PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Finland edges hosts to take C-Pool title in Bangkok
Top-seeded Finns narrowly defeat Thailand 1-0 to win gold at the World Para Ice Hockey Championships C-Pool, sealing promotion to the B-Pool for next season and keeping their dream of qualifying for the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games alive; Austria beats Australia to clinch bronze
Uzbek athlete Farhod Umirzakov accepts nine-year ban for anti-doping rule violations
Para powerlifter returned an adverse analytical finding for a prohibited substance during an out of competition test and attempted to tamper with the doping control process
Final Regional Sport Training of the year held in Japan
Thirty-eight people from 16 countries took part in the final Regional Sport Training event of the year.
Milano Cortina 2026: Details of the Paralympic Torch Relay unveiled
The Milano Cortina 2026 flame will travel 2,000 kilometres before arriving at the Arena di Verona for the Opening Ceremony
Buffalo, USA to host 2025 World Championships A-Pool
Hosted in conjunction with USA Hockey, the tournament will mark the first time in a decade and fourth in history the USA plays host to the A-Pool Worlds
Mexican athlete Fernando Del Rosario receives two-year ban for ADRV
Para athletics athlete returned an adverse analytical finding for a prohibited substance at the Xalapa 2024 World Para Athletics Grand Prix
Citi World Series: Rojas leads Mexican domination in Guadalajara
The hosts topped medals table with 14 gold medals followed by Argentina and Peru in top three of medal standings as thrilling performances marked the four-day competition in the penultimate competition in Mexico
100th IPC Governing Board meeting takes place in Milan
The IPC Governing Board discussed key learnings from the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games and received progress updates on future Paralympic Games editions and the IPC membership.
Bangkok 2024: All you need to know as puck drops at C-Pool Worlds in Thailand
Four teams compete from 26 to 30 November with Finland keen to regain a spot in the B-Pool as Australia return to international ice after six-year hiatus and Austria aim to repeat their 2016 winning show, while the hosts target their first victory at the Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena
Iraqi athlete Thaer Al Ali receives two-year ban for anti-doping rule violation
Para powerlifting athlete returned an adverse analytical finding for Prohibited Substances at the Dubai 2023 Para Powerlifting World Championships