Press Realeases
Press Realeases Archive
Americas Paralympic Committee launches search for athlete representative
At Toronto 2015 athletes will be invited to vote for one athlete to sit on the Americas Paralympic Committee Executive Committee
Andrea Bundon: Honey or vinegar? Social media and disability sport advocacy
Andrea Bundon, a Research Associate at the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport at Loughborough University (UK), gives advice on how para-athletes can use social media.
Fifteen to look out for at Toronto 2015
To mark six months to go until the 2015 Parapan American Games, here are six athletes to keep an eye out for when the action begins in August.
Channel 4 launches talent search for Rio 2016
Britain’s award winning Paralympic broadcasters aims to recruit 24 trainees with the potential to work on the next Paralympic Games
IPC to finalise Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games sports programme
The IPC Governing Board will meet this week to decide which of the eight remaining para-sports should be included in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
ECAC to add sports opportunities for para-athletes in leagues and championships
Students with an impairment attending an ECAC member university or college will get the opportunity to take part in leagues and championships.
Twenty-five things we learned in 2014
To mark the last day of the year, here are 25 fun, serious and interesting things we learned around the Paralympic Movement in 2014.
No. 13 IPC's sponsorship success
IPC signs new partnership with Panasonic and extends its partnership with Samsung
Paralympics New Zealand receives extra investment
High Performance Sport New Zealand pledge extra funds in the build up to Rio 2016
Elizabeth Broad: Optimising vitamin D status
Team USA’s Elizabeth Broad, Senior Sports Dietician, details the benefits of vitamin D for an athlete
IOC approves timelines for 2024 Olympic Games
Host city of the 2024 Games to be selected in the summer of 2017
Third ITU IPTV Application Challenge: registration deadline extended
Joint IPC and ITU project is aiming to make future Paralympic Games even more accessible to TV viewers
Final Paralympian magazine of 2014 published
The focus of the Paralympic Movement’s official magazine this edition is the growth of Paralympic sport in Ukraine and how it currently coping with difficult times.
Luc Percival: Where would we be without volunteers?
Photographer Luc Percival believes that volunteers are integral to major sporting events and urges you to sign up for Rio 2016.
Sir Jerry Mateparae announced as PNZ Vice-Regal Patron
His Excellency succeeds Sir Phil Holmes at Paralympics New Zealand
Leading para-athletes talk about technology to mark UN day
The theme of this year’s United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities is “Sustainable Development: The Promise of Technology”
Top six stories of the week
A brief glance at the top stories from across the Paralympic Movement between 12-18 October.
October: What to watch
October 2014 sees the second Asian Para Games taking place, and it also brings the first winter sport competition of the season.
Australia launches Para-Sport Draft
The new initiative by the Australian Paralympic Committee and the Australian Institute of Sport aims to find new para-athletes for a host of sports.
Second ParalympicsGB Sports Fest announced
The British Paralympic Association will hold a second Sports Fest from 26-27 April in Sheffield.
