The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed it has found no adverse analytical findings after completing a re-analysis programme of athlete anti-doping urine samples from the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympic Games.
October 23 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have shortlisted five nominees for Exemplary Paralympic Games Official at the 2011 Paralympic Sport Awards.
January 29 – ParalympicsGB have today announced their team to compete in alpine skiing at 2010 Paralympic Winter Games with man of the moment Sean Rose (pictured) unsurprisingly heading the list of entries. 
December 27 - A special committee has been set-up in Oregon to send United States soldiers injured during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the Paralympics in Vancouver next year.
November 13 - Russian biathletes Albina Akhatova and Ekaterina Iourieva (pictured) will both miss the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics in Vancouver after they today both lost their appeal against two-year doping bans.
November 5 - The Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay will visit 11 Canadian communities in 10 days, starting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 3 and ending at the opening ceremony at BC Place in Vancouver on March 12, it has been announced.
November 4 - Polo Ralph Lauren today released details of the uniforms it has designed for the United States team to wear at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics, which begin in Vancouver in 100 days.
November 4 - Vancouver 2010 organisers will today officially take over the C$1.2 billion (£683 million) Athletes Village as part of a series of events to mark the 100 day countdown to the start of the Games.
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November 3 - The third and final phase of ticket sales for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games begins on Saturday (November 7) at 10:00 am Pacific Time, it was announced today.
By Duncan Mackay
October 31 - The British Olympic Association (BOA) have stockpiled supplies of Tamiflu, the anti-swine flu, in case there is an epidemic of the virus at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver next year.
October 30 - The Olympic flame has began its epic 45,000-kilometre journey around Canada, as Olympians Catriona Le May Doan and Simon Whitfield lit the torch in front of the British Columbia Legislature after its arrival from Greece and ran the first leg of the relay through Victoria’s Inner Harbour.
October 30 - Italian competitors competing at next year's Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Vancouver next year are to be vaccinated against swine flu, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) announced today.
October 30 - The torch for the 2010 Winter Olympics is due to arrive in Victoria this morning and thousands of people, including a host of dignitaries, are expected at the British Columbia Legislature to welcome it to Canada.
October 27 - Hundreds of mourners joined the family of Jack Poole, the chairman of Vancouver 2010, at his funeral today.
October 15 - Round, undulating medals featuring the stylized eye and fin of an orca whale will be awarded to successful athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, it was revealed during ceremony today.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
Commonwealth Games England - Media and Communications Executive - London, United Kingdom
The Media and Communications Executive will work closely with CGE’s Media and Communications Manager to support the delivery of the organisation’s communications strategy. They will assist on the delivery of CGE’s external communication through media outlets and digital platforms with an aim to share our values, athlete stories and celebrate success to inspire the nation.
As the International Ice Hockey Federation prepares to decide whether Belarus remains a co-host of its World Championship later this year, Philip Barker recalls other occasions where human rights has been a key topic in the build-up to a country staging a major sports event.
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