Bonn, Germany - Months of mystery and anticipation finally ended yesterday as hundreds of local schoolchildren were the first to personally meet Sumi, Miga and Quatchi, the mascots for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada.

On 25 November, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven presented Roh Moo-Hyun, President of Korea, with the Paralympic Honour. This award is bestowed on high-ranking dignitaries, officials and other persons outside the Paralympic Movement who have contributed significantly to the Movement.

Seoul, Korea - The 2007 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) General Assembly (GA) was held from 24 and 25 November 2007, in Seoul, Korea. Around 250 delegates from National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), disability specific sport federations (IOSDs), regions and sports attended the event.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Conference started today with an Opening Ceremony at the Grand Intercontinental Hotel in Seoul, Korea.

Seoul, Korea - Today, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board (GB) concluded its 48th official meeting, which was held in Seoul, Korea, on the occasion of the IPC 2007 General Assembly.

Today, a training for Paralympic leaders in advocacy and human rights has started in Seoul, Korea.

On 17 November, the third World Conference on Doping in Sport concluded with a resolution (Madrid Resolution) accepting amendments to strengthen the World Anti-Doping Code and bolster the fight to protect athlete health and the integrity of sport.

Yesterday, around 400 guests gathered at the 'Night of the Stars', the most important social event of the German Paralympic Movement. It was the first time that this event, organized by the German Fundraising Committee for Disability Sport, was held at the ‘Mercedes World’ in Berlin, Germany.

Bonn, Germany - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced today that a Moroccan athlete in the sport of Athletics, tested positive for a prohibited substance and a sanction of two years ineligibility was imposed for his first doping offence.

Yesterday, the Beijing 2008 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (BOCOG) unveiled the medals for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games during a press conference at the Beijing Olympic Media Center in Beijing, China.