"Hand in Hand", the song composed by Italian Giorgio Moroder with lyrics written by American Tom Whitlock, for the Seoul Olympics in 1988 topped the charts in 17 countries, including Austria, Spain, Japan, Sweden and West Germany. Sung by Korean group Koreana it sold more than 13 million copies around the world.
As one of the largest sports organizations in the world, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the international umbrella organization of sport for athletes with a disability.
May 16 - International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven has received the Order of Friendship for his work in developing the Paralympic Movement from Russian Deputy Prime Minster Dmitry Kozak during a two day visit to the country to check on preparations for the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
May 13 - Companies building the faciliities for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics have been warned by Russian President Vladimir Putin that he expects them to complete the project on time and on budget and that he will not accept any delays.
May 10 - Russia's Anti-Terror Committee (NAK) has said that they have prevented Caucasus militants from carrying out a terror plot in Sochi, the host of the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympics.
May 8 - Foreign teams preparing for the 2014 Olympics and Paralympics will have plenty of access to train at the venues before the Games, President and chief executive Dmitry Chernyshenko (pictured) has promised after the issue was raised by an influential member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Humanity serves as the heart and soul of the Olympics – which is why, John Carlos candidly reveals, he and US colleague Tommie Smith infamously raised the black-power salute on the podium at Mexico City 1968. David Owen reports Read moreBig Read Archive