PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

IPC Governing Board take key decisions for future Paralympic Games
IPC Board approve Milano Cortina 2026 sport programme and optimised Paris 2024 venue masterplan

Martlew seeks to show the world what he can do
New Zealand's Paralympic canoeist reflects on his life as he prepares for his second Games

Jakub Krako and the taming of the rogue guide
Slovakia's Paralympic champion teaching valuable skills to partner Branislav Brozman

US Para athlete Sebastiana Lopez banned for anti-doping rule violation
Athletes from Brazil, Chile and Mexico to receive reallocated Lima 2019 Parapan American Games medals

Update on consultation process regarding athletes expressing views at Paralympics
A statement from the Chairperson of the IPC Athletes’ Council Chelsey Gotell
Markus Rehm addresses doubters
The Paralympic long jump champion explains why his record breaking 8.48m leap is a result of his hard work and not an advantage of his blade

IPC welcomes UN resolution on importance of sport for post-COVID world
Power of sport as an ’enabler of sustainable development’ recognised at the United Nations General Assembly

Tokyo 2020 announce date for Para athletics Test Event
Competition set to take place in May at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium in the Japanese capital

Information for Para athletes and IPC members on COVID-19
As we have noticed a decline in the amount of information we can share regards COVID-19, we have changed the frequency of this update to every second week

A Declaration to further inclusion
'The IPC’s role in transforming the world through sport has never been more needed or urgently required for the world’s largest marginalised community'