The educational programme "Paralympic School Day" had another showing in Spain recently in the town of La Seu d’Urgell, which is located in Catalonia.

This week, the IPC Academy has successfully completed the delivery of a three-day intensive Team Management Training programme in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The programme, held in Malaysia’s capital from 19 – 21 April, was designed to drive the development of Paralympic and Commonwealth Para-Sport athletes, and increase the number of countries competing in the Commonwealth Games.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is saddened to learn about the death today of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Honorary President Juan Antonio Samaranch, who was widely credited with renewing and fundamentally changing the landscape of the Olympic Movement, as well as influencing the Paralympic Movement.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) took the opportunity this past weekend to provide visitors at the 15th World Olympic Collector’s Fair 2010 with information on the Paralympic Movement.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Co-ordination Commission for the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games ended its third visit to the city, putting accessibility as one of the priorities for the upcoming Paralympic programme.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) organized its annual Anti-Doping Organizations (ADO) symposium from 13-14 April in Lausanne, Switzerland, providing a strong forum for ideas and information between the agency and International Federations (IFs).