Talk:Samoa looking ahead to Rio Paralympics with eye on powerlifting

Journalist notes
Talked to Paul Bird following the interviews we did. He said Julie Tuala, the chef de mission for Samoa is a lawyer. She and her husband are both very into weightlifting. That and the local culture are part of the reason she is working so hard on powerlifting. The pair wanted to make sure they got their grant request into the IPC before the Games concluded.--LauraHale (talk) 12:50, 8 September 2012 (UTC)



VILIAMU Leitu
VILIAMU Leitu Related Participant News Profile Date of Birth: 28 MAR 1994 Gender: Female Place of Birth: VAIGAGA, Samoa Residence: - Sport: Athletics Event(s): Women's Shot Put - F42/44 Class: F42 Final Rank: 6 Participant's Portrait HISTORICAL RESULTS Competition Highlights [Explanation of Competition Highlights (click to open/close)] GENERAL INTEREST Coach: John Eden (AUS) (oceaniaparalympic.org, 19 Aug 2012) International Debut: 2011 (oceaniaparalympic.org, 19 Aug 2012) Additional Information: Disability nature Amputee

Start of sporting career She began in 2010. (oceaniaparalympic.org, 19 Aug 2012)

Most memorable sporting achievement Qualifying for the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (oceaniaparalympic.org, 19 Aug 2012)

General DISABILITY CAUSE When she was 12 she lost her leg in a car accident. (oceaniaparalympic.org, 19 Aug 2012)

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS AT LONDON 2012 Date Time Sport Event Location Result Start List Results Reports MON 03 11:45 AT Women's Shot Put - F42/44 Final Olympic Stadium 6 Start List Results Reports

TOLEAFOA Milo
TOLEAFOA Milo Related Participant News Profile Date of Birth: 11 NOV 1986 Gender: Male Place of Birth: TUASIVI, Samoa Residence: - Sport: Athletics Event(s): Men's 400m - T38 Class: T37 Participant's Portrait HISTORICAL RESULTS Competition Highlights [Explanation of Competition Highlights (click to open/close)] GENERAL INTEREST Occupation: Teacher Languages: English Additional Information: Start of sporting career He began at age seven. (Athlete, 31 Aug 2012)

Ambitions To win a gold medal at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Athlete, 31 Aug 2012)

Training To prepare for the 2012 London Paralympic Games, he attended a training camp in Wales. (bbc.co.uk, 21 Aug 2012)

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS AT LONDON 2012 Date Time Sport Event Location Result Start List Results Reports SUN 02 10:58 AT Men's 400m - T38 Round 1 Heat 2 Olympic Stadium 4 Start List Results Reports

Review of revision 1617549 [Not ready]

 * and, for what it's worth, these last few Paralympics articles have seemingly neglected "related news" and "sister links" sections, which I feel add a nice rounding out effect. --Bddpaux (talk) 02:37, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
 * It was in the article text between comments. The cost of his leg falls into one of these areas where it is pretty much common knowledge that these run between $15,000 and $40,000 a leg.  Not doing related news and sister links and haven't been because of time crunch issues.  As the cost information is common knowledge and inline in the text and that is not required to put related (hence the Paralympic sidebar), going to resubmit. --LauraHale (talk) 08:53, 9 September 2012 (UTC)