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September 24 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has revealed its shortlist for the best Male Athlete of the Month for August and September combined, for performances during the London 2012 Paralympics.
September 22 - French President François Hollande has praised the country's Paralympians who competed at London 2012 at a special ceremony held at the Elysée Palace even though it was their worst performance for 48 years.
September 21 - The British Government are to be asked to approach the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to get them to back a plan that would see the Paralympic Flame lit at Stoke Mandeville Stadium before every Summer and Winter Games.
September 21 - Canada's Paralympians have join the country's Olympic team to participate in a celebratory "Heroes Tour" this week, where they are joined Olympic athletes on a trip across Toronto and Ottawa to celebrate their achievements at London 2012.
September 20 - Italian Paralympic Committee President Luca Pancalli has praised the country's Paralympians at an event welcoming them back from London 2012.
September 19 - Nigeria's gold medal winning Paralympians are being awarded N5 million (£20,000/$32,000/€24,000) by their Government as a reward for their success at London 2012.
September 18 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have revealed that the London 2012 Paralympic Games have been a huge online success with record breaking figures for its website and social media channels.
September 18 - More than three quarters of disabled people in the United Kingdom feel undervalued by society despite the positivity surrounding the London 2012 Paralympic Games, research suggests.
September 16 - International Paralympic Committee (IPC) chief executive Xavier Gonzalez admitted that the organisation would like to have seen more coverage of the Paralympic Games in the United States after American broadcasting giant NBC declined to show a single minute of live coverage on its network from London 2012.
September 16 - The Deloitte Ride Across Britain (Deloitte RAB) has surpassed its fundraising target of £1 million ($1.6 million/€1.2 million) for the British Paralympic Association (BPA) a year ahead of schedule.
September 13 - Eva Loeffler, daughter of the man who began the Paralympic Movement, Dr. Ludwig Guttman, has revealed that she is against the Paralympics merging with the Olympics for fear that the event will lose its unique identity.
September 13 - A senior Chinese politician has hailed the country's Paralympians for once again dominating the field during the 2012 Games that have just concluded in London with another record-breaking performance.
September 10 - The British Paralympic Association (BPA) has announced plans to hold a festival of sport within three months in order to build a generation of future Paralympians and build on the success of the Games which concluded in spectacular fashion last night.
September 9 - International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Sir Philip Craven tonight went a step further than his Olympic counterpart Jacques Rogge as he declared London 2012 had hosted "the greatest Paralympic Games ever" at a stunning Closing Ceremony here.
When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.
Reporting to and working closely with the Events Director – Technical Operations, the Head of Technical Officials is responsible for day-to-day management of the Technical Officials programmes within the Events Department, including:
Management of day-to-day technical officials operations including tournament assignments and planning;
Management and development of the professional technical officials workforce including referees, umpires, and tournament doctors;
Technical officials policy development through consultation with key stakeholder groups including commissions, panels, Continental Confederations and working groups;
Innovation initiatives within the technical officials area to enhance officiating accuracy and sport presentation; and
Technical officials pathway development including working with Continental Confederations and Member Associations on recruitment, education, training, and development initiatives.
Pierre de Coubertin once said cricket has "practically no appeal for those who are not British". While he expressed doubts about the Olympic viability of cricket, lacrosse and baseball, Philip Barker wonders how the man who helped revive the modern Games would have reacted to new sports at Los Angeles 2028.