RIO 2016 PARALYMPICS NEWS
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IOC and IPC Sign Co-operation Agreement Until 2020
The newly signed agreement ensures the Paralympic Games will be held in the same city ast the Olympics through 2020.
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Record Number of Female Athletics Events Proposed for Rio 2016
IPC Athletics, the international governing body of para-athletics, has published its first draft of the medal event programme for the Rio 2016 Paralympics more than 1,550 days before the start of the Games.
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Record Number of Female Athletics Events Proposed for Rio 2016
IPC Athletics, the international governing body of para-athletics, has published its first draft of the medal event programme for the Rio 2016 Paralympics more than 1,550 days before the start of the Games.
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Brazilian Paralympic Committee Attends Reatech
The Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) will attend the 11th edition of the International Fair of Technologies in Rehabilitation, Inclusion and Accessibility, Reatech at the Immigrants Convention Centre in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 12-15 April.
Rio 2016 Excellence Programme Workshops Begin
The IPC Academy ran the first two of many workshops to come in Brazil to ensure a successful Paralympic Games are delivered in Rio.
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Contingent of Paralympians Nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards
Daniel Dias, Terezinha Guilhermina, Oscar Pistorious, Esther Vergeer, David Weir and Irek Zaripov all nominated for top award which will be presented in February.
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Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Emblem Unveiled to the World
Emblem launch coincides with Christmas tree lighting in heart of the city.
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Rio 2016 Launches "My Paralympic Picture" Contest
People all over the world invited to take photos that represent the Paralympic Movement
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Rio Marks 5 Years to Go
Andre Brasil in attendance at event