Tag: Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
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Paris 2024 celebrates 50 days to go to Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
By Robert Fawdon, Paris, France: 19 July 2016: The Paris 2024 celebrates Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid Committee has today outlined its commitment to Paralympic sport during the Team France launch event held in the city to mark 50 days to go to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games will receive…
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BPA chooses Belo Horizonte
By: Rob Fawdon, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, June 24, 2014: The British Paralympic Association has today signed an agreement with the City of Belo Horizonte and the State Government of Minas Gerais that will see ParalympicsGB train and prepare in the city in the lead up to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games that will take place…
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Jose Luis Campo electes as President
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct 19, 2013: Argentinian Jose Luis Campo has been elected as President of the Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) for the third time. At the 12th APC General Assembly in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Campo, an IPC Governing Member, was elected by 14 votes to 3 ahead of Colombian Octavio Londoño, who had been…
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IPC announce medal event and athlete quotas
Germany, July 05, 2013: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that the Rio 2016 Paralympics are set to feature more female athletes than ever before, whilst the overall progam will include 23 more medals events than at London 2012, with women and athletes with high support needs the main beneficiaries. Under plans proposed by…
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EBU and IPC team up for Sochi 2014 Rio 2016
Germany, Feb 28, 2013: The European Broadcasting Union, operating EUROVISION, and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have formed a multiservice partnership covering the media rights on all platforms for the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, the Rio 2016 Paralympic Summer Games and various other para-sport events. Under the new terms, the EBU will exploit the…