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Three Weeks to International Paralympic Day 2007

Bonn, Germany - After the success of two International Paralympic Days (IPD) held in 2003 and 2005 in Bonn, Germany, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), is taking this exciting event to the next level.

On 23 August, IPD 2007 will offer a condensed version of the Paralympic Summer Games on the Pariser Platz in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. An exciting menu of sports have been chosen, including Wheelchair Basketball, Sitting Volleyball, Football 5-a-side, Table Tennis and Long Jump as well as Biathlon.

Athletes from all over the world will come to perform in Berlin, including the Chinese Women’s Wheelchair Basketball National Team and long jumpers Casey Tibbs (USA), Urs Kolly (Switzerland), Roberto La Barbera (Italy), Heinrich Popow (Germany), Thomas Ulbricht (Germany) and Xavier LeDraoullec (France).

There will be the chance to experience Paralympic Sport live and meet the athletes as well as to see how sport unites people and what opportunities exist for persons with a disability.

Any media representative interested in taking part in the International Paralympic Day 2007, please fill out the media accreditation form and send it back to IPC, fax number: +49-228-2097-209 before 20 August 2007.

Organized and hosted by the IPC, the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement, the IPD 2007 will be supported by IPC’s World Wide Partner (Otto Bock and Samsung), IPC’s Gold Patrons (Deutsche Telekom AG and Allianz SE) as well as Deutsche Bahn, Volkswagen, the German National Paralympic Committee, the German Ministry of the Interior, the Berlin Tagesspiegel and RBB. 

For general information, please visit the official website at http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/IPC_Events/IPD_2007/index.html.

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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 12 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 Communication Manager, on tel: +49-228-2097-230, e-mail: or go to http://www.paralympic.org.

Information sheets:
Paralympic History
Organization of the IPC
Guidelines Reporting on Persons with Disability