Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

Although the Classifying Disability and Sports Technology Conference (CDSTC) has already taken place end of November, the importance of its theme remains.

Bonn, Germany - Today, Allianz SE and Deutsche Telekom AG announced the extension of their involvement in the Paralympic Movement and its athletes.

With the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games little over a year away, the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee (Sochi 2014) is beginning to gather their official support team.

Bonn, Germany - The Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games saw the largest cumulated TV audience in the history of the Paralympic Games. Worldwide, more than 3.8 billion people in 38 monitored countries watched the best Paralympic athletes compete in Beijing during more than 1,800 hours broadcasted.

The second International Peace and Sport Forum took place over three days last week in Monaco, bringing in some 330 high-ranking decision-makers. The exceptional attendance rate was almost double the number in 2007 and helped to boost the amount of exchanges and meetings of senior policy-makers who define, support and implement sports policies.

The International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have announced the tender for their renowned architecture award 2009.

The London Organizing Committee of the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has officially launched a programme that is designed to encourage greater employment for people with a disability.

The annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with a disability.

The Canadian Ice Sledge Hockey National Team recently won the 2008 World Ice Sledge Hockey Challenge after defeating Norway 7:0.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced the appointment of two IPC members to its Education and Athlete Committee, both of which will commence on 1 January 2009.

Bonn, Germany – The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has officially released the Para-Sports Medal Events Programme for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games following consultation with the International Paralympic Committee. The Commonwealth Games will take place from 3-14 October 2010 in Delhi, India, and will showcase world-class sporting opportunities for elite athletes with a disability.

At a black tie dinner in London last week, the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games were in full force, dominating the 2nd SportBusiness Sports Event Management Awards. The highlight of the evening for the Paralympic Movement was the recognition of Morris Goding Accessibility Consulting for its achievement at the Games. The company took the silver award in the category of Event Services.

The 4th Cinema Without Barriers International Film Festival will be including for the first time the category, People with a Disability in Sport, into its festival programme in Moscow. The aim of this new addition was to attract public attention to the problems that people with a disability face in their daily lives.