TORINO 2006 PARALYMPICS WINTER GAMES March 10-19

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IPC President Craven: - “An encouraging start”

March 12 2006

"An excellent start". To put it in the words of the President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), sir Philip Craven, at the end of the first day of competitions of the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games.


"The competitions are going very well – he added – we are having a much greater media attention than we expected and the audience are also responding in a tremendous way. Let’s hope it will continue like this".


The President of Comparto – the Organising Committee of the Paralympic Winter - Tiziana Nasi is also satisfied. "We are achieving a great deal of success: 25 thousand people at the Opening Ceremony and lots of enthusiasm, both in the mountains and in the city. And I’m convinced that the warmth of the people will grow even stronger in the next few days".


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