Para sport & Paralympic News
- World Press Meets in Beijing 12.10.2007 From 10 to 12 October, the second World Press Briefing organized by the Beijing 2008 Organizing Committee (BOCOG), took place in Beijing, China, with more than 330 media representatives (written...
- Archery Excites Korea 10.10.2007 The city of Cheongju, Korea, was host to the 2007 IPC Archery World Championships, which took place from 2 to 10 October.
- Podi Promotes Paralympics 05.10.2007 Yesterday, Podi, the Petro-Canada Paralympic Schools Programme mascot was unveiled at General Gordon Elementary School in Vancouver, Canada. The mascot was joined by Paralympic athletes and other...
- IPC Athletes' Council Met at Lake Thun 04.10.2007 Last weekend, Gunten at Lake Thun in Switzerland was the meeting place for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletes’ Council.
- IPC and UK Sport Partner for Paralympic Development 02.10.2007 On the occasion of the Next Step Conference in Windhoek, Namibia, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven and UK Sport Chief Executive Officer John Steele signed a...
- Second Project Review for London 2012 01.10.2007 From 26 to 27 September, the second Project Review for the London 2012 Paralympic Games took place in London, Great Britain.
- Vancouver 2010 Launched Online Education Tool 30.09.2007 On 28 September, the Vancouver 2010 Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (VANOC) launched an online educational tool that reaches out to schools and universities throughout Canada.
- Christchurch Prepared for IPC Site Inspection 28.09.2007 Last week, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) conducted its first site inspection visit to one of the two bid cities for the 2010 IPC Athletics World Championships.
- Broadcasting Agreements for Paralympic Games Signed 27.09.2007 On 25 September, the Beijing 2008 Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (BOCOG) and Beijing Olympic Broadcasting Co. Ltd (BOB) signed the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Broadcasting...
- Next Step Conference Promotes Young Leaders in Sport 26.09.2007 The Next Step 2007 Conference, hosted by UK Sport and the Namibian Government, took place from 19 to 22 September in Windhoek, Namibia.
- Classification Discussed in Bonn 25.09.2007 Last week, Classfication was the central topic during four days of meetings at the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Headquarters in Bonn, Germany.
- WADA Approves 2008 Prohibited List 24.09.2007 Yesterday, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced that its Executive Committee approved the List of Prohibited Substances and Methods for 2008.
- "Coastal Renaissance" Ready to Promote Vancouver 2010 23.09.2007 On 21 September, around 750 employees of the world class-ship builder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) gathered, together with their families and friends, at the FSG shipyard in Flensburg,...
- Call for Abstracts for 2008 ICSEMIS 21.09.2007 The 2008 International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport (ICSEMIS) is the successor of the Pre-Olympic Congresses and the Paralympic Congress, and will be held in Guangzhou,...
- Venue Operational Planning Review in Beijing 20.09.2007 On 18 September, following eight days of intense meetings, a Venue Operational Planning Review for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games was concluded successfully in Beijing, China. Various staff...
- Vienna Selected for New EPC HQ 18.09.2007 Hosted by the Hellenic Paralympic Committee, a total of 27 members (National Paralympic Committees, IPSFs and IOSDs) from all over Europe met from 14 to 15 September at the 7th European Paralympic...
- Asian WIPS Leadership Summit Host Agreement Signed 10.09.2007 On 9 September, Xavier Gonzalez, CEO of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), and Zainal Abu Zarin, President of the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC), signed a host agreement in Kuala Lumpur,...
- Chefs de Mission Meet for 2008 07.09.2007 From 5 to 7 September, the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Chef de Mission Seminar took place in Beijing, China, with delegates of more than 90 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) as well as...
- Training Centre for Paralympic Volunteers in Beijing 05.09.2007 Yesterday, the Beijing Sports Vocational Training Center for the Disabled, a 10-hectare multifunctional complex with facilities and services for athltes with a disability, was officialy unveiled...
- Legacy Lives 2008 04.09.2007 Building upon the success of the inaugural Legacy Lives Conference in London, Great Britain, in 2007, Legacy Lives 2008, to be held from 28 to 30 January 2008 in Barbados, will once again bring...
