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  1. Tähti, Leo-Pekka
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  2. TalkSport (radio station)
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    2
  3. Thompson, Ian
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    ,
    2
  4. Thorne, Emily (David’s fiancée)
    1. and birth of Mason
      1
    2. and birth of Tillia
      1
    3. and David’s crash in Switzerland
      1
    4. and London Marathon (2013)
      1
    5. and London Paralympics
      1
      ,
      2
    6. meets David
      1
    7. and New York Marathon (2010)
      1
    8. pregnancy with Mason
      1
    9. pregnancy with Tillia
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      2
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      4
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      5
    10. and pre-race advice
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      2
    11. and Rio Paralympics
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      ,
      2
    12. and Ronie
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    13. suffers miscarriage
      1
    14. support for David
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      ,
      2
  5. Thrush, Camilla
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  6. Tolworth Girls’ School
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  7. Tooting Bec athletics track (Wandsworth)
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    2
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    3
  8. Top End (racing-chair manufacturer)
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  9. Twell, Steph
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  1. UKA (UK Athletics)
    1. and David’s decision to leave Lee Valley
      1
    2. and David’s glandular fever diagnosis
      1
    3. and David’s shoulder injury
      1
    4. and London Paralympics opening ceremony
      1
    5. and middle-distance racing
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      ,
      2
    6. and New Zealand World Championships
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    7. and Portugal training camp
      1
    8. and ticketing for London Paralympics
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  2. Upsdell, Lloyd
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  1. WADA (the World Anti-Doping Agency)
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  2. Wahoram, Prawat
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  3. van Weeghel, Kenny
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  4. Weir Archer Academy
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  5. Weir, Alan (David’s brother)
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    2
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    4
  6. Weir, David
    1. abuse received
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      2
    2. and Anniversary Games
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    3. as Arsenal fan
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      2
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      3
    4. and Athens Paralympics
      see
      Paralympic Games (Athens, 2004)
    5. and Atlanta Paralympics
      see
      Paralympic Games (Atlanta, 1996)
    6. attitude to cheating
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      2
    7. and autograph-hunters
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      2
    8. awarded CBE
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    9. and basketball
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    10. and BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards
      1
    11. and beetroot juice
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      2
      ,
      3
    12. and Beijing Paralympics
      see
      Paralympic Games (Beijing, 2008)
    13. birth of
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    14. and birth of Mason
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    15. and birth of Ronie
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    16. and birth of Tillia
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    17. breaks up with Kaylie
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      2
    18. and callipers
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    19. career achievements
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    20. childhood of
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    21. clashes with Peter Eriksson
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    22. and compensators
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    23. confidence of
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      3
    24. Cornwall holiday
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    25. cortisone injections
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    26. and crashes
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      2
    27. and ‘cripple’ name-calling
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    28. determination of
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      2
    29. diagnosed with glandular fever
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    30. diagnosed with spinal cord transection
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    31. disillusionment with Paralympic sport
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      2
    32. as dog lover
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    33. and driving
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    34. and drug use (recreational)
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      2
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      3
    35. and drugs testing
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    36. early relationships
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      2
    37. and earthquake in New Zealand
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    38. and eating before racing
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      3
    39. education of
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      3
    40. and Emily’s miscarriage
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      –7
    41. endurance of
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    42. and faith
      1
    43. fear of flying
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      4
    44. fear of passing on disability to children
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      ,
      2
    45. first racing wheelchair
      1
    46. and football
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      ,
      2
      ,
      3
    47. and foreign coaches
      1
    48. gets lost in Beijing
      1
    49. Ibiza holidays
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      2
    50. insecurity of
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    51. and job-hunting
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    52. and junior race meetings
      1
    53. and Lee Valley Athletics Centre
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      2
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      3
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      4
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      5
    54. and London Marathon
      see
      London Marathon
    55. and London Mini-Marathon
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      ,
      2
    56. and London Paralympics
      see
      Paralympic Games (London, 2012)
