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Le bureau de la fédération camerounaise du sport pour déficients physiques procèdera cette semaine à des travaux importants pour la suite de ses activités :

Jeudi 27 octobre: 15 h Au CNRH d’Etoug-Ebé, Réunion de la Commission chargée du choix des cadres techniques qui auditionnera les candidats aux différents postes.

Samedi 29 octobre 10h domicile du Secrétaire général, Réunion de la Commission chargée de l'élaboration du plan d'action et du budget.

Dimanche30 octobre: 10h domicile du Secrétaire général: Réunion de la Commission chargée de l'harmonisation des statuts et du règlement intérieur.

Par ailleurs, le calendrier des compétitions subit une légère modification:
Le play-off de basket-ball sur fauteuils roulants de Limbe aura lieu le 4 Novembre .
La finale aller de la coupe de basket est prévue à Ngaoundéré le 19 novembre et la finale retour le 25 à Douala.
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Sky Sport New Zealand has won the broadcast category of the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) 2011 Paralympic Media Awards.

The award is given to the TV broadcaster that presented the highest quality and most dynamic coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.

The imagery and stories broadcasted live across New Zealand by Sky Sport captured the true spirit of the Paralympic Games, particularly the extraordinary coverage of Alpine Skier Adam Hall.

The live coverage of Hall's gold-medal race captured the nation. Hall's fall in the race and ability to get back up and finish to win gold showcased so much strength, emotion and passion that he returned to New Zealand a celebrity.

Sky Sport New Zealand also produced live coverage of the Opening and Closing ceremonies, post-race interviews, medal presentations and a daily primetime 55-minute highlights programme that was replayed across three sport channels.

The coverage excited the nation and provoked people to ask for further coverage of Paralympic Sport in New Zealand.

Other finalists for the award included:
- Germany's Bertelsmann
- Sweden's SVT Sport
- China's CCTV
- Australia's ABC TV
- Germany's ZDF
- Canada's CTV.

The award is given to the TV broadcaster that presented the highest quality and most dynamic coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.

This category is open to all rights holding broadcasters, non-rights holding broadcasters and documentary filmmakers.

The award will officially be presented to Sky Sport New Zealand at the gala dinner during the IPC General Assembly in Beijing, China, on 10 December.

Source: IPC newsletter

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The National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) of Zambia, Lesotho, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Regional Training Camp in Lusaka, Zambia which aims to strengthen the Paralympic Movement in Southern Africa.

The IPC camp, which ran from 3-8 October, brought together almost 50 athletes, coaches and administrators from the five NPCs to share knowledge and ideas.

Sponsored by the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF) and Charity and Sport, delegates had the opportunity to attend a series of workshops and sports training sessions.

The NPCs used the opportunity to sign the Memorandum of Understanding for South to South Cooperation, which covers training, competitions, awareness raising and government lobbying.

They agreed to co-operate by exchanging training programmes for leadership, coaches and classifiers. In addition they will exchange competition programmes in Athletics, Powerlifting, Wheelchair Basketball, Goalball, Sitting Volleyball and Swimming.

In the memorandum, the NPCs also committed to "promote independent living among the disabled through entrepreneurship skills development; share relevant information on the development of sports for the disabled; and embark on awareness campaigns of sport for persons with disabilities in rural areas."

A key aspect of the memorandum was also to jointly exert pressure on their respective governments to provide financial support and tax relief, make all sports venues accessible to persons with a disability and increase influence and recognition for Paralympic Sport at government level.

"The five National Paralympic Committees also agreed to urge their governments to include members of the National Paralympic Committees in all government sports-related committees and

international conferences" and "employ full-time employees with knowledge of disability sports in the Directorate of Sport," the agreement read.

Source: IPC newsletter

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