PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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Bonn, Germany - Today the one-year countdown, to the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games begins. The occasion will be marked by a number of celebrations in Ottawa, Vancouver and Whistler, Canada.

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On the occasion of the International Women's Day last week, the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) revealed plans for an exciting Paralympic component of the Arafura International Sports Conference in May.

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On 7 March, the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games celebrated the five-year Countdown to the Sochi Paralympic Winter Games with the launch of an Accessibility Programme that is aiming to create an accessible city that will be a model for all cities in Russia to follow.

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Bonn, Germany - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) last week announced the composition of its IOC Commissions for 2009. In several of these Commissions, representatives of the Paralympic Movement also contribute to the meetings and help to guide the IOC and the Organizing Committees for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in their missions.