Para sport & Paralympic News
- Vancouver 2010 Launches Art Programme With Aboriginal Focus 28.07.2008 The Vancouver 2010 Organizing Committee (VANOC) officially launched the Vancouver Venues’ Aboriginal Art Programme earlier this month. This ambitious programme for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games...
- Dutch Paralympic Team Officially Presented 25.07.2008 Earlier this month, the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of the Netherlands joined together with the country’s National Olympic Committee to present the official Paralympic and Olympic Teams for...
- Wimbledon Doubles Masters Series on ParalympicSport.TV 24.07.2008 The semi-finals of the 2008 Wimbledon Doubles Masters Series are now available on www.ParalympicSport.TV.
- Richmond Oval to Host Anti-Doping Programme for 2010 23.07.2008 The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) is significantly closer to its goal of hosting doping-free Games in 2010 with two major announcements on...
- New World Records Set at Can-Am Open 22.07.2008 From 10 to 13 July, several world records were broken at the Can-Am Open for swimmers with a disability. The Championships, which were the last opportunity for most teams and individuals to seriously...
- WADA Working Committee Vacancies 2009 21.07.2008 Through a policy of rotation, there are vacant positions on the following World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Working Committees: Athlete Committee, Education Committee, Finance and Administration...
- Guidelines on the Selection of Torchbearers in Beijing Announced 21.07.2008 The Beijing 2008 Organizing Committee (BOCOG) has officially announced their basis for selection of the distinguished torchbearers for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Torch Relay. There will be a total...
- IPC Reviews Anti-Doping Code 17.07.2008 The revised World Anti-Doping Code (WADC) was approved unanimously by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Foundation Board in November 2007. This new code will come into force on 1 January 2009,...
- Invacare World Team Cup Returns to Great Britain 16.07.2008 The prestigious Invacare World Team Cup for Wheelchair Tennis is an International Tennis Federation (ITF) flagship and will take place in Nottingham, England, from 27 July to 2 August 2009.It will be...
- Candidates for IPC Athletes' Council 14.07.2008 Today, the International Paralympic Committee officially announced the eligible candidates for the 2008 IPC Athletes’ Council (AC) Election.
- Samsung's Beijing 2008 Pavilion Open to Athletes, Family and Friends 11.07.2008 The OR@S is the centre of Samsung’s on-site Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic activities. First debuting at the Sydney 2000 Games, the OR@S Pavilion is an engaging venue offering a relaxing...
- Dutch Duo Wins Wimbledon 09.07.2008 Dutch Wheelchair Tennis players Robin Ammerlaan and Ronald Vink pushed themselves in the finals of the Wimbledon Wheelchair Tennis Master Series last week, defeating the French pair Stephane Houdet...
- VISTA 2011 Conference Bid Application Open 08.07.2008 The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) welcomes all National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) to apply for hosting the VISTA 2011 Conference.
- National Goalball Championships to Take Place in Iran 08.07.2008 From 12 to 16 July, the National Championships in Goalball will be held in Tehran, Iran. A total of 86 Male and 42 Female teams from different parts of Iran will participate in the Championships...
- Beijing 2008 Venues Now Tactile 04.07.2008 People with a visual impairment in Beijing now have tactile access to two competition venues for the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- Football 5-a-Side Coaching and Referee Seminars in Berlin 02.07.2008 A total of 35 participants from four countries (Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Scotland) will meet this weekend in Berlin, Germany, for a Football 5-a-side seminar held as part of the...
- China Ratified UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 01.07.2008 Last week, the 11th National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China has ratified a bill submitted by the Central Government for China’s accession to the Convention on Rights of...
- Preparatory Workshop on IPC Observers' Programme 27.06.2008 A preparatory workshop on the IPC Observers’ Programme for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games was concluded successfully in Beijing, China on 26 June. Representatives from the Organizing Committees...
- IPC Scientific Committee Discusses VISTA 2009 24.06.2008 The IPC Sports Science Committee (SSC) met in Vancouver with local scientific committee members last week, furthering the plans for the scientific programme of the VISTA 2009 Conference. The...
- Highlights of the ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games on PSTV 20.06.2008 Starting on 21 June, highlights of the ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games will be available on ParalympicSport.TV.
