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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Meet Hungary’s Paralympic champion Ekler, the university teacher boosting Para sports
Luca Ekler, who won the women’s long jump T38 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, says finding Para athletics was ‘a dream come true’
Moose Jaw 2023: A-Pool Worlds competition schedule revealed
Tournament will take place on Canadian ice for first time featuring defending Paralympic and world champions USA and other top seven-ranked teams
IPC suspension of NPC Russia and Belarus to go back before General Assembly
Both NPCs were suspended by the IPC membership at an Extraordinary General Assembly in November 2022
All eyes on Jesolo with Paris 2023 Worlds lurking
Paralympic stars, including local star Sabatini, will be among the favourites as they lead a field of 496 athletes from 65 nations in the three-day Grand Prix
Five tips to get started in Para alpine skiing from Paralympic champion Pedersen
Five-time Paralympic gold medallist Jesper Pedersen of Norway encourages people to take up Para alpine skiing with a smile and to believe that the sky is the limit
IPC praises French Government’s push to improve rights of persons with disabilities
Amongst a range of measures by the French Government will be a EUR 1.5 billion investment into accessibility
World Series lands in Berlin with record number of participants
Headlined by Paralympic and world stars including local star Engel, the Berlin 2023 will have biggest field of 420 athletes from 51 nations in the World Series
Swiss wheelchair racer Catherine Debrunner wins 2023 Laureus Award
Debrunner wins her first Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award for her successful 2022 season
Manchester 2023: ISB named World Championships Host Broadcaster
Announcement follows up on the successful partnership at last year's Para Swimming Worlds in Madeira, Portugal
Meet Ibrahim Hamadtou, the Paralympian who plays table tennis with his mouth and foot
Hamadtou, a two-time Paralympian from Egypt, has become a global sensation because of his unique playing style. But do you know his story and what his next goals are?
Women’s World Challenge returns to Green Bay in August
Second annual World Para Ice Hockey event will feature USA, Canada, Great Britain, Team Asia and Team Europe from 31 August-3 September
Bahrain to host 2023 IPC General Assembly
The event will take place 27-29 September 2023 in Manama, with more than 300 attendees from the IPC’s 209 members expected to attend
Records tumble at Tbilisi World Cup
Paralympic medallists Sodnompiljee and Widiasih send strong warning to opponents while Oliinyk grabs European record in Georgia
World Series 2023: Serrano, Vargas put Colombia on top in Singapore
Duo shines with four gold each as home star Xiu sets new world record* in the women's 200m freestyle S2 at fifth stop of the Citi Para Swimming World Series
Familiar names excel at Xalapa Grand Prix
Tokyo 2020 stars and home favourites Chessani Garcia and Guadarrama join Cuban icon Durand to steal the show as fourth Grand Prix of the year concludes
World Series returns to Asia in Xiu's home waters
Citi Para Swimming World Series lands in the fourth different continent this season with 180 swimmer from 22 countries competing in Singapore
Tbilisi setting the standard at the first World Cup of 2023
Plenty of World Championships and European Open medallists return to a familiar setting in the Georgian capital from Saturday to Monday
Third IPC Athletes’ Forum to focus on joint strategies with the IPC
Over 100 delegates are expected to gather in Icheon, Republic of Korea from 25-27 June 2023. “The athlete's voice is not only the most prominent it has ever been in the IPC, but we at the Athletes’ Council really feel that the IPC is fully supportive of initiatives that develop athletes within the Paralympic Movement," IPC Athletes’ Council Chairperson Jitske Visser said.
Paris 2024 unveils Para triathlon course
Para triathlon events at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will start and finish at the Pont Alexandre III
IPC and IOC team up again with Airbnb to offer 1,000 Athlete Travel Grants
Any athlete training towards an upcoming Paralympic or Olympic Games can apply for the Airbnb Athlete Travel Grants programme