    57. and London Youth Games
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      2
    58. media attention
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      2
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      3
    59. meets Emily
      1
    60. and middle-distance racing
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      2
    61. mobbed by fans
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    62. mood swings of
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    63. and music
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      3
    64. and National Lottery funding
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    65. and New Year’s Eve (2011)
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    66. and New York Marathon (2010)
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      2
    67. and Paralympians competing in the Olympics
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    68. and parents’ break-up
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    69. patriotism of
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      4
    70. and PE lessons
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      2
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      3
    71. and Portugal training camp
      1
    72. pre-race nerves
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    73. and prize money
      1
    74. promotional photo shoot
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    75. quits racing
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    76. racing routine of
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    77. racing tactics of
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    78. and raves
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    79. and recognition for Paralympic athletes
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    80. and Rio Paralympics
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    81. ruthlessness on the track
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    82. and St Mary’s University College
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    83. shoulder injury
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    84. shyness of
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    85. and smoking
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      2
    86. sponsorship deals
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    87. and sports psychologists
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    88. and sprinting
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    89. state-of-the-art chair designed for
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    90. strength of
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    91. style of racing
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    92. and swimming
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    93. and Sydney Paralympics
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    94. and technology/gadgets in racing
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    95. tests carried out on
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    96. and Tooting Bec athletics track
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    97. trains with cyclists
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    98. and Weir Archer Academy
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    99. and ‘Weirwolf’ nickname
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    100. and Wimbledon Football Club
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    101. and World Championships
      see
      World Championships
    102. and world records
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  7. Weir, David ‘Sammy’ (David’s father)
    1. army career
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      2
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    2. and birth of David
      1
    3. breaks up with Jackie
      1
    4. and David’s break-up with Kaylie
      1
    5. and David’s childhood
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      2
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    6. and David’s drug use
      1
    7. and David’s education
      1
    8. and David’s training
      1
    9. and London Paralympics
      1
    10. meets Jackie
      1
  8. Weir, Jackie (David’s mother)
    1. and Atlanta Paralympics
      1
    2. and birth of David
      1
    3. breaks up with ‘Sammy’
      1
    4. and David’s break-up with Kaylie
      1
    5. and David’s childhood
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      ,
      2
      ,
      3
    6. and David’s drug use
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    7. and David’s education
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      ,
      2
    8. and David’s training
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    9. determination of
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      3
    10. and Emily’s miscarriage
      1
    11. and London Paralympics
      1
    12. meets ‘Sammy’
      1
    13. moves to Roundshaw Estate
      1
    14. pregnancy of
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      ,
      2
  9. Weir, Mason (David’s son) birth of
    1
    1. and David’s fear of passing on disability
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      ,
      2
    2. and escape from pressures of training
      1
    3. first birthday of
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      ,
      2
    4. as motivational force
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    5. victory photograph of
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  10. Weir, Paul (David’s brother)
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  11. Weir, Ronie (David’s daughter) birth of
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    1. and changing attitudes towards disabilities
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    2. and David’s break-up with Kaylie
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      2
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      3
    3. and David’s fear of passing on disability
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    4. and Emily
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  12. Weir, Tillia (David’s daughter)
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  13. Weir, Tony (David’s brother)
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    3
  14. Weltman, Michelle
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  15. ‘Werewolves of London’ (song)
    1
  16. West Ham United Football Club
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  17. Whitehead, Richard
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  18. Wiggins, Sir Bradley
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    2
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    3
  19. Wimbledon Football Club
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  20. Wise, Dennis
    1
  21. Woods, Shelly
    1
  22. World Championships
    1. France (2002)
      1
    2. France (2013)
      1
    3. Netherlands (2006)
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      2
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      3
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      4
    4. New Zealand (2011)
      1
  23. Wrathall, Julie
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  24. Wyman, Pete
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