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April 10 - The Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) have signed an unprecedented $60 million (£39 million/€46 million) four-year deal with Brazilian bank Caixa Econômica Federal in what is believed to be the biggest National Paralympic Committee (NPC) sponsorship agreement ever.
March 21 - Ireland's preparations for the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro have received a significant boost after they were awarded ��910,000 (£774,000/$1.2 million) in new funding from the Government.
March 21 - Senior members of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) have visited Seoul and Beijing to assess solutions and ideas for the construction of a new Paralympic Training Centre in São Paulo.
March 17 - British legend Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has urged Brazil's top athletes to embrace the Rio 2016 Paralympics because they offer a once in a lifetime opportunity to compete in front of a home crowd on the biggest stage of all.
March 4 - The Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) and the Government's Ministry of Sports have sign an agreement to receive nearly $20 million (£13 million/€15 million) this year to help prepare their top athletes in the lead up to Rio 2016.
February 27 - The British Paralympic Association (BPA) has renewed its partnership with Deloitte in a four-year deal which will run through to Rio 2016, it was confirmed today.
February 20 - The British Paralympic Association (BPA) have put out an invitation for cities and venues in the UK to tender for a preparation base that will host the 2013 and 2014 Paralympic Potentials Preparation Programme in advance of Rio 2016.
By Duncan Mackay at the Windsor Barra Hotel in Rio de Janeiro
November 23 - Rio 2016 have been warned that they face tough challenges ahead in the next four years following the conclusion of the latest project review carried out by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
By Duncan Mackay at the Windsor Barra Hotel in Rio de Janeiro
November 21 - Rio de Janeiro is capable doing better in 2016 than London 2012 but it will be a tough challenge, the President of the International Paralympic Committee Sir Philip Craven has predicted.
October 31 - Andrew Parsons, the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) President, admitted that it will be difficult for his country to finish fifth on the medal table at Rio 2016 but said it remains a goal he is focused on achieving.
October 2 - David Abraham, the chief executive of Channel 4, has revealed that the broadcaster is looking to secure the rights for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games after its hugely successful coverage of London 2012.
September 23 - The Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) is to host four seminars called Brazilian Paralympic Sport and its relationship with Universities.
September 13 - Following a superb performance by their athletes at London 2012, Australia is already aiming to beat its Paralympic Games medal haul in Rio de Janeiro in four years' time.
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.