Tag: IPC

  • Activities could act as blueprint for future Games

    Activities could act as blueprint for future Games

    Germany, Oct 22, 2012: With Tuesday (23 October) marking 500 days to go until the next Paralympic Winter Games, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven has said he expects Sochi 2014 to continue the Paralympic Movement’s positive momentum and, in terms of accessibility, act as the blueprint for years to come. Nearly 700…

  • VISTA 2013 to focus on equipment and technology

    VISTA 2013 to focus on equipment and technology

    Germany, Oct 19, 2012: The sixth International Paralympic Committee (IPC) VISTA conference for scientists and experts in sport for athletes with an impairment will be held in Bonn, Germany from 1-4 May 2013. The 2013 edition of VISTA will have some of the world’s leading experts on technology and equipment in Paralympic sport travel to…

  • Athlete of the Month shortlist for Best Team

    Athlete of the Month shortlist for Best Team

    Germany, Oct 16, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has revealed the shortlist for the Best Team of the Month for August and September combined based on performances at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and the public can now vote for the winner on www.paralympic.org. The finalists for the team award include: – Australia wheelchair…

  • USA’s Muffy Davis Voted Best Female Athlete

    USA’s Muffy Davis Voted Best Female Athlete

    Germany, Oct 15, 2012: USA’s Muffy Davis has been voted the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Female Athlete of the Month for August and September after winning gold in all three of her handcycling events at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. On the Brands Hatch course, Davis claimed titles in the individual time trial H1-2 and…

  • Alex Zanardi – Male Athlete of the Month

    Alex Zanardi – Male Athlete of the Month

    Germany, Oct 04, 2012: After winning two gold medals and one silver in hand cycling at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, Italy’s Alex Zanardi has been voted the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Male Athlete of the Month for August and September 2012. The 45-year-old struck gold in the men’s individual H4 time trial and road race…

  • Athlete of the Month shortlist for Best Male

    Athlete of the Month shortlist for Best Male

    Germany, Sept 24, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has revealed the shortlist for the Best Male Athlete of the Month for August and September combined, based on their performances at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and the public can now vote for the winner on www.paralympic.org The finalists for the award include: -David Weir (Great…

  • 2012 Paralympics Prove to be Online Success

    2012 Paralympics Prove to be Online Success

    Germany, Sept 18, 2012: The London 2012 Paralympic Games proved to be a huge online success according to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) with record breaking figures for its website and social media channels. Headline figures published on Tuesday (18 September) for the period 29 August to 9 September show: * Nearly 2 million people…

  • The London Games may be over but their legacy

    The London Games may be over but their legacy

    Geneva, Sept 10, 2012: Last night, the curtain came down on the London 2012 Paralympic Games, marking the end of a glorious summer not only for elite sport, but also for how sport can contribute to the betterment of our societies. A number of UN organizations and officials contributed to ensuring that both the Olympic…

  • Georgian and Russian Powerlifters have Suspended

    Georgian and Russian Powerlifters have Suspended

    London – GBR, Sept 8, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that the Georgian Powerlifter Shota Omarashvili has been suspended for two years for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation. Omarashvili returned an adverse analytical finding for Anabolic Androgenic Steroids in a urine sample provided on 27 August 2012 in an out of competition test…

  • McKillop and Zakayo win Whang Youn Dai Award

    McKillop and Zakayo win Whang Youn Dai Award

    London – GBR, Sept 8, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Saturday (8 September) announced the six elected members of the IPC Athletes’ Council for the next four years. The six council members include four newly elected athletes in Sitting Volleyball player Elvira Stinnissen of the Netherlands, track athlete Arnaud Assoumani of France, archer…