Para sport & Paralympic News
- Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay to Visit 11 Communities 06.11.2009 Torch Relay starting on 3 March 2010
- Vancouver Anti-Doping Documents Now Available on IPC Website 06.11.2009 Documents will help athletes to determine the set rules and regulations regarding Anti-Doping
- UCI Organizes Para-Cycling World Cup 05.11.2009 The International Cycling Union (UCI) will organize a Para-Cycling World Cup as from 2010. The first UCI Para-Cycling World Cup will get underway in May 2010. It will consist of three rounds on two...
- WADA Publishes Revised International Standard for TUE 04.11.2009 The Standard will take effect on 1 January 2010
- Wheelchair Tennis Integration to be Focus at ITF Conference 03.11.2009 A special presentation on the integration of Wheelchair Tennis into the International Tennis Federation (ITF) was given by Wheelchair Tennis Manager Mark Bullock at the ITF Worldwide Coaches...
- Hannover Set for Thrilling Sell-out Wheelchair Dance World Championships 02.11.2009 With just days to go until the start of the biggest ever International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Wheelchair Dance World Championships in Hannover, Germany, many are predicting a close fought contest...
- Canadian Paralympic Committee Invites Schools to Join Paralympic Spirit 02.11.2009 CPC runs year-round programmes to help teachers engage students
- Teams Head to Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament 30.10.2009 Korea, Germany, Estonia and Sweden are the four teams who will be competing in the upcoming 2009 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey Paralympic Winter Games Qualification...
- IAKS Congress Discusses Accessibility 29.10.2009 21st International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) Congress officially opened in Cologne, Germany
- Iraq Tops IPC Powerlifting Open Asian Championships 28.10.2009 Athletes from Iraq used their upper body strength to give the country a first place position at the 2009 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Powerlifting Open Asian Championships in Kuala...
- Great Britain, Ukraine Top Swimming Championships 26.10.2009
- Americas Paralympic Committee Holds Elections 23.10.2009 The Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) held its General Assembly on 22 October
- Brazil Athletes Top Parapan American Youth Games 23.10.2009 The second Parapan American Youth Games have officially finished in Bogota, Colombia, after an exciting five days of competition from 18-22 October.After battling for 651 medals, athletes from Brazil...
- State-of-the-Art Anti-Doping Laboratory Completed in Vancouver 22.10.2009 Laboratory will process an estimated 2,425 urine and blood samples during Vancouver Paralympics
- Ukraine, Great Britain Maintain Lead on Day 4 in Iceland 22.10.2009 As Day 4 of the 2009 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming European Championships came to a close on 21 October, the top two spots stayed with teams from Great Britain and Ukraine.Records...
- Great Britain Shines on Day 3 of Swimming European Championships 21.10.2009 Athletes from Great Britain held strong performances in the pool, giving them many top positions in day three of the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships.In the Men's 400m Freestyle (S8), Sam...
- UN General Assembly Adopts Olympic Truce Resolution 21.10.2009 UN General Assembly adopted the Olympic Truce Resolution for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games
- Belgium Beats Sweden at Wheelchair Rugby Championships 20.10.2009 In a hard-fought final between the teams from Belgium and Sweden, Belgian athletes came out on top as they won 49-46 at the Wheelchair Rugby European Championships 2009.Coming in third place was the...
- Records Set on Day 2 of Swimming Championships 20.10.2009 A total of nine World records and 13 European records were set as day two finished at the 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships.A World record was set in the Women’s 100m Breaststroke (SB8) by...
- IPC Vice President Awards Paralympic Order to Sushkevych in Ukraine 19.10.2009 IPC Vice President meets Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko
