IPC and Paralympics Part of MINEPS IV
Bonn, Germany - From 6 to 8 December 2004, the fourth International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport (MINEPS IV) took place in Athens, Greece.
One of the main objectives of the MINEPS conference was to formulate a Draft International Convention Against Doping in Sport. Furthermore, the conference also examined reports related to the International Promotional Strategy of Physical Education in Education Systems and the position of Women in Sport.
The recommendations of the conference explicitly recognized that the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has made progress in the fight against doping. Commission II (Physical Education and Sport as key component of quality Education for All) recommended actions in connection with the development of physical education and sport with special regard to the participation of women and people with a disability. Welcoming the 2005 International Year of Sport and Physical Education (IYSPE), Commisision III (Women and Sport) urged member states to ensure inclusion of all when developing activities for IYSPE.
IPC President Phil Craven stated: \"I am happy that the IPC and sport for people with a disability is explicitly mentioned in the MINEPS IV conference\".
More than 70 national delegations, 50 sports ministers and 200 high-ranking officials attended the conference. Among those attending the conference were IPC President Phil Craven, IOC President Jacques Rogge, WADA President Richard W. Pound and UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura. Prime
Minister Costas Karamanlis was invited to open the conference.
For further information, please contact Miriam Wilkens, IPC Media and Communication Director on +49-228-2097-180, e-mail:
mailtmiriam.wilkens@paralympic.org or http://www.paralympic.org/.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the international governing body of sport for athletes with a disability. It supervises and co-ordinates the Paralympic Summer and Winter Games and other multi-disability competitions, of which the most important are World and Regional Championships. The IPC, situated in Bonn, Germany, also supports the recruitment and development of athletes at a local, national and international level across all performance levels.
One of the main objectives of the MINEPS conference was to formulate a Draft International Convention Against Doping in Sport. Furthermore, the conference also examined reports related to the International Promotional Strategy of Physical Education in Education Systems and the position of Women in Sport.
The recommendations of the conference explicitly recognized that the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has made progress in the fight against doping. Commission II (Physical Education and Sport as key component of quality Education for All) recommended actions in connection with the development of physical education and sport with special regard to the participation of women and people with a disability. Welcoming the 2005 International Year of Sport and Physical Education (IYSPE), Commisision III (Women and Sport) urged member states to ensure inclusion of all when developing activities for IYSPE.
IPC President Phil Craven stated: \"I am happy that the IPC and sport for people with a disability is explicitly mentioned in the MINEPS IV conference\".
More than 70 national delegations, 50 sports ministers and 200 high-ranking officials attended the conference. Among those attending the conference were IPC President Phil Craven, IOC President Jacques Rogge, WADA President Richard W. Pound and UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura. Prime
Minister Costas Karamanlis was invited to open the conference.
For further information, please contact Miriam Wilkens, IPC Media and Communication Director on +49-228-2097-180, e-mail:
mailtmiriam.wilkens@paralympic.org or http://www.paralympic.org/.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the international governing body of sport for athletes with a disability. It supervises and co-ordinates the Paralympic Summer and Winter Games and other multi-disability competitions, of which the most important are World and Regional Championships. The IPC, situated in Bonn, Germany, also supports the recruitment and development of athletes at a local, national and international level across all performance levels.