Tag: IPC
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IPC Nordic skiing World Championships 2013
Germany, Jan 14, 2013: The media accreditation process is now open for the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in La Molina, Spain and the 2013 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships in Solleftea, Sweden. Media interested in covering these championships can now apply for accreditation via www.ipcalpineskiingworlds.org and www.ipcnordicskiingworlds.org respectively. The alpine skiing World Championships…
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IPC Athletics statement on grand prix series media reports
Germany, Jan 13, 2013: Following some British media reports on Sunday (13 January) claiming that a global series of para-athletics grand prix events will be trialled in 2013 by IPC Athletics, the global governing body has made the following statement. Craig Spence, the IPC’s Director of Communications, said: “Following the success of London 2012, IPC…
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IPC December’s Athlete of the Month
Germany, Jan 08, 2013: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced its shortlist for December’s Athlete of the Month award, and the public can now vote for the winner via the poll on the www.paralympic.org homepage. Last month was highlighted by the World Sledge Hockey Challenge, IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup and NORAM Cup, Ice…
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Paralympic Movement’s most successful year
Germany, Jan 01, 2013: International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven has hailed 2012 as the Paralympic Movement’s most successful year yet and said that in the coming years wider broadcast coverage and greater promotion of athletes can help bring to life the IPC’s vision of “inspiring and exciting the entire world.” In a…
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London to host 2017 Athletics Championships
Bonn – Germany, Dec 19: After staging one of the best and most-talked about Paralympic Games in history this summer, London was announced as the host city of the 2017 IPC Athletics World Championships on Wednesday, 19 December. The Championships will be held in July 2017 at the Olympic Stadium, just a month before the…
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Glasgow to Host IPC Swimming Championships
Bonn – Germany, Dec 13: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that Glasgow, Scotland will now host the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships. The awarding of the event was originally stated as a European Championships but with a change to the IPC calendar the competition was upgraded to a World Championships. The announcement was…
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Liski becomes official supplier of IPC Alpine Skiing
Germany, Dec 12: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Wednesday (12 December) that Liski has become the official supplier of IPC Alpine Skiing. Liski is an Italian sport equipment company with a wide range of products on the international market to aid ski slope preparation, maintenance and equipment. The company will provide IPC Alpine…
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November’s Athlete of the Month award
Germany, Dec 11: Russia’s ice sledge hockey team won the IPC’s Athlete of the Month award after taking gold at the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey B Pool World Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia, just two years after starting up their programme. The Russians defeated Sweden, 1-0, in the championship game on 17 November in…
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IPC Athletics to hold Sport Forum in Frankfurt
Germany, Dec 05: The two-day IPC Athletics Sport Forum will take place in Frankfurt, Germany, starting on Thursday (6 December), as representatives from IPC Athletics, National Paralympic Committees and International Organizations of Sports for the Disabled (IOSDs) will discuss progress and future developments in athletics. Representatives will deliberate technical and classification rule updates, sport strategy…
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IPC Governing Board member challenges
Brussels – Belgium, Dec 04: International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board member Miguel Sagarra praised the world’s media for their coverage of London 2012 and highlighted the key role they can continue to play in helping change perceptions of people with a disability, increasing participation in sport and making for a more inclusive society. Speaking…