• 7 years ago
Poland defeated Austria, 8-0, on Day 2 of the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge
Hockey B Pool World Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia. The
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing body
of the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organises the Summer and Winter
Paralympic Games, and serves as the International Federation for nine
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 develop 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
organisation formed and run by 174 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 Craig Spence, IPC Director of Media and Communications on
e-mail: craig.spence@paralympic.org or call +49-228-2097-230.
Alternatively, please visit www.paralympic.org. To watch videos and
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