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September 25 - South Korea's Chef de Mission at the London 2012 Paralympics has promised that allegations of abuse made by the country's boccia captain against a coach will be fully investigated after a disciplinary committee was set-up following further claims of violence against members of the team.
September 24 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has revealed its shortlist for the best Male Athlete of the Month for August and September combined, for performances during the London 2012 Paralympics.
September 22 - French President François Hollande has praised the country's Paralympians who competed at London 2012 at a special ceremony held at the Elysée Palace even though it was their worst performance for 48 years.
September 21 - The British Government are to be asked to approach the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to get them to back a plan that would see the Paralympic Flame lit at Stoke Mandeville Stadium before every Summer and Winter Games.
September 21 - Canada's Paralympians have join the country's Olympic team to participate in a celebratory "Heroes Tour" this week, where they are joined Olympic athletes on a trip across Toronto and Ottawa to celebrate their achievements at London 2012.
September 20 - Italian Paralympic Committee President Luca Pancalli has praised the country's Paralympians at an event welcoming them back from London 2012.
September 19 - Nigeria's gold medal winning Paralympians are being awarded N5 million (£20,000/$32,000/€24,000) by their Government as a reward for their success at London 2012.
September 18 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have revealed that the London 2012 Paralympic Games have been a huge online success with record breaking figures for its website and social media channels.
September 18 - More than three quarters of disabled people in the United Kingdom feel undervalued by society despite the positivity surrounding the London 2012 Paralympic Games, research suggests.
September 16 - International Paralympic Committee (IPC) chief executive Xavier Gonzalez admitted that the organisation would like to have seen more coverage of the Paralympic Games in the United States after American broadcasting giant NBC declined to show a single minute of live coverage on its network from London 2012.
September 16 - The Deloitte Ride Across Britain (Deloitte RAB) has surpassed its fundraising target of £1 million ($1.6 million/€1.2 million) for the British Paralympic Association (BPA) a year ahead of schedule.
September 13 - Eva Loeffler, daughter of the man who began the Paralympic Movement, Dr. Ludwig Guttman, has revealed that she is against the Paralympics merging with the Olympics for fear that the event will lose its unique identity.
September 13 - A senior Chinese politician has hailed the country's Paralympians for once again dominating the field during the 2012 Games that have just concluded in London with another record-breaking performance.
September 10 - The British Paralympic Association (BPA) has announced plans to hold a festival of sport within three months in order to build a generation of future Paralympians and build on the success of the Games which concluded in spectacular fashion last night.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is the international governing body that oversees the quadrennial Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games. The CGF is a small passionate team, wholeheartedly committed to its vision, mission and values. Based in our central London headquarters and reporting to the CGF’s Sports Director, this role will play a key role within the team, providing operational and strategic support across all areas of the sport programme, including bespoke projects and events.
At the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, Spyridon Louis won the marathon to become an instant Greek hero. Mike Rowbottom tells the story of how a humble water carrier entered sporting folklore, 125 years on.