PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Athletes practicing Wheelchair Curling

The World Curling Federation (WCF) has recently elected Kate Caithness as the new President of the organization at their annual General Assembly in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently released a complete list of members of the IOC Commissions for 2010. Included in the list are a number of representatives of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

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Irek Zaripov, who won four gold and one silver medal at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, has become an official Ambassador for Sochi 2014.

Athletes practicing Football 7 a-side.

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The flags’ arrival coincided with the Session of Presidential Council for Physical Culture, Sports and Preparation for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi as well as the World Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan.

Athlete in a competition of wheelchair tennis.

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The fifth World Championships of the International Standing Amputee Hockey Federation (ISIHF) will be hosted by the Defi Sportif at Aréna Saint-Michel in Montreal, from 27 April to 2 May.

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Atos Origin, the Worldwide Partner of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), delivered flawless IT during the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games. Atos Origin designed, integrated, managed and secured the same IT infrastructure for the Paralympic Games that was used at many of the competition venues for the Olympic Winter Games.