Press accreditation opens for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
29.06.2015Media can apply via the National Paralympic Committee in their country.
Rio 2016 celebrated 500 days to go until the Paralympic Games with a flashmob at Copacapana
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Vinicius and Tom, mascots for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be there to celebrate 1 Year To Go until the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff visited the headquarters of the Rio 2016 Organising Committee.
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Paralympian Terezinha Guilhermina of Brazil runs with Usain Bolt of Jamaica as her guide during an exhibition in preparation for the Mano a Mano Athletics Challenge in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2011, she was elected to the APC Executive Committee at the Guadalajara Parapan American Games.
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Artists representing Rio 2016 peform during the closing ceremony at the London 2012 Paralympic Games
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Rio 2016 Paralympic Games emblem
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The press accreditation process for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games is now officially under way. Interested media can apply via the respective National Paralympic Committee in their country to obtain press accreditation for the Paralympic Games taking place from 7-18 September in Rio de Janeiro.
The accreditation application for press organisations is a two stage process, starting with the so called Press by Number process today (29 June). Press organisations have to register their interest and provide numbers on how many accreditations they want by the end of August 2015.
The second stage will be the Press by Name process starting in March 2016.
Non rights holding broadcasters (television and radio) will have to apply for press accreditation directly through the IPC. Please contact media.accreditation@paralympic.org for further information. This also applies to press organisations from countries without an NPC.
Around 2,200 accredited press representatives are expected to attend the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games from 7-18 September, which will welcome around 4,350 athletes from more than 160 countries.
For further information, visit the Rio 2016 website.
