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Drive to succeed takes its toll on 'wheelie', Gino Vendetti goes through the laps at Birchmount Stadium in preparation for this week's Ontario Games f(...)
Drive to succeed takes its toll on 'wheelie', Gino Vendetti goes through the laps at Birchmount Stadium in preparation for this week's Ontario Games f(...)

Drive to succeed takes its toll on 'wheelie', Gino Vendetti goes through the laps at Birchmount Stadium in preparation for this week's Ontario Games f(...)

Date7/8/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Drive to succeed takes its toll on 'wheelie'; Gino Vendetti goes through the laps at Birchmount Stadium in preparation for this week's Ontario Games for the Physically Disabled. Vendetti; 30; of Scarborough; is a wheelchair athlete with cerebral palsy who is making his mark in the sport while paving the way for other disabled racers.
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Run for the money. Bryan Beckstead, 19, Port Credit marathon runner, is in the final laps of his 100-mile run at CNE Stadium to raise cash for medical supplies for Bangladesh children
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Victory wave. University of Colorado co-ed Mary Decker takes victory lap after winning 1,500 metres last night at Toronto Star Maple Leaf Indoor Games(...)
Victory wave. University of Colorado co-ed Mary Decker takes victory lap after winning 1,500 metres last night at Toronto Star Maple Leaf Indoor Games(...)
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Strategy conference. East York Argos' coaching staff goes into conference before opening match of ORFU season against Oakville at Birchmount Stadium t(...)
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Early casualty: Scott Pruett's Truesports Chevy V8-A is forced out of the race after just three laps following a bumping incident with Al Unser Jr
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Hot wheels and true grit, Ontario's top disabled athletes, including (from left) Jason Gauld, Jeremy Ein and Keith Bretell, will compete at this week's Ontario Games for the Physically Disabled
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Friend or foe? Jim Christoff isn't too sure which is which as he churns through the mud at Birchmount Stadium yesterday as he helped his Midland team (...)
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All eyes will be on Debbie Van Kiekebelt during next week's Pacific Games at Etobicoke Centennial Stadium - not just because she is a beautiful girl. (...)
All eyes will be on Debbie Van Kiekebelt during next week's Pacific Games at Etobicoke Centennial Stadium - not just because she is a beautiful girl. (...)
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This time Canada won, The U.S. men's basketball team drubbed Canada 95-77 is one of the highlights of last week's Olympic Games. But yesterday, in the(...)
This time Canada won, The U.S. men's basketball team drubbed Canada 95-77 is one of the highlights of last week's Olympic Games. But yesterday, in the(...)
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Tuckered out. It was a struggle, but 7-year-old Sandra Carrolio (middle) managed to finish the 10 laps around the block at Kensington Community Colleg(...)
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Charity swim: Patricia Thome, 18, helps Lynn Michaud, 17 (left), celebrate after Michaud was part of a team that swam 934 laps at Bloorview Hospital
Charity swim: Patricia Thome, 18, helps Lynn Michaud, 17 (left), celebrate after Michaud was part of a team that swam 934 laps at Bloorview Hospital
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Heat takes its toll of hungry, sweltering prisoners in the sun-scorched yard of the Ontario reformatory at Guelph as five men can be seen collapsed on the ground in circles at right
Heat takes its toll of hungry, sweltering prisoners in the sun-scorched yard of the Ontario reformatory at Guelph as five men can be seen collapsed on the ground in circles at right
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