Bonn, Germany - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) honoured the recipients of the 2008 Paralympic Order last week as the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games came to a close. This year, the Paralympic Order was given to several people for their commitment to the success of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in the Chinese capital on 18 September.

The Paralympic Order honours the people who not only have made the commitment, but have illustrated the Paralympic ideal through their actions, and have therefore achieved remarkable merit. The success of the Games in Beijing has demonstrated their outstanding service to the Paralympic cause.

 

2008 Paralympic Order Recipients are as follows:

 

Name	Title
Mr. Liu Qi	President of the Beijing 2008 Organizing Committee (BOCOG), Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Secretary of the CPC Beijing Committee,
Mr. Hui Liangyu	Vice Premier of the State Council, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee
Ms. Liu Yandong	Vice President of BOCOG, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, State Councilor
Ms. Chen Zhili	Vice President of BOCOG, Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
Mr. Deng Pufang	President of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF), Executive President of BOCOG, Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
Mr. Liu Peng	Executive President of BOCOG, Minister of the General Administration of Sport of China, President of the Chinese Olympic Committee
Mr. Guo Jinlong	Mayor of Beijing, Executive President of BOCOG

Additionally, the IPC presented special Paralympic Orders to the following three recipients:

 

For information about past recipients, please visit the Paralympic Order section of IPC's official website.

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Notes to the Editor:

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games, and serves as the International Federation for nine sports, for which it supervises and co-ordinates the World Championships and other competitions. The IPC is committed to enabling Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and to developing sport opportunities for all persons with a disability from the beginner to elite level. In addition, the IPC aims to promote the Paralympic values, which include courage, determination, inspiration and equality.

Founded on 22 September 1989, the IPC is an international non-profit organization formed and run by 162 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) from five regions and four disability specific international sports federations (IOSDs). The IPC Headquarters and its management team are located in Bonn, Germany.

For further information, please contact Steffi Klein, IPC Media and Communications Senior Manager, on e-mail: steffi.klein@paralympic.org or go to www.paralympic.org and www.ParalympicSport.TV.