Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

America

Throughout the Rio 2007 Parapan American Games, representatives from future organizing committees participated in the Parapan American Games Knowledge Sharing Programmme.

Brazil

Today, the President of the Federal Republic of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, visited the Parapan American Games Village in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and talked to some athletes as well as to staff and volunteers of the Rio 2007 Parapan American Games Organizing Committee (CO-RIO).

Germany

The International Paralympic Day (IPD) 2007 to be held on 23 August in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, will be covered extensively by local media partners. The newspaper ‘Der Tagesspiegel’, the television station rbb and the Wall AG will help to bring Paralympic Sport to the public.

Today, Sir Philip Craven, President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and Patrick Glennon, Director Global Athlete Career Programme of Adecco signed an agreement in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The signing ceremony was attended by several media, IPC Governing Board members and Adecco Brazil representative Marcela Graca Lima.

Sochi 2014

Iran is looking to win the first medal at Paralympic Winter Games

Lillehammer 1994

Ice Sledge Hockey only made its Paralympic Games debut at the Lillehammer 1994 Games but has quickly become one of the biggest spectator attractions at the Winter Paralympics.

Rio 2016

Evan O’Hanlon, Scott Reardon and Chad Perris began a podcast to keep people up to date ahead of the Paralympics.

Swimming

Brazil’s Daniel Dias made history in the pool in Guadalajara with a clean sweep in all of his events.

Vancouver 2010

After winning 16 medals at the Paralympic Winter Games, Verena Bentele is calling it quits.

Alpine Skiing

Five of six gold-medal positions remained unchanged on Friday in the second day of the Slalom event at the IPC Alpine Skiing Competition.

Athletics

Fans can buy tickets from GBP 10 per adult with all child tickets at GBP5; meaning a family of four can see world class athletics for just GBP 30.

Athletes and coaches from 10 nations learned from experts at state-of-the-art venue

Cycling

Australia, Japan and New Zealand all found the top of the podium this week.

PyeongChang 2018

Despite allowing first goal of tournament, USA beat Italy for fifth time this season

Athletics

Chantal Petitclerc will join Great Britain’s Athletics delegation as a coach and mentor for London 2012.

Athletics

China’s Na Mi and Qiuping Xu took gold and silver the women’s shot put F37 on Day 6 of London 2012.

Athletics

Wind can’t blow Chinese off course as they taste success in the first mixed team recurve open Paralympic event.