Category: OLYMPIC

IPC Press Release: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced its shortlist for September’s Athlete of the Month award, The full shortlist for September includes Tom Aggar (Great Britain): Won gold in the Adaptive Men’s Arms and Shoulders Single Sculls at Rowing World Championships on Lake Bled, Slovenia, retaining his world title and earning a qualification spot…

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the IPC global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the summer and Winter Paralympic Games, and serves as the International Federation for nine sports, for which it supervises and co-ordinates the World Championships and other competitions.

IPC News: Nigeria put in a dominant performance in Para-Athletics at the recently concluded All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique topping the medals table with six gold, seven silver and eight bronze medals. The Nigerians were a force to be reckoned with in the men’s 100m and 200m T46 sprints claiming five of the six medals…

IPC Press Releases: The International Paralympic Committee IPC Opens Media Accreditation process for non-rights holding broadcasters interested in attending the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Interested broadcast organizations, who have not acquired the broadcasting rights to the London 2012 Paralympics, can apply via the IPC’s website at www.paralympic.org/events until 17 February 2012. After this deadline, the…

INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE PRESS RELEASE, Wednesday 28 September 2011: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the terrestrial television and radio broadcast rights in Colombia for the London 2012 Olympic Games to Caracol Television S.A. it was announced today. The agreement also includes the terrestrial television and radio broadcast rights in Colombia for the first ever…

Sochi 2014 / News and press-releases: Coca-Cola Launches Largest Russian, The Coca-Cola Company, a worldwide IOC partner, has opened its largest beverage plant in Russia in the city of Rostov-on-Don. The plant opening has created over 400 jobs and a project investment of over $120 million dollars. Coca-Cola is going to invest about $3 bln.…

IOC Press Release: “A CALL TO ACTION” Beijing Olympic City Development Association 14th World Conference on Sport for All, Beijing, China, 20-23 September 2011 Hosted by the Chinese Olympic Committee and the Beijing Municipal Government, the 14th World Conference on Sport for All was organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its Sport for All Commission,…

IOC News/Photo Credit: © Innsbruck 2012 GmbH: Yoggl looks back on amazing summer with his fantastic fans! From Rome to Rio, Miami to Milan, it has been an unforgettable summer for our intrepid mascot, but now the leaves are starting to turn its time to put away the backpack and get down to the serious business…

IOC News: On the occasion of the United Nations International Day of Peace, London 2012 has launched the “Get Set for the Olympic Truce” programme with the participation of the recent World Athletics Championships bronze medallist Andy Turner, who was joined by students at Swanlea School in Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets. The “Peace One Day” concert…

On the 10th of February 2010, the 122nd IOC session at Vancouver announced Nanjing as the host city of the Second YOG Nanjing 2012. The motto of the Nanjing Games is “Olympics for the young, by the young.”