PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

IPC President attends IOC Presidency handover
Andrew Parsons, an IOC Member, was in Lausanne, Switzerland, as Kirsty Coventry became the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee.

Meet Viraaj, New Delhi 2025 World Championships mascot
Event in the Indian capital marks 100 days to go to the World Para Athletics Championships, the largest-ever Para sport event hosted in the country

Abu Dhabi to host first-ever World Series in the Middle East
Event will wrap up the World Series 2025 season from 27 to 29 November at the Mohammed bin Zayed City Aquatics Complex

IPC Athletes' Forum to welcome global athlete representatives
The fourth edition of the IPC Athletes' Forum will take place from 24-26 June in Germany, with the participation of 75 athlete representatives from 51 countries.

Open Water Cup: Golden debuts for Italy's Paris 2024 stars as Lindberg extends reign
The reigning Paralympic champions Xenia Palazzo and Federico Bicelli dominate races on their debuts while Sweden's Pernilla Lindberg clinches her third consecutive gold in the women’s 3km S11-S14 race in the World Para Swimming open water event in Alghero

Beijing 2025 preview: Paris 2024 champions headline field in China's World Cup debut
Reigning Paralympic champions including home stars Guo Lingling, Cui Zhe, Tan Yujiao, Yan Panpan and Malaysia's Bonnie Bunyau Gustin among others will be in action in a strong field of 161 athletes from 23 nations in Beijing

Open Water Cup: Lindberg back to defend her crown in Sardinia
Swedish Paralympian holds back-to-back titles in the women's 3km S11 to S14, while Italy's Paris 2024 gold medallists Alberto Amodeo, Xenia Francesca Palazzo and Federico Bicelli will be competing for the first time in the World Para Swimming open water event in Alghero

IPC launches anti-doping taskforce ahead of Milano Cortina 2026
The Taskforce, led by the IPC, will apply their expertise to reviewing the level of risk (of doping) for each sport on the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games programme

Tunis GP Review: Berrahal, Gasmi and Mehideb lead impressive Algeria
Algerian Paralympic medallists join local stars Raoua Tlili, Walid Ktila and Maroua Ibrahmi with gold medal performances in the penultimate World Para Athletics Grand Prix of the season in Tunisia

Milano Cortina 2026 and Triennale Milano unveil Art Posters
Starting from 19 June 2025 until 15 March 2026, the Milano Cortina 2026 Art Posters will be exhibited at Triennale Milano in the newly renovated Piano Parco galleries.