PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
IPC publishes LA28 Qualification Regulations for Para swimming
The Para swimming medal event programme for LA28 will feature 142 medal events from 17 to 26 August 2028
IPC partnering with Airbnb for the Athlete Travel Grant
Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner Airbnb offers 1,000 grants to support athlete accommodation needs in their pursuit of qualifying for the next Olympic or Paralympic Games
Here is the LA28 Para athletics competition schedule
The event programme will kick off on 16 August 2028, with five finals in the morning session, and will conclude on 27 August with the men’s and women’s marathons
LA28 shares new details on Games plan
The LA28 Paralympic Games will take place from 15-27 August 2028, featuring around 4,480 athletes competing in 560 medal events across 23 sports
Niels Vink eyes 2026 Grand Slam sweep
Dutch wheelchair tennis star Niels Vink won the quad singles title at Roland-Garros, his second Grand Slam of 2026
Over 30 participants unite in Finland for landmark women’s camp
Athletes from 10 nations gather in Vierumaki for a USA's Women's Para Ice Hockey Foundation initiative designed to expand the women’s game and strengthen the pathway toward future World Championships
World Para Athletics mourns the loss of ITO David Weicker
Weicker served as ITO at the Paralympic Games in Rio and Tokyo, as well as at the London 2017 and Dubai 2019 World Para Athletics Championships
From Rehm to Sabatini: When Para athletics shone in the Diamond League
Rome’s Golden Gala adds a new chapter to a decades-long tradition of Para athletes at elite Diamond League meetings
China's goalball team ready for home World Championships
The Chinese women’s goalball team is aiming to use the upcoming home World Championships as a springboard to their first Paralympic gold
Tokito Oda aims to create more ‘special memories’ at Roland Garros
Just a month after turning 20, Paris 2024 Paralympic gold medallist Tokito Oda is chasing his fourth straight French Open men’s singles title. Wheelchair tennis will continue at Roland Garros through Saturday, 6 June.