Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

Bonn, Germany - From 1 to 3 April, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Co-ordination Commission for the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games visited Beijing, China, for the last time before the Opening of the Games.

Ice Sledge Hockey team captains and flag bearers representing ten countries were honoured last week at the official Opening Ceremony of the 2008 IPC World Championships.

Yesterday, a delegation from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) concluded a one-day Paralympic Orientation Workshop with the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

The second edition of paraEmotion – the monthly magazine programme on the re-launched ParalympicSport.TV channel - will be out on Friday!

The federal government of Canada will contribute around Euro 15,3 million (= 24 million Canadian Dollars) over two years and the same amount per year ongoing to support the Road to Excellence Programme created by the Canadian Olympic Committee in conjunction with the Canadian Paralympic Committee.

On 13 March, the first Paralympic School Day (PSD) in Spain took place in the ski resort of La Molina.

Yesterday, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) celebrated the two-year countdown to the Paralympic Winter Games with activities in Vancouver and Whistler.

From 28 February to 2 March, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Cup Finals took place in Nes, Norway.

Every four years, Paralympic athletes from all around the world meet to compete against each other and inspire and excite the world. March marks the month of anniversaries of the last three Paralympic Winter Games.

The Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Classification Master List, a list of athletes with an international sport class and Paralympic sport class status for all Paralympic sports on the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games programme, are now available online.

On the occasion of the International Women's Day, the winners of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) 2008 Women and Sport Awards were announced today.

Today, a delegation from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) including IPC CEO Xavier Gonzalez, met with the London 2012 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) to conduct its third project review.

From 23 to 24 February 2008, the second International Symposium on Olympic and Paralympic Pedagogy was successfully held in Tehran, Iran, in the presence of Mr. Zhenliang He, Chairman of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Commission for Culture and Olympic Education as well as Bart Schell, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Development Administration Manager.

Renovations are nearly complete in more than 120 member hotels for the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Bonn, Germany – With less than two years to go before the Opening of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Co-ordination Commission, including International Paralympic Committee (IPC) representative Rita van Driel, successfully concluded its sixth visit to Vancouver, the host city of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Bonn, Germany – Today, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has released the first edition of ParaEmotion on ParalympicSport.TV, its internet TV channel.

On 25 February, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) signed an important contract with CNC China Netcom Group for fibre and uplink services for the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games.