Media Centre - Beijing 2008
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Beijing Largest TV Audience in Paralympic History
08.12.2008 Bonn, Germany - The Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games saw the largest cumulated TV audience in the history of the Paralympic Games. Worldwide, more than 3.8 billion people in 38 monitored countries... -
Independent Observer Report on Beijing Paralympic Games Now Published
17.11.2008 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... -
Record Number of Doping Tests Conducted in Beijing
10.10.2008 Bonn, Germany - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) officially announces that only three anti-doping rule violations occurred during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. All three were in the... -
Flag Bearers for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony
18.09.2008 Beijing, China - Today, flagbearers from all participating National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) will have the honour to represent their country at the Closing Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic... -
Success at Beijing 2008 Games End
18.09.2008 Beijing, China - After 12 days of competition, the Closing Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games on 17 September 2008 officially ended a period of record-breaking competition and events. -
TV Coverage of Beijing 2008 Paralympics Exceeds Expectations
15.09.2008 Beijing, China - With a total of 29 rightsholders covering more than 75 countries worldwide, from all regions (Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania), the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games has the... -
Two Further Anti-Doping Rule Violation in Beijing
11.09.2008 Beijing, China - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) today announced two further anti-doping rule violations, which occurred at the occasion of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. -
YouTube Channel of ParalympicSport.TV Breaking Records
10.09.2008 Beijing, China – The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is proud to announce that the first edition of ParalympicSport.TV’s news-show “SIXTY Seconds” reached more than 600,000 viewers... -
First Anti-Doping Rule Violation of Pakistani Powerlifter
09.09.2008 Beijing, China - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) today announced the first anti-doping rule violation, which occurred at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. -
IPC Statement - Women's 5000m T54 Event
08.09.2008 Beijing, China - The result of the women’s 5000m T54 race at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games on 7 September was withdrawn and the Jury of Appeal has ordered the re-run of the race to be held on... -
Spectacular Opening of Beijing Paralympic Games
06.09.2008 Beijing, China - A massive Opening Ceremony in Beijing welcomed the world to the Paralympic Games. The ceremony, which took place in the "Bird’s Nest", was witnessed by a full house of spectators... -
Flag Bearers for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony
05.09.2008 Beijing, China - Today, flagbearers from 146 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) will have the honour to represent their country at the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Flag... -
Extensive Live Coverage of Paralympics on ParalympicSport.TV
03.09.2008 Beijing, China - Today, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has officially confirmed that a minimum of eight hours per day of live commentated coverage of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games... -
IPC Media Contacts in Beijing
26.08.2008 The following members of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Management Team will be onsite in Beijing to assist with any media and communication related activities: -
Universal Sports Brings First Ever Multiplatform Broadcast of Paralympics to US
25.08.2008 Bonn, Germany - Universal Sports, a multiplatform destination for amateur sports programming throughout the year which is co-owned by NBC Universal and InterMedia Partners, the Beijing 2008... -
Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame Inductees 2008 Announced
22.08.2008 Bonn, Germany - Four accomplished Paralympians and one Paralympic coach, will be celebrated as inductees of the Paralympic Hall of Fame, presented by Visa, this year. The ceremony will be held during... -
First-Hand Experience with IPC President's Blog
19.08.2008 For the first time during the Paralympic Games, a real-time blog with entries from the IPC President will be up and running for all those interested in the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. The IPC... -
Paralympic Coverage Surpasses Previous Showing
15.08.2008 As the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games are only a few days away, more and more broadcasters are announcing their increased coverage and schedules for this year’s highlight. The Paralympics will be... -
Today, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) was informed by the Beijing 2008 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (BOCOG) of planned modifications to the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Torch Relay.
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Beijing 2008 Paralympics Games Website Launched
29.05.2008 Bonn, Germany - Today marks the 100-day countdown to the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
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