Para sport & Paralympic News
- Medical and Anti-Doping Committees See Strong Co-operation 12.11.2010 The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Medical and Anti-Doping Committees recently held their annual meetings in Bonn, Germany, where members in a joint meeting agreed to strengthen...
- Chinese Wheelchair Curling Team Qualifies for World Championships 12.11.2010 The Chinese Wheelchair Curling Team secured the first of the remaining two places for the World Wheelchair Curling Championships 2011 by beating Italy, 10-4, at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in...
- Paris to Host IBSA Blind Futsal Seminars 11.11.2010 The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) takes its UEFA-funded IBSA Futsal Development Project Europe to Paris this weekend for two-day seminars.Coaches and referees from Andorra, Italy,...
- Sports Programme for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games to be decided on 11 December 11.11.2010 The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board will meet in Guangzhou, China on Saturday 11 December to decide which sports will be included in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.In July...
- Great Britain's Katrina Hart Voted 'Athlete of the Month' 10.11.2010 Great Britain's Katrina Hart, a 100m T37 gold medal winner at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, has been voted the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) ‘Athlete of the Month’ for...
- Vergeer and Kunieda to Compete in 2010 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Singles Masters 10.11.2010 The top men and women’s Wheelchair Tennis players, including world number ones Esther Vergeer (NED) and Shingo Kunieda (JAP), are heading to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, next week to compete in the...
- Big Finish for Belarus at Wheelchair Dance Championships 08.11.2010 With more than 150 dancers from 21 countries from 6-7 November, couples from Belarus were stars on the dance floor winning multiple medals as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Wheelchair...
- Weir Wins New York Marathon 08.11.2010 Paralympic gold medalist David Weir’s preparations for January’s IPC Athletics World Championships were given a boost this weekend when he won the ING New York Marathon for the first time in his...
- IPC Athletes’ Council Updated in Paris 08.11.2010 The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletes’ Council was updated in various areas in Paris, France during their two-day meeting from 5-6 November.IPC Medical & Scientific Director Dr....
- World Wheelchair Curling Qualification Event Begins 7 November 04.11.2010 The organizing committee of the World Wheelchair Curling Qualification (WWhCQ) 2010 is busy putting the final touches to the event venue to ensure optimal playing conditions for the wheelchair...
- British and French Athletes Win at World Rowing Championships 04.11.2010 Britain's Paralympian Tom Aggar dominated the Men’s Single Scull final to win gold at the 2010 World Rowing Championships in Lake Karapiro, New Zealand."It feels fantastic", said Aggar, who won by...
- Paralympic School Week Underway in Canada 04.11.2010 A number of schools across Canada are learning more about the Paralympic Movement this week by taking part in Paralympic School Week.The week-long programme adopts the ideals of the Paralympic...
- Pistorius Named to South Africa’s Squad for IPC Athletics World Championships 03.11.2010 Team South Africa has named a 35 strong team for next January’s IPC Athletics World Championships in New Zealand.The squad, which is more than twice as big as the one they took to the Beijing 2008...
- UKA Announces Athletes Invited to World-Class Performance Programme 03.11.2010 UKA, the national governing body for British athletics, has announced those athletes invited onto the World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) for 2010/2011, the penultimate competitive season before...
- IPC Regions’ Council Articulates a Clear Direction of Action 03.11.2010 The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Regions’ Council representing the five Regions of Oceania, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas met in Bonn, Germany, over the weekend to elect a new...
- More Than 240,000 Apply to Become Games Makers at London 2012 Games 29.10.2010 The London 2012 Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) reports that over 240,000 people have applied to the London 2012 Games Maker volunteer programme.Applications for the...
- Izmir Hosts 2010 Turkish Junior Wheelchair Tennis Camp 28.10.2010
- Sochi Reaches Landmark in Protecting the Environment 27.10.2010 Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee volunteers have taken part in a project to replant endangered plants away from the zone of Paralympic on the Psekhako Ridge, near the village of Krasnaya Polyana.This...
- Canadian Paralympic Committee Welcomes New Members to its Board of Directors 26.10.2010
- Future Looks Bright for Canadian Paralympic Sport 25.10.2010 The Canadian Government is to contribute $5M annually over the next five years to Paralympic Sport in the country triggering the most ambitious plan in the history of the Canadian Paralympic...
