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September 9 - While Rio 2016 looked to avoid the stereotype in the handover segment of the London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony, it made no such restrictions here tonight at its Paralympic counterpart took the flag as Brazilian samba set the Olympic Stadium alight.
July 16 - Swimming star Clodoaldo Silva will become a mentor for some of Brazil's young Paralympic hopes for Rio 2016 under a new initiative launched by Nissan.
June 14 - Nissan has been unveiled as a sponsor of the Rio 2016 Paralympics, following the announcement in February that they will be a Tier One partner of the Olympics.
June 5 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has held a third executive project review with Rio 2016 organisers, the meeting held just as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission was set to get underway in Rio de Janeiro.
January 5 - Representatives from the British Paralympic Association (BPA) have returned from their first official visit to Rio de Janeiro as part of their preparation for the 2016 Paralympic Games.
November 26 - Rio 2016 have unveiled the logo for the Paralympics during a special ceremony held at the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, during which the world's largest floating Christmas tree was inaugurated.
October 25 - The British Paralympic Association (BPA) are set to stop in Newcastle in North East England next month as their search of Britain to find talented disabled men and women to represent ParalympicsGB at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics or the Rio 2016 Summer Games continues.
October 7 - The "My Paralympic Picture" contest launched by the Rio 2016 Organising Committee has now entered the voting phase with the public invited to choose their favourite picture from the 20 finalists.
September 22 - The Brazilian Government has praised the country's National Paralympic Committee (NPC) for their work in fighting for the rights of people with disabilities, which affect 24.5 million people in Brazil.
June 23 - The judging panel that will select the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games emblem have begun their meetings to evaluate the design proposals presented by Brazilian agency Tatil Design de Ideias, the company that designed the logo for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
May 2 - Brazilian design agency Tatil Design de Ideias, who designed the logo for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, have been chosen by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to develop the Paralympic Games emblem as well, it was announced today.
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.