Sunday, 29 May 2011 10:14
By: Tom Degun
May 29 - Representatives from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have completed a successful fourth Project Review of Sochi ahead of the 2014 Winter Games in the Russian city.
The Project Revie was led by IPC Paralympic Games senior manager Thanos Kostopoulos while the IPC delegation received updates on various topics including Paralympic awareness, accommodation, marketing, ticketing, the sport programme and test event calendar.
In addition two venue tours took place with a city venue tour and an accommodation venue tour where the IPC observed the progress being made ahead of the 2012 Paralympics.
"The IPC is inspired with the on-going progress made by the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee and we greatly appreciate their dedication and support to the Paralympic Games preparations" said Kostopoulos
"We highly value the very good co-operation with our colleagues from Sochi 2014 and the intensive work they invest at all levels."
Sochi 2014 furthermore presented their plans for the 1,000 days to go to the Paralympics celebrations on June 11 with events being staged in Sochi as well as in Moscow.
At the Project Review, the IPC discussed with Sochi City Administration the implementation of the barrier free environment programme which will make the Sochi region a showcase model for the Russian Federation.
The IPC also met with Romanets Irina Vasilievna, the Sochi City Deputy Mayor, who is the head of the social care department and three heads of Sochi districts to review the progress and discuss further action.
Two days prior to the Project Review, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak met with the Mayor of Sochi, Anatoly Pakhomov, representatives of the Russian Paralympic Committee and representatives of Sochi 2014 to review the level of accessibility of the Sochi International Airport and the city itself.
Contact the writer of this story at tom.degun@insideworldparasport.biz
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