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Pyeongchang 2018 organisers have been urged to "start putting plans into action" following the fourth Project Review inspection by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
An initiative aimed at developing and raising awareness of Paralympic winter sports in South Korea has been launched by the Organising Committee of the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.
Pyeongchang 2018 has the potential to surpass the success of Sochi 2014, especially if the host nation enjoy a strong performance on the medals table, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven has claimed.
March 10 - A commemoration event has been held in Sochi to mark exactly four years to go until the opening of the next Winter Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang.
February 8 - Bobsleigh's hope of being included on the programme for Pyeongchang 2018 have been dashed after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) confirmed new sports will not be considered.
February 2 - Athletes with a physical disability who "like the idea of hurtling down a bobsleigh track" are being sought by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (FIBT) as the campaign to feature at Pyeongchang 2018 gathers pace.
November 4 - Pyeongchang 2018 will be the third recipient of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Academy Excellence Programme after an agreement was signed today.
October 29 - Pyeongchang 2018 today unveiled its official emblem for the Winter Paralympics during a ceremony that took place at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul.
March 2 - A team from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have met with Pyeongchang 2018 to conduct the first Project Review for the Winter Games.
October 31 - Yorkshire-based company Bromley Technologies Ltd has won a contract with the International Skeleton and Bobsleigh Federation (ISBF) to design and manufacture the sport's first generation of elite Paralympic skeleton sleds that could make their debut at Pyeongchang 2018.
July 3 - Plans for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Paralympic Games got underway this week after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) delivered a special orientation seminar in the Korean city to around high profile 70 delegates.
January 13 - The Korean Paralympic Committee has appointed Jin-Ho Son as its new general secretary as the country begins to prepare for Pyeongchang 2018.
January 3 – Sliding sports could added to the Paralympic sport programme by the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Games, if a proposal by Bob Balk, the chairman of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletes' Council, is accepted.
July 6 - International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven has paid tribute to Pyeongchang after they were awarded the right to stage the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in a landslide win 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.