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London 2012 Paralympic Games nomination criteria released

8:43 AM Fri 29 Apr 2011 GMT

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London Paralympic Games 2012 sailing selection are to be in Weymouth, England in August 2012. Yachting Australia has released the nomination criteria for those athletes wishing to be selected to compete in the 2012 Paralympic Games. Yachting Australia will nominate to the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) athletes from within the sport to be considered by the APC, who will make the final selections for the Australian Paralympic Team. The primary principle of this nomination criteria is to nominate the Australian athletes who will best represent Australia and who will, in the opinion of the selectors, achieve the best result for ...

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