Tag: IPC
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Michael to Carry Paralympic Flame in Torch Relay
Germany, August 23, 2012: Former super-middleweight boxer Michael Watson has been chosen by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement, to be a torchbearer in next week’s London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay. It is almost 21 years ago since Watson, now aged 47, was left paralysed following a fight…
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Transformation from Olympics to Paralympics
London – GBR, August 22, 2012: Transformation, LOCOG is transitioning the look of London and the Olympic Park to reflect the Paralympic Games, now just a week away. After a spectacular Olympic Games, the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has been undertaking a huge transitional operation to make the Paralympic…
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London 2012 Paralympic Tennis Event
London – GBR, August 20, 2012: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) today confirmed the full list of singles and doubles entries for the London 2012 Paralympic Tennis Event at Eton Manor on 1-8 September. A total of 112 players from 31 countries will compete at the venue for six gold medals, with singles and doubles…
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Elena Sanctioned after Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Germany, August 16, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that the Russian athlete Elena Chistilina, who won two silver medals at June’s 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships, has been suspended for two years for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation. Chistilina returned an adverse analytical finding for Nikethamide metabolite N-ethylnicotinamide in a urine sample provided…
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Record Number of Female to Take Part
Germany, August 16, 2012: With just 13 days to go until the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Committee announced on Thursday (16 August) that a record number of women will take part in the London 2012 Paralympic Games. At London 2012, a record 1,513 female athletes will compete across 18 sports,…
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Commentary Line-up for London Live Streams
Germany, August 15, 2012: Streams, The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced the names of its nine strong commentary team who will talk viewers through more than 780 hours of live sport on www.paralympic.org during the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The team, who will provide English and Spanish commentary for the IPC, has over 100…
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USA Sprinter Voted Athlete of the Month
Germany, August 13, 2012: USA’s sprinter Blake Leeper was voted the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Athlete of the Month for July by the public on www.paralympic.org after tying South African Oscar Pistorius’ world-record time of 10.91 seconds in the 100m T43 class. Leeper tied the benchmark at the Boiling Point Track Classic in Windsor, Canada…
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Portuguese Athlete Sanctioned after Violation
Germany, August 10, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that the Portuguese athlete Luis Carlos Martins Goncalves, who won two gold medals at June’s 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships, has been suspended for two years for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation. Martins Goncalves returned an adverse analytical finding for Methylhexaneamine in a urine sample…
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New Edition of The Paralympian Magazine
August 06, 2012: Paralympian, The London 2012 Games-time edition of The Parlaympian, the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) award-winning magazine, has now been published online and is available to view here: http://bit.ly/N8FTdH. The second edition of 2012 focuses on the build-up to the Paralympic Games, which are set to be a milestone in the Paralympic Movement…
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Serbia to Host 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey
Germany, August 1, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Wednesday (1 August) that Novi Sad, Serbia will play host to the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey B Pool World Championships from 12-17 November. Organized by Serbia’s National Paralympic Committee, the B Pool championships will feature the second tier of the world’s top teams,…