Bonn, Germany – The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has officially released the Para-Sports Medal Events Programme for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games following consultation with the International Paralympic Committee. The Commonwealth Games will take place from 3-14 October 2010 in Delhi, India, and will showcase world-class sporting opportunities for elite athletes with a disability.

At a black tie dinner in London last week, the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games were in full force, dominating the 2nd SportBusiness Sports Event Management Awards. The highlight of the evening for the Paralympic Movement was the recognition of Morris Goding Accessibility Consulting for its achievement at the Games. The company took the silver award in the category of Event Services.

The 4th Cinema Without Barriers International Film Festival will be including for the first time the category, People with a Disability in Sport, into its festival programme in Moscow. The aim of this new addition was to attract public attention to the problems that people with a disability face in their daily lives.

Bonn, Germany - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has now published the Independent Observer Report from the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Available on their website, the report is an extensive 16 pages that reflect the programmes observations on various systems and processes during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and UNESCO celebrated the signing of the 100th Government to the International Convention against Doping in Sport in Paris, France, on 12 November. UNESCO’s Director General, Koïchiro Matsuura, and WADA’s Director General, David Howman, joined ambassadors from most of the 100 countries that have ratified the Convention to mark the historical milestone.