PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Yui Kamiji completes career Golden Slam with Wimbledon triumph
Japan's Yui Kamiji became the sixth wheelchair tennis player to seal a career Golden Slam in singles
WPPO launches Expressions of Interest for 2029-2032 cycle
Hosting opportunities available for World Cups (2029-2032), Regional Championships (2030 & 2032), and World Championships (2029-2031)
Sport for Mobility initiative promotes peer-to-peer learning
The Mentoring Hubs initiative gives leading National Paralympic Committees the opportunity to share their expertise with emerging NPCs to accelerate development
IPC Athletes' Council holds first meeting with new members
Members of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletes’ Council met in Bonn, Germany, for three days of discussions and meetings.
Sitting Volleyball World Championships open in Hangzhou, China
The 2026 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships, taking place from 10-17 July, feature 32 teams from around the world
IPC approves Alpes 2030 venue masterplan
New venue masterplan is built around three clusters and combines world famous ski resorts of the French Alps with the historic city of Lyon
US blind football team target historic Paralympic debut
As football fever sweeps the world during the FIFA World Cup 2026, the USA's blind football team are building towards their own historic moment at the LA28 Paralympics on home soil
Valledupar 2026: Para athletics preview, stars and how to follow
Paralympic champions headline four days of action at the Para South American Games in Colombia
IPC awards EUR 900,000 in grants for classification research
Grants of between EUR 65,000 and EUR 250,000 have been awarded to projects that cover intellectual, physical and vision impairment classification
Dame Sarah Storey announces retirement
Great Britain’s most successful Paralympian, Dame Sarah Storey has won 19 gold medals across nine Paralympic Games during a career that has spanned more than three decades and two sports.