabled athletes at sporting grounds and around the Greek capital as well as publicize the event. 37. Tunstall, who was the center of attention in Victoria after comments about disabled athletes, will be in KL as vice-president of the Commonwealth Games Federation. 38. Waddell and other disabled athletes will mark the one-year countdown to their games on Wednesday. 39. While Peacock tries to track down equipment, other staffers are working on modifying Olympic venues for use by disabled athletes. 40. While the ruling may not affect other golfers right away, he said he hopes it will benefit disabled athletes in general. |