Paralympic Archive
Transformation from Olympics to Paralympics
Written on August 23, 2012
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London – GBR, August 22, 2012: Transformation, LOCOG is transitioning the look of London and the Olympic Park to reflect the Paralympic Games, now just a week away. After a spectacular Olympic Games, the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has been undertaking a huge transitional operation to
London 2012 Paralympic Tennis Event
Written on August 21, 2012
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London – GBR, August 20, 2012: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) today confirmed the full list of singles and doubles entries for the London 2012 Paralympic Tennis Event at Eton Manor on 1-8 September. A total of 112 players from 31 countries will compete at the venue for six gold medals, with
Elena Sanctioned after Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Written on August 17, 2012
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Germany, August 16, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that the Russian athlete Elena Chistilina, who won two silver medals at June’s 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships, has been suspended for two years for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation. Chistilina returned an adverse analytical finding for Nikethamide metabolite N-ethylnicotinamide in a
Record Number of Female to Take Part
Written on August 17, 2012
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Germany, August 16, 2012: With just 13 days to go until the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Committee announced on Thursday (16 August) that a record number of women will take part in the London 2012 Paralympic Games. At London 2012, a record 1,513 female athletes will compete
Commentary Line-up for London Live Streams
Written on August 16, 2012
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Germany, August 15, 2012: Streams, The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced the names of its nine strong commentary team who will talk viewers through more than 780 hours of live sport on www.paralympic.org during the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The team, who will provide English and Spanish commentary for the IPC,
USA Sprinter Voted Athlete of the Month
Written on August 14, 2012
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Germany, August 13, 2012: USA’s sprinter Blake Leeper was voted the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Athlete of the Month for July by the public on www.paralympic.org after tying South African Oscar Pistorius’ world-record time of 10.91 seconds in the 100m T43 class. Leeper tied the benchmark at the Boiling Point Track Classic
New Edition of The Paralympian Magazine
Written on August 7, 2012
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August 06, 2012: Paralympian, The London 2012 Games-time edition of The Parlaympian, the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) award-winning magazine, has now been published online and is available to view here: http://bit.ly/N8FTdH. The second edition of 2012 focuses on the build-up to the Paralympic Games, which are set to be a milestone in
IPC Website to Feature Revolutionary
Written on August 1, 2012
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London – GBR, July 31, 2012: IPC website, The International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) website www.paralympic.org will feature a groundbreaking new video player for the London 2012 Paralympic Games which integrates live footage and results in a single unified and synchronized view. Developed by the IPC’s worldwide IT partner Atos, and integrated with
IPC President Picks Up GSD Humanitarian Award
Written on July 30, 2012
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London, July 29, 2012: International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven on Saturday (28 July) was presented with the 2012 Global Sports Development (GSD) Humanitarian Award at a ceremony at London’s Globe Theatre. As 2012’s honoree, Sir Philip was awarded a $100,000 grant which has donated to the IPC’s soon to
IOC and IPC Sign Co-operation Agreement
Written on July 25, 2012
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London, July 24, 2012: Co-operation,The Presidents of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Sir Philip Craven and Jacques Rogge, today (Tuesday 24 July) signed an agreement in London that ensures the Paralympic Games will be held in the same city as the Olympic Games through until 2020.