PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
World Para Swimming Championships to return to Mexico in 2027
Guadalajara to host the competition from 25 July to 1 August as the Championships return to the Americas for the fourth time
Canada to open Women’s World Championships against Team World
World Para Ice Hockey releases the Newcastle 2026 competition schedule for the second edition of the Women's World Championships, to take place from 24 to 29 November in Australia
WADA publishes 2027 Prohibited List
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published the 2027 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List) which enters into force on 1 January 2027.
Lena Schroeder, Frame by Frame
A case study of Lena Schroeder, the first captain of Norway’s women’s national Para ice hockey team, published on Substack
Aiming without sight: inside the evolving world of VI shooting
As new world champions emerge in Changwon 2026, athletes reveal how sound, imagination, trust and extraordinary precision come together in vision impaired shooting
250 Local Leaders Globally Trained by IPC
Initiative upskills leaders in National Paralympic Committees so they can advance Para sport within their respective nations.
Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Emblems celebrated
Multiple Queensland, Australian and Games elements displayed within the Emblems.
IPC announces Tokyo as host for 2027 Paralympic Sports Medicine & Science Conference
The event will take place 5-8 September 2027 in the Japanese capital.
From the slopes to the shooting range: Pelit's journey of perseverance
The 44-year-old Swiss athlete completes a remarkable transition from Para alpine skiing to Para trap, reversing his Brno 2025 silver to claim his first world title in Changwon
Mexico 2026: Paralympic stars ready for Parapan Am Open challenge
Legendary Amalia Perez, reigning Paralympic champions Clara Fuentes, Mariana D'Andrea, Tayana Medeiros and Abdelkareem Khattab among the 180-athlete field competing in Mexico City