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The Boston Marathon will add two more para-athlete divisions and boost prize money that will put the total Patriots’ Day purse above $1 million for the first time, organizers said Thursday. ....
Virtus confirms appointment of academy manager Saturday, 30 January 2021 Virtus has announced the appointment of Debbie van Biesen as the organisation’s academy manager, a new initiative to develop a global hub of research, training and education. The organisation said Van Biesen will join after seven years of full-time postdoctoral research at KU Leuven in Belgium. She will divide her time across both organisations, leveraging on international and evidenced-based knowledge of elite athletes with intellectual disability and autism. Van Biesen has published more than 25 peer-reviewed scientific articles in recognised journals in her field. I am excited to join Virtus and to apply my life’s work to generate advancements in the pursuit of greater access and development of sports pathways for athletes with an intellectual impairment, Van Biesen said. ....