Para sport & Paralympic News
- Downhill and Team Competition End World Champs 01.03.2009 After two days of training, the Downhill event of the 2009 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in High 1 Resort, Korea, took place on 28 February.The following athletes showed strong performances...
- Ireland Press Awards Beijing Paralympic Photography 28.02.2009 Photographer Brian Lawless was honoured this month, receiving the third prize in the Sports Action category at this year’s Press Photographers Association of Ireland (PPAI) Awards. Lawless captured...
- Ice Sledge Hockey Test Event Energizes Vancouver 27.02.2009 After three days of matches, the teams in Vancouver for the 2009 Hockey Canada Cup have proven the host city’s strong viability for success at the Paralympic Winter Games next year.The event,...
- Hannover Offers to Host Wheelchair Dance Championships 26.02.2009 The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) conducted a site inspection visit to the city of Hannover, Germany, from where a bid application for the 2010 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World...
- Wheelchair Curling World Champs Underway in Vancouver 25.02.2009
- Super G Completed at Alpine World Champs 24.02.2009 Today, the Super G event of the 2009 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in High 1 Resort, Korea, took place.The following athletes made it to the podium and won the medals:Women's Visually...
- Harouna Ousmane Wins Jappo Award 23.02.2009 The Secretary General of the National Paralympic Committee of Niger, Harouna Ousmane, received a trophy at the 2009 Jappo Awards for his achievement in promoting sport for people with a disability.
- Super Combined Event in Korea Shows Again Strong Athletes 23.02.2009 The 2009 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in High 1 Resort today continued with the Super Combined event.Successful athletes include:Women's Visually Impaired Category:1 - Viviane Forest (CAN)...
- Second Day of Alpine Competiton in Korea 22.02.2009 Yesterday, the Giant Slalom race in High 1 Resort, Korea, continued the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships with more excellent achievements from all athletes.The Women's Visually Impaired category...
- Slalom Kicks Off World Championships in Korea 20.02.2009 The 2009 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships had their first day of competition today in High 1 Resort in Korea, with athletes powering through two runs of the Slalom race. Many of the athletes who...
- IPC Powerlifting Discusses 2009 19.02.2009 The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Powerlifting Sport Technical Committee met recently from 13-15 February in Bonn, Germany, with the purpose of discusing various topics and offering...
- Athletes in Canada for World Wheelchair Curling Championships 18.02.2009 The 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championships will start this weekend in Vancouver, Canada, with athletes from around the world competing from 21-28 February.Teams from Italy, Germany, Switzerland,...
- New IPC Athletes' Council Chair Elected 16.02.2009 The first International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athlete’s Council meeting of the year took place last weekend in Bonn, Germany, ending with the election of a new Chairperson, Robert Balk (USA).
- Wheelchair Tennis Showcased in Rotterdam 12.02.2009 Paralympian and number one ranked Wheelchair Tennis player Esther Vergeer and number one ranked able-bodied Tennis player Rafael Nadal were in full form in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, this week,...
- Site Visit for 2011 Parapan American Games 11.02.2009 This week, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) conducted a site inspection visit to the Organizing Committee of the Guadalajara 2011 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAG).IPC CEO Xavier...
- IPC Launches New Registered Testing Pool 10.02.2009 With the new IPC Anti-Doping Code being effective from 1 January 2009, and in compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code (WADC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has revised its...
- Belarus Tops Cross-Country Field as Paralympic Winter World Cup Ends 09.02.2009 After five days of strong competition, the 2009 Paralympic Winter World Cup has come to a close in Solleftea, Sweden. The final two days, athletes from Belarus proved the power of their training as...
- Athletes Speed Through Biathlon and Giant Slalom in Solleftea 06.02.2009 Results from the third day of competition at the 2009 Paralympic Winter World Cup reveal strong athletic performance continuing in Solleftea, Sweden.The Giant Slalom competition from 5 February shows...
- Paralympic Community Makes Most Influential Women in Sport List 04.02.2009 The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) recently released its list of Most Influential Women in Sport and Physical Activity, revealing several...
- Legacy for Athletes with a Disability Secured in Whistler 03.02.2009 The Whistler Adaptive Sports Programme (WASP) and Whistler 2010 Sports Legacies (WSL2010) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding that outlines the commitment to partner in the creation of a...
