Tag: IPC

  • Mestre Scoops Major Award at SportAccord

    Mestre Scoops Major Award at SportAccord

    Bonn-Germany, May 25, 2012: Chairperson of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing Sport Technical Committee, Sylvana Mestre, has won the prestigious Spirit of Sport Award at a Ceremony held in Quebec, Canada during the 10th SportAccord Convention. The annual awards commend the commitment and humanitarian spirit of SportAccord members who have made an exceptional…

  • IPC Unveils IPC Academy Campus 2012 today at SportAccord

    IPC Unveils IPC Academy Campus 2012 today at SportAccord

    Bonn-Germany, May 24, 2012: IPC Academy Campus, The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement, unveiled its learning environment developed for the London 2012 Paralympic Games today (24 May) at SportAccord in Quebec, Canada. The IPC Academy Campus 2012 is a new IPC initiative to provide a learning focus and…

  • London 2012 to be Biggest Paralympic Games Ever

    London 2012 to be Biggest Paralympic Games Ever

    Bonn-Germany, May 20, 2012: Biggest Paralympic, To coincide with 100 days to go until the London 2012 Paralympics, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that they will officially be the biggest Games ever with 165 countries set to participate in the event. This means that 19 more countries will take part in London compared…

  • IPC President Receives Order of Friendship During Russian Visit

    IPC President Receives Order of Friendship During Russian Visit

    Bonn-Germany, May 15, 2012:  Order Friendship, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven has received the prestigious Order of Friendship for his outstanding contribution to developing the Paralympic Movement from acting Russian Deputy Prime Minster Dmitry Kozak during a two day visit to the country to check on preparations for the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter…

  • Mamistvalov Named IPC’s Athlete of the Month for April

    Mamistvalov Named IPC’s Athlete of the Month for April

    Bonn-Germany, May 14, 2012: Israeli swimmer Itzhak Mamistvalov was voted the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Athlete of the Month for April. Mamistvalov set two new world records – already approved by IPC Swimming – at the British Open Swimming Championships in Sheffield, Great Britain, during the first week of April. In the S1 classification, for…

  • IOC and IPC Extend Co-operation Agreement Until 2020

    IOC and IPC Extend Co-operation Agreement Until 2020

    Bonn-Germany May 09, 2012: Co-operation Agreement, The 2018 and 2020 Paralympic Games will be held in the same city as the Olympic Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) today (8 May) signed an extension to their current agreement which sees the IOC support the IPC and the Paralympic Games.…

  • Michael McKillop Obliterates 1,500m World Record in Olympic Stadium

    Michael McKillop Obliterates 1,500m World Record in Olympic Stadium

    Bonn-Germany, May 08, 2012: Ireland’s Michael McKillop became the first male athlete to set a new world record in the London 2012 Olympic Stadium after taking a staggering 15 seconds off his 1,500m best time at the Visa London Disability Athletics Challenge. The 22 year old 800m and 1,500m world champion ran 3:59.54 to lead…

  • Liberian Powerlifter Sanctioned for 3 Months Following `Unique’ Anti-Doping Case

    Liberian Powerlifter Sanctioned for 3 Months Following `Unique’ Anti-Doping Case

    Bonn-Germany, May 07, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that the Liberian Powerlifter James Siaffa has been suspended for three months for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation. Siaffa returned an adverse analytical finding for Prednisone and Prednisolone in a urine sample provided on 25 February 2012 during the 2012 FAZZA International Powerlifting Competition in…

  • IPC President Receives Sport Industry Lifetime Achievement Award

    IPC President Receives Sport Industry Lifetime Achievement Award

    Bonn-Germany, May 04, 2012: International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven has received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2012 Sport Industry Awards at a ceremony in Central London. Previously awarded to an array of celebrated dignitaries including Sir Bobby Charlton and Bernie Ecclestone, the Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes people whose work and…

  • Para-Snowboard Included in Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games

    Para-Snowboard Included in Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games

    Bonn-Germany, May 03, 2012:The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that two medal events in Para-Snowboard will be included in the Alpine Skiing programme at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games. This brings to 72 the number of medal events at the Sochi 2014 Games and is the first time that Para-Snowboard events have been…