International Paralympic Committee year. The London 2012 Paralympics and other sport events related to the Paralympic Movement can be watched on the Internet TV channel for Paralympic Sports created by the IPC. In June 2001, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) signed an agreement that would ensure that the staging of the Paralympic Games is automatically included in the bid for the Olympic Games. The agreement came into effect at the 2008 Paralympic Summer Games in Beijing, and the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver. However, the Salt Lake 2002 Organizing Committee (SLOC), chose to follow the practice
Technological changes at the Paralympic Games 1996 and 2000 Paralympic Games were considerably different in their construction. With wheelchairs used in the 1996 Paralympic Games having a greater resemblance to the wheelchairs used in wheelchair basketball. Wheelchairs designs also allow for specialisations between defensive and offensive positions; these consist mainly of added components. Offensive chairs often have shrouds to make it harder for opponents to impede them and the design of defensive chairs allow for bumpers which are intended to impede the opposition. Shooting is a test of both accuracy and control. Paralympic shooting events involve athletes with physical impairments who compete in rifle and pistol