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Paralympians return to Brazil ready for Rio 2016
20.09.2012
Brazil’s Paralympic delegation arrived home from the London 2012 Games eager to start working toward Rio 2016.
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IOC and IPC Sign Co-operation Agreement Until 2020
25.07.2012
The newly signed agreement ensures the Paralympic Games will be held in the same city ast the Olympics through 2020.
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NPC of Papua New Guinea Given Funding Boost
05.06.2012
With less than 100 days to go until London 2012, the Papua New Guinea Paralympic Committee (PNGPC) has been given a timely boost thanks to financial support from its Government through the National...
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Record Number of Female Athletics Events Proposed for Rio 2016
30.05.2012
IPC Athletics, the international governing body of para-athletics, has published its first draft of the medal event programme for the Rio 2016 Paralympics more than 1,550 days before the start of the...
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Nuzman Receives Personality of the Year Award
30.05.2012
The President of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, has received the Personality of the Year Award from the Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and the...
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Brazilian Paralympic Committee Attends Reatech
12.04.2012
The Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) will attend the 11th edition of the International Fair of Technologies in Rehabilitation, Inclusion and Accessibility, Reatech at the Immigrants Convention...
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Rio 2016 Excellence Programme Workshops Begin
05.04.2012
The IPC Academy ran the first two of many workshops to come in Brazil to ensure a successful Paralympic Games are delivered in Rio.
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Viva! London 2012 Festival to Showcase the very best of Contemporary Brazilian Culture
26.03.2012
The Brazilian programme as part of the London 2012 Festival, the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has been announced in Rio de Janeiro.The...
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Contingent of Paralympians Nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards
15.12.2011
Daniel Dias, Terezinha Guilhermina, Oscar Pistorious, Esther Vergeer, David Weir and Irek Zaripov all nominated for top award which will be presented in February.
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Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Emblem Unveiled to the World
28.11.2011
Emblem launch coincides with Christmas tree lighting in heart of the city.
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