Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

Blod women in orange jersey performing a long jump

Athletics

Iris Pruysen wants return to form in Berlin

The long jump world champion is hoping to recapture the form that won her a world title last year when she lines up against Britain’s Stef Reid.

A stunning view of Rio from Sugar Loaf Mountain

Rio 2016

Win a trip to Rio 2016: nominate your favourite moment of the last 25 years

Win a trip of a lifetime for two to Rio 2016 as part of the IPC’s 25th anniversary celebrations this September

Team of a camera man and a women holding a microphone stand opposite of a man in sport dress. They seem to be preparing an interview. Background: A stage with a wheelchair on it

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Success story in Trinidad and Tobago

The Equal Halves project being run by the Trinidad and Tobago Paralympic Committee, and funded by the Agitos Foundation, has identified athletes, trained coaches and impacted thousands of people through in the last six months.

Sitting Volleyball

World ParaVolley 2014 General Assembly held in Poland

World ParaVolley held its biennial General Assembly in Elblag, Poland on 12 June 2014 in the same city that is staging the 2014 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships for men and women.

Delegates attending the Incheon 2014 Chef de Mission seminar take a tour of one of the venues.

Republic of Korea

Thumbs up for Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games preparations

Asian Paralympic Committee express satisfcation ahead of October's Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games.

Powerlifting

Jawad: World record in Dubai was ‘career defining’

Great Britain’s Ali Jawad arrived at the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships with the aim of casting aside disappointment which started at Beijing 2008.

Athletics

David Weir to headline English Commonwealth team

Eight para-athletes named as part of England track and field squad for Glasgow 2014.

Wheelchair Basketball

Canada’s sixth man: The home court advantage

There was only one word that Canada’s wheelchair basketballer Janet McLachlan could use to describe how she will feel when she takes to the court for Friday’s (20 June) World Championships opening match against Japan in front of friends and family - “Special”.

Sochi 2014

IPC launches spectacular Sochi 2014 highlights video

To mark the three month anniversary since the Closing Ceremony of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has launched a stunning online short film ”Sochi 2014 – Breaking Down Barriers” featuring many highlights from March’s event.

A picture of a man holding the starting block with his hands

Rio 2016

Swimmers to watch with 50 days until Eindhoven 2014

A total of 22 swimmers with 98 Paralympic and 123 world gold medals have been listed ahead of the 2014 swimming Euros and other major competitions.

Wheelchair Basketball

Rollers team named for IWBF World Champs

The Australian Rollers men’s national wheelchair basketball team have named their final 12 players who will represent Australia at the 2014 IWBF World Championships in South Korea.

Athletics

Is Germany’s Felix Streng the surprise package of 2014?

Having taken up para-athletics just 18 months ago and only recently finishing school, Germany’s Felix Streng is emerging as one of the surprise packages of the 2014 season and a potential rival to Great Britain’s Jonnie Peacock at August’s European Championships in Swansea, Great Britain.

Goalball

Goalball world rankings for May published

IBSA have published their monthly goalball world rankings as of 31 May and it sees a change at the top of the women’s game, whilst there is no change in the top five of the men’s game.

Rio 2016

Update to Rio 2016 para-athletics medals programme

IPC Athletics has announced that 27 of the 177 events planned for inclusion in the track and field programme at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games are currently not meeting the minimum eligibility criteria as of 6 June 2014 due to the population of athletes.