The Organising Committee of the Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games has underlined its commitment to staging a successful event during its second Coordination Commission meeting with stakeholders.
Brazilian wheelchair racer Vanessa Cristina de Souza has been chosen as the Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) Athlete of the Month for February.
Five nominees have been revealed for the Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) Athlete of the Month award for February.
Table tennis player Luis Flores has been named as the Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) athlete of the month for January.
Guatemala's badminton player Raul Anguiano has won the José Luis Campo Award as the best Americas Para-athlete of 2019.
Ten athletes have been shortlisted for the "José Luis Campo" Award as the Best Americas Para Athlete of 2019.
Colombian swimmer Daniel Giraldo has won the Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) Athlete of the Month award for December.
American Para-Nordic skier Kendall Gretsch is among three nominees for the Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) Athlete of the Month award for December.
Chile's shot putter Francisca Mardones has won the Americas Paralympic Committee Athlete of the Month prize for November.
Petrucio Ferreira of Brazil has been nominated for the Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) Athlete of the Month award for November after breaking a world record at the World Para Athletics Championships.
Colombian wheelchair tennis player Angelica Bernal has been named winner of the Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) Athlete of the Month award for October.
Wheelchair tennis players Alexander Cataldo and Angelica Bernal have been named on the shortlist for the Americas Paralympic Committee Athlete of the Month award for October.
Stefania Ferrando has won the Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) Athlete of the Month award for September.
Nominations for the Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) "Athlete of the Month" award for September have been announced, with world and regional champions from four countries in the mix.
The Argentinian Boccia team has been announced as the Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) Best Team of August after winning gold at the Parapan American Games.
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.
International Paralympic Committee - Paralympic Games Brand Manager - Bonn, Germany
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) offers the position of a full-time Paralympic Games Brand Manager (f/m/x) in an international and multicultural team at the IPC Headquarters in Bonn, Germany, starting in early 2021. The IPC is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. We supervise the organisation of the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games and serve as International Federation for 10 Para sports. The Paralympic Games Brand Manager is accountable to the Head of Brand and Engagement and will be responsible for ensuring the Paralympic brand is represented in a consistent and impactful way at the Paralympic Games.
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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