Tag: Paralympic
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Agitos to create more inclusive society
London – GBR, September 04, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) officially launched the Agitos Foundation on Tuesday (4 September), which will serve to lead the Paralympic Movement’s aim in making for a better world. The Foundation will act as the leading global organisation in developing sport activities for people with an impairment as a…
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Boris Johnson, Sir Keith to open Marketing Summit
London – GBR, September 03, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement, has announced the participation of Boris Johnson, London Mayor, and Sir Keith Mills, Deputy Chair of LOCOG, in the first edition of the IPC Marketing Summit. The event will be held on 5 September, during the…
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Results for the Paralympic Tennis Event
London – GBR, September 03, 2012: Results for the 2012 Paralympic Tennis Event being held at Eton Manor on 1-8 September. WOMEN’S SINGLES SECOND ROUND Esther Vergeer (NED) [1] d. Katharina Kruger (GER) 60 60 Sakhorn Khanthasit (THA) d. Daniela Di Toro (AUS) [6] 16 60 63 Jiske Griffioen (NED) [3] d. Kgothatso Montjane (RSA)…
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Paralympic Tennis results held at Eton Manor
MEN’S SINGLES SECOND ROUND 2012 Paralympic Tennis Stephane Houdet (FRA) [1] d. Mauricio Pomme (BRA) 62 61 Tom Egberink (NED) [14] d. Ben Weekes (AUS) 62 62 Takashi Sanada (JPN) [12] d. Thomas Mossier (AUT) 46 63 63 Gustavo Fernandez (ARG) [5] d. Philippe Bedard (CAN) 60 60 Maikel Scheffers (NED) [3] d. Wasiu Yusuf (NGR)…
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Groundbreaking Content from Athletes
London – GBR, August 29, 2012: Groundbreaking, The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced it will deliver live content from the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 London Paralympic Games via mobile devices for the first time. The IPC will embed 12 bloggers within the Paralympic athlete parade, to capture live interviews and reactions from the…
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UN supports the 2012 London Paralympic Games
London/Geneva, August 29, 2012: In a few hours, the largest ever Paralympic Games will open in London, with more than 4,200 athletes hailing from 166 countries competing in 21 sports. From a UN perspective, the Games offer a great opportunity to keep advancing the inclusion and empowerment of persons with disabilities or impairment, both in…
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Sir Philip Craven unveiled the Paralympic Wall
London – GBR, August 28, 2012: International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven unveiled the Paralympic Wall on Tuesday 28 August. The wall, which is in the London 2012 in the Paralympic Village, commemorates the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights for Persons with Disabilities which was signed in New York. It was…
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Paralympians from Yesteryear to be Torchbearers
London – GBR, August 27, 2012: Five Paralympians who each competed in one of the first four Paralympic Games will act as the first team of torchbearers when the London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay gets underway on Tuesday evening (28 August. Over the next 24 hours, 580 inspirational torchbearers will carry the Paralympic Flame from…
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IPC Announces Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame
Germany, August 25, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced the five individuals who will be inducted into the Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame during the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Athletes Chris Holmes, Trischa Zorn, Louise Sauvage and Roberto Marson – who have 100 Paralympic medals between them – will be inducted on 30…
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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…