Tag: International Paralympic Committee
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Iranian Power lifter to miss Paralympic Games due to Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Bonn-Germany, April 30, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that the Iranian Power lifter Seyed Yousef Yousefi Pashaki has been suspended for two years for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation. Yousefi Pashaki returned an adverse analytical finding for Methylhexaneamine in a urine sample provided on 5 February 2012 during the Malaysia Open Power lifting…
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Mestre Shortlisted for Spirit of Sport Awards
Bonn-Germany, April 24, 2012: Sylvana Mestre, Chairperson of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing Sport Technical Committee, has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2012 SportAccord Spirit of Sport Awards. The Spirit of Sport Awards 2012 will be presented during the 10th annual SportAccord Convention in Quebec, Canada on 24 May 2012. The annual awards…
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Russian Nordic Skier Polukhin Voted March’s IPC Athlete of the Month
Nordic skier Nikolay Polukhin became the third Russian in as many months to win the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Athlete of the Month award, taking home the honours for March. Polukhin was voted the winner by the public after a top finish in the men’s Biathlon Visually Impaired class at this season’s IPC Nordic Skiing…
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IPC Joins Forces with Barcelona Foundation
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has joined forces with the FC Barcelona Foundation to launch “We are what we do, we are what we achieve,” a campaign to raise awareness of people with a disability and train teachers how to implement inclusive sport. Supported by four Barcelona players from different sports, including the club’s all-time…
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Brazilian Powerlifter Sanctioned after Anti-Doping Rule Violation
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that the Brazilian Powerlifter Claudemar Santin has been suspended for two years for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation. Santin returned an adverse analytical finding for Tamoxifen and its metabolites 4-hydroxytamoxifen and N-desmethyltamoxifen in a urine sample provided on 18 November 2011 during the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara,…
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Sir Philip Craven MBE, Awarded 2012 GSD Humanitarian Award
LOS ANGELES-USA, Feb 14, 2012: The Foundation for Global Sports Development (GSD) is honored to announce today that Sir Philip Craven, MBE, president of the International Paralympic Committee and member of the International Olympic Committee, has been named the recipient of the 2012 GSD Humanitarian Award. As 2012’s honoree, Sir Philip will receive a $100,000…
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Russia’s Petushkov Wins IPC Athlete of the Month for January
Russian Nordic Skier Roman Petushkov has received the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Athlete of the Month award for January for consistently medalling gold in every race at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup in Cable/Minneapolis from 26 January to 2 February 2012. Petushkov, who turns 34 later this week on 18 February, received 47 per…
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Paralympic Torch Relay Places up for Grabs
Germany, Feb 10, 2012: To mark 200 days to go until the start of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is launching a new-look website on Monday 13 February and is giving visitors to it and Paralympians the chance to take part in August’s Paralympic Torch Relay. Designed and built by…
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IPC has announced its shortlist for January’s Athlete of the Month award
Marie Bochet, The public has until 23:59 (CET) on 10 February to vote for who they think had the best performance last month on the para-sport scene. Fans can vote via the IPC’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/paralympicsporttv. The finalists for January include: – Marie Bochet (France): Bochet dominated the slopes in January, racking up three…
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23 Nations Qualify for London 2012 Paralympic Games
Lausanne (SUI), Feb 01, 2012: 23 Nations Qualify, Para-Dressage riders from 23 nations have qualified to take part in the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The qualification process, which began in October 2010, finished yesterday, 31 January 2012. As the top three ranked teams at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2010, Great Britain, Germany and Denmark